Memory Lane Things that used to be there but now are not.

[Tommy2holes]

Always fascinates me when i see old pictures and think to myself " oh yeah i forgot that used to be there"

So i wondered what used to be there instead.

I'll give an example. The Halfords in westcliff used to be a cinema.

The homebase and curry's etc just as you come into town on the london road used to be a bus garage.

What used to be there?

Please feel free to post pictures if you have them

 

[canveyshrimper]

My hair, my teeth and my waistline.:'(

 

[Ron Manager]

I'll give an example. The Halfords in westcliff used to be a cinema.

Went and saw Santa Claus The Movie there on Christmas Eve when I was a kid.

 

[canveyshrimper]

The old Talza Arcade.

 

[Tommy2holes]

The old Talza Arcade.

Where was that and whats there now?

 

[Mad Cyril]

There used to be a massive plastic shrimp and shell maze outside C&A - now New Look.

Liquid Ray.

 

[Cricko]

Far to many to list...there are a good sites about though to view old Sarfend.

http://www.francisfrith.com/southend-on-sea/photos/21/

 

[number11]

Big electronic advertising board by Vic circus......

Wasn't where the Odeon is now at the top of the high street some gardens type area.....

 

[timeveritt]

onions in burgers.

 

[Napster]

Wasn't where the Odeon is now at the top of the high street some gardens type area.....

yeah, just a patch of hilly grass.

 

[Pubey]

Not particularly old, but the old Odeon where the College is.
Never never land.

 

[Cricko]

Big electronic advertising board by Vic circus......

Wasn't where the Odeon is now at the top of the high street some gardens type area.....

The Old Southend College....a disgrace they pulled it down.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Where was that and whats there now?

Where HMV is, they "modernised" the whole thing in the 60's and put up all the concrete that is there now although recently refurbished. I lived in Napier Avenue, and the arcade was a great place to explore. The smells of ham, bacon, cheese, tea (sold loose) in tea chests were wonderful. There was a great sweet shop in there, and another shop that would sell you broken biscuits. And also later Bobins book shop.

 

[Cricko]

Ooo I found a picture of the old tech college that is where the new Odeon is...

 

[Firestorm]

The undergound bogs in the high street

 

[Tommy2holes]

The flower and fruit and veg stalls in the high street. Now just hight street outside burtons.

What happened to peter penny picker?

 

[Tommy2holes]

Ooo I found a picture of the old tech college that is where the new Odeon is...

It pains me that they pull down great buildings and we end with monstrosity's like that yellow dominoe set they have just built in town or worse still vic ave and the delights of the civic centre and the old social security building and college.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Far to many to list...there are a good sites about though to view old Sarfend.

http://www.francisfrith.com/southend-on-sea/photos/21/

That's very good John, some fond memories there. I've been trying to find a photo of the Guinness Toucan Clock which used to be on Pier Hill. It fascinated me when I was an ankle biter.

 

[Pubey]

The undergound bogs in the high street

lol good call!

 

[number11]

The undergound bogs in the high street

I'm sure there were suggestions at the time that they were going to turn those into a bar! Classy.

Out of interest, when was a) The Royals opened b) the new odeon built c) the massive tesco's on the A127 built (and what was there?).