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Averil Styles
11:54 AM on December 31, 2011
I am wondering if anybody knows of a Kathleen G. French? She used to run a bed and breakfast in Southend way back in the 1950,s. I am tracing my family tree and I believe she is my Aunty. If anybody knows of a very elderly Kathleen French (she was born in 1922) could you please let me know. Thank you, regards Averil
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John Moss
03:09 AM on October 19, 2011
I was a member of Southend Borough Council (Eastwood Ward) from 1965-72 and have been writing the period from the day the gasholders appeared
at the bottom of Bosworth Road until my campaign to get improvements on the A127 between Basildon and Southend.
I was looking back at the past Mayor's of the Borough during my time on the Council on this site and guess few of my other colleagues are still around.
David Atkinson was our MP when I lived in Bournemouth (ex-Council member). I just want to say how much I appreciate Timeline. It brings back many memories of the years when we fought to save Southend as a County Borough and the final march past of our Borough Police Force.
John Moss 4 Yew Tree Court New Milton Hants BH25 6PJ
at the bottom of Bosworth Road until my campaign to get improvements on the A127 between Basildon and Southend.
I was looking back at the past Mayor's of the Borough during my time on the Council on this site and guess few of my other colleagues are still around.
David Atkinson was our MP when I lived in Bournemouth (ex-Council member). I just want to say how much I appreciate Timeline. It brings back many memories of the years when we fought to save Southend as a County Borough and the final march past of our Borough Police Force.
John Moss 4 Yew Tree Court New Milton Hants BH25 6PJ
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Caz Foley
03:36 PM on September 28, 2011
Hi
I remember Popeye at the entrance to Peter Pans and would love a picture of him. Does anyone have one or know where I can get one??
Thank you
C
I remember Popeye at the entrance to Peter Pans and would love a picture of him. Does anyone have one or know where I can get one??
Thank you
C
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l osborne
08:36 AM on August 31, 2011
my grandfather william had a greengrocers in Lonsdale road . W.A Cole greengrocers , Lonsdale road southend on sea.in 1940's my nan win , and great aunt gladys looked after the shop and bought my dad , alan, up there in the shop while my grandad went to war .my great grandfather used to walk along the southend pier every day .
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samantha carter
07:48 AM on August 27, 2011
Hello,
I really like this site, I am a Southend native and very interested in local history!
I would like to appeal to anyone who can help me with me masters dissertation which is due on the 15th September this year. My title is 'The 'dark side' of southend during the Second World War; black markets, crime and the myth of the peoples war'. If any of you know any information on civilian and military crime, black markets in the area and im perticularly interested in the possibility of PoW camps and their possible location in and around Southend.
Thanks very much
Sam
I really like this site, I am a Southend native and very interested in local history!
I would like to appeal to anyone who can help me with me masters dissertation which is due on the 15th September this year. My title is 'The 'dark side' of southend during the Second World War; black markets, crime and the myth of the peoples war'. If any of you know any information on civilian and military crime, black markets in the area and im perticularly interested in the possibility of PoW camps and their possible location in and around Southend.
Thanks very much
Sam
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samantha carter
07:39 AM on August 27, 2011
Nick,
I have a copy of the bomb list for Southend and there is no record of st helens road being hit, but there is a few records of nearby roads which might have also destroyed your dads house? The first is st johns road which was hit on 11.12.1940 by a 500kg HE and 4 men and 7 women were injured. The second was at 47 preston road, on the 3.3.1943 by a ux/a.a. shell. And finally the only other one near there was at milton road which was hit on 10.12.1943 along with st vincents road where 8 men, 3 women and 3 children were injured and 1 man and 2 women were killed. That is all the information I could find, I hope it helped!
sam
I have a copy of the bomb list for Southend and there is no record of st helens road being hit, but there is a few records of nearby roads which might have also destroyed your dads house? The first is st johns road which was hit on 11.12.1940 by a 500kg HE and 4 men and 7 women were injured. The second was at 47 preston road, on the 3.3.1943 by a ux/a.a. shell. And finally the only other one near there was at milton road which was hit on 10.12.1943 along with st vincents road where 8 men, 3 women and 3 children were injured and 1 man and 2 women were killed. That is all the information I could find, I hope it helped!
sam
Nick Clark says...
My father lived on St Helens Road, Westcliff at the beginning of the war but his family were forced out when their house suffered bomb damage. Would anyone out there keen on local history be able to tell me when this area was bombed? I seem to remember my dad saying that a house near by received a direct hit? It must have been around 1941-42 as dad joined the Royal Naval Patrol Service shortly after untill being demobed 1948.
Thanks for an interesting web site
Nick
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SALLY
04:30 PM on August 16, 2011
HI Have found this site really interesting.
I am desperately trying to find a photograph on SID UREN who used to play keyboard in Southend at various places Palace Hotel, Palace Theatre, Cliffs Pavilion and more apparently. He used to play with two other people and they were know as SID UREN TRIO. I have just found out that he was my grandad and i have met many people who knew him but nobody has a photo of him or knows when he died.
Please if any one has any info at all please please email me. Thanks. Sally.
I am desperately trying to find a photograph on SID UREN who used to play keyboard in Southend at various places Palace Hotel, Palace Theatre, Cliffs Pavilion and more apparently. He used to play with two other people and they were know as SID UREN TRIO. I have just found out that he was my grandad and i have met many people who knew him but nobody has a photo of him or knows when he died.
Please if any one has any info at all please please email me. Thanks. Sally.
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TUMMER
04:30 AM on July 21, 2011
Hi all
Born in Southend in 1945 know living in Lincolnshire remember very well the days of my scooter going to the shades & the harold dog off the high street.
I went to Prince ave school then fairfax before going on to Southend collage.
Its nice to hear some of the old stories.
Born in Southend in 1945 know living in Lincolnshire remember very well the days of my scooter going to the shades & the harold dog off the high street.
I went to Prince ave school then fairfax before going on to Southend collage.
Its nice to hear some of the old stories.
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WG
04:06 PM on July 13, 2011
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Costello 1982 Show In Southend
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Costello 1982 Show In Southend
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WG
04:03 PM on July 13, 2011
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