Southend Timeline
Bringing Your Memories Back to Life
Ekco Ltd set up their new factory in Southend Dixons Begins Essex Yacht Club Southchurch Hall Carnival Time Dramatic Lifeboat Rescue The Great Rameses Dies Live Cricket at the Pier
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| Southend Airport Opens Putting on the Ritz Home Fleet on Display Chips Arrives in Town Carnival Time Porters Civic House Chief Constable Retires Astoria Opens New Lifeboat House Pier Reaches 100 New Coaster for Kursaal |
Westcliff High School for Girls opens. Seafront Boating Lake Opens Saxon Arch Found Station for Southchurch Countess Elected Southend Stadium Opens Kiwis Play Cricket Southchurch Hall and Gardens Southend Road Patrol |
| Southend Architect Born - Sir Peter Cook Two Tree Purchased St Mellitus Centre Opened Ambulance Service Large Boat Carnival Queen Westcliff Fire Howard's Dairies Blue's FA Cup Run |
Tomassi's Restaurant Opens Tram Ticket Office Rossi's Arrive Southend East Station Johnson & Jago |  | Fire Hits Floral Hall Coronation Celebrations Dick Clement Born Steamers Collide Empire Palace Cinema Closed |
Boat Hits Pier New Map Chalkwell Banstanders Get Covered Shorefields Purchased Boat Hits Pier Greyhounds Arrive The Borough Expands |  | Southend High School for Boys opens Searing Sun Pride of Westminster Earls Hall School Opens |
New Rail Station for Leigh Shrimpers Move Grounds The Hippodrome New Leigh Station Thorpe Bay Southend Airshow Bon Marche Sells Up |  | The Seafront Commandeered for War Duty The Boom Time Busy Bandstand New Garden for Priory Park Police War Reserve The Seafront War Duty Carinval Attracts the Stars The Met Opens Church Assist's War Effort Telephone Exchange Essex Athletic Championships |
