Description
Southend on Sea – Past and Present
By Ken Crowe
(Britain in Old Photographs)
The story of Southend begins in the middle ages, when a settlement of farmers and fishermen was established at the southernmost end of the lands of Prittlewell Priory.
Having acquired the name South – End the area changed when the Lord of the Manor in the eighteenth century had a ‘New Town’ built along the cliffs in the west.
In this book the reader will find the history of the town in a series of photographs dating from around 1860 until the early 1960s. Each image is accompanied by a comparative view taken at the beginning of this century.
Southend on Sea – Past and Present offer a historical and geographical journey, from the town’s medieval origins to the beginning of the 20th century with over 70 period photographs.
With over 40 black & white illustrations.
Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000
Size 240 x 170mm, Weight 400 gms
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