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Southend Then & Now
Ken Crowe
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Paperback. A history of Southend-on-Sea Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316.
Southend-on-Sea has gone through many transformations since its birth 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 to the west. The arrival of the railway in the mid-nineteenth century, and the subsequent influx of seaside day trippers, boosted Southend’s popularity and it quickly expanded into a large and bustling town. In this fascinating photographic history, Ken Crowe takes ... Read more
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Publisher
Batsford Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750965026
SKU
V9780750965026
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Ref
99-50
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