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Southend and Leigh

1930s , Southend-on-Sea (Essex)

Cat no. 8005

Scenes of Southend-on-Sea and Leigh-on-Sea in the 1930s.

A collection of scenes featuring the grand hotels and summertime crowds of two seaside resorts in 1930s Essex. In busy Southend-on-Sea, visitors walk up and down Pier Hill in front of the Royal Hotel, whilst a grand statue of Queen Victoria (now located in Clifftown Parade) keeps watch in front of the Grand Pier Hotel. A little further down the hill, the imposing Palace Hotel towers over the crowds walking down to Marine Parade and Southend-on-Sea beach, with excellent views of the grand iron pier. At nearby Leigh-on-Sea, bathers frolic in the shallow tidal pools in front of a crowded beach where a young man weaves between the beach chairs selling newspapers and magazines. Elsewhere, a special outdoor saltwater pool plays host to dedicated swimmers, floating platforms and a pair of diving boards.

Featured Buildings

Royal Hotel; Grand Pier Hotel; Palace Hotel; Southend Pier

Keywords

Fashion; Seaside; Hotels, Swimming

Other Places

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Manifestations

Southend and Leigh

  • Barcode
    INV323983
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:58
    Modification Date
    22/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    727731
  • Barcode
    INV331715
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:58
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724647
  • Barcode
    INV372823
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:58
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    723854
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV350700
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:06:23
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    710695
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV206777
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:06:29
    Modification Date
    07/02/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    701735
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV206077
    Canonical Identifier
    1995/77
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    bw
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:08:00
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    20/01/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    700328
    Sound
    silent

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