When was southend founded

In an emergency, the channel would have been blocked by moored ships. Rapid advances in technology, however, soon made the boom redundant and all but the surviving sections was demolished. It is the only known example of this form of Cold War defence.

The Mulberry Harbours were planned to extend 3. The Mulberry Harbour formed at Arromanches played a crucial role in on the success of the landings. This caisson was being towed from Immingham, on the Humber, to Southsea in the run up to D Day, when it sprang a leak and was brought into the Thames estuary and allowed to sink. This is maintained by our Museums Service and includes information on sites where there has been previous archaeological investigation, sites where artefacts have been found and other sites of known interest.

At present, about sites are recorded in the SMR. Records include information on archived material, such as evaluation reports, photographs and finds, and where they are kept. The SMR helps us to ensure that new development proposals take adequate account of archaeology.

Where appropriate, planning conditions requiring archaeological investigations can be imposed. Telephone: Email: council southend. Skip to content.

Southend has six such sites: Prittlewell Camp At the rear of the Waitrose supermarket in Eastern Avenue, this is a late Bronze Age or early Iron Age 8th to 5th century BC circular univallate hill fort with extensive views across the Roach valley. In the West Stand roof was extended to meet up with the North and South Stands, with seating installed in each corner, thus giving the Roots Hall we see today, with a capacity of just under 12, On 24 January , Southend Borough Council unanimously agreed to give planning permission for a new 22,seater stadium at the proposed Fossetts Farm site, with Rochford District Council following suit 24 hours later.

The application was subsequently submitted to Ruth Kelly, then Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for government approval. However, the application was "called in" at the beginning of April The inquiry began in September , followed in October by a "final" inquiry, when chairman Ron Martin called for supporters to show in numbers at Southend's local government headquarters.

On 6 March , permission to develop Fossetts Farm was given by the government. Football Wiki Explore. Manchester United F.

Chelsea F. Manchester City F. Tottenham Hotspur F. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? National League clubs Clubs English clubs. Southend United F. View source. From the 13th to the 16th centuries Prittlewell was a busy market town.

Recent historic evidence suggests that Victoria Avenue was originally a mid 15th century shop and possibly the market hall on its first floor and would therefore have been an important meeting place for the local community. This road building scheme meant that a number of buildings, including the original Blue Boar Pub, were demolished. The existing building was built at the new road junction in the late 19th century. The major redevelopment of Victoria Avenue in the s included the transformation of a former brickworks sandpit into a new public park, Churchill Gardens.

The resultant sunken form of this park is now a popular respite from the noisy traffic along Victoria Avenue. The building was commissioned and paid for by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish born American immigrant, who went from rags to riches in the steel manufacturing industry. Southend High Street became the new focus for retailing during the Edwardian period.

The first major store, 'Garons', opened in other new shops quickly followed. Electric trams were introduced in to the High Street in and proved very popular with shoppers until their removal in during the Second World War.

The High Street was pedestrianised in when it became one of Essex's regional shopping centres. It was built about as the shopping street for the 'new' Cliff Town Estate. Note in particular the unusual raised Yorkstone pavement and the only remaining original shopfront can be seen at no. Built in Clifftown Congregational Church is an important focal point for the estate.