This is NOT a guide book. This little book brings together past and present to offer a taste of Southend-on-Sea. Learn more about the movers and shakers who shaped this fantastic city. The great and the good; the bad and the ugly. Small wonders, tall stories, TRIUMPH and tragedy BEST places - Worst Places. Local lingo, architecture, green spaces, events, traditions, fact, fiction. Origins, evolution, FUTURE. Written by a local who knows what makes SOUTHEND-on-SEA tick!
