This is NOT a guide book.This little book brings together past and present to offer a taste of Southend-on-Sea. Small wonders, tall stories, TRIUMPH and tragedyBEST places - Worst Places.Local lingo, architecture, green spaces, events, traditions, fact, fiction.Written by a local who knows what makes SOUTHEND-on-SEA tick!

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 and the 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.