There have been many countless business, from Sole Traders and Partnerships, to Limited Companies and Corporations - too many to mention in great detail, and it is not our intention to list every one. You could browse a Kelly's Directory for that sort of scope. We will be focussing on the larger employers, such as E.K. Cole and Lesney's of Rochford, who provided regular work for a large work-force in and around Southend, and companies and family-run businesses that have been around for a very long time.
As with all research, further verification is sometimes required and is often difficult to obtain, and we have found that even some previously published material available is not without errors. If you spot something, or would like to add something yourself, please do not hesitate to contact us, because the longer any errors or omissions remain, the more chances visitors have of absorbing those inaccuracies.
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