Southend Memories
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The 'Southend Memories' page will give everyone the opportunity to learn a little bit more more about life in our town, and invite contributions all of our readers.
They don't have to be novels! A few paragraphs can provide a lot of information, jog memories and provide a snapshot of 'pre-nanny-state' days in general and working environments of years gone by. We shall add more categories as and when required.
        
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BEFORE THE WAR
Secret War Work at EKCO in 1937 by Linda kendall
Twin Terrors by Harry Harding
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DURING WARTIME
Memoirs of a Southern Evacuee (Extract) by Ken Sadler
Evacuated from Westcliff (Extracts) by Brian Mendes
My Wartime Paper-round by John Daubney
ATS Battery 639, 580 by Peggy Bowerman
To Normandy (June 1944) by S/Sgt. F. Webb
My First Ship - the Brilliant (Extract) by F. H. Burton
Southend Childhood War Memories by Brian Want
Plane crash in Lifstan Way by Vic Roome
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AFTER THE WAR
I recall Southend and Westcliff from 1942
Operation Mudlark by Fred Webb
The Pier and Trains (Extracts) by Kenneth Myall
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IN THE WORK PLACE
To Work by Steam by Sylvia Bearcroft
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AT SCHOOL
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ON THE BUSES
 
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ON THE RAILWAY
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