The Beach Leigh-on-Sea

Описание: #leighonsea #History #essex
In this episode we visit the Seashore of the Past itself, Leigh Beach. As more of Leigh-on-Sea's heritage disappears we wonder if a new generation will emulate the residents of the 70s and step up to save our old buildings from greedy developers, and our inept council.

Bibliography:
‘History of the Rochford Hundred’ by Philip Benton
‘Old Leigh’ by H. N. Bride
‘Southend-on-Sea & District’ by J. W. Burrows
‘Old Leigh A Pictorial History’ by John F. Bundock
‘Leigh Parish Church of St Clement’ by John F. Bundock
‘Smugglers Moon’ by L. E. Jerram-Burrows
‘Joscelyne’s Beach’ by Arthur Joscelyne
‘Hadleigh Past’ by Ian Yearsley
‘Leigh-on-Sea (A History)’ by Judith Williams
‘Voices of Leigh-on-Sea’ by Judith Williams
‘The Old Town Leigh-on-Sea’ by Carol Edwards
‘The Life & Times of the Houseboats of Leigh-on-Sea’ by Carol Edwards
‘Broadway Leigh-on-Sea’ by Carol Edwards
‘Leigh Hill’ by Carol Edwards
‘Leigh-on-Sea Postcard Memories’ The Leigh Society
'Swin Swale & Swatchway' by H. Lewis Jones
'1953 Essex Flood Disaster' by Patricia R. Smith
‘Legends of Leigh’ by Sheila Pitt-Stanley

Links:
The Leigh Society http://www.leighsociety.com/leigh.htm
Leigh Lives https://www.leighlives.co.uk/
Leigh-on-Sea Town Council https://www.leighonseatowncouncil.gov
St. Clement’s https://www.stclementschurch.org.uk/

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