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The seafront in the 1950s was awash with day trippers, with trains into London running every ten minutes. There was hardly any traffic along the beachside roads apart from coaches and buses. Southend Memories is the unique and fascinating result of many conversations with the residents of the town, recalling life there during the 1950s and '60s.Vivid memories are recounted -focusing particularly on social change. As well as schooldays, work and play, transport and entertainment, there are also memories of the late '60s clashes between Mods and Rockers, of the infamous Wall of Death at the Kursaal, and of excursions to the longest pier in the world.
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About the Author:
Dee Gordon is passionate about her East End roots and about Southend on Sea, her home for thirty years. Both these passions are highlighted in her books about these areas, and she has been writing full time since selling her London-based recruitment business in 2000. The writing fits round her caring role (she has an adult autistic son who is deaf and has other disabilities) and the many talks she gives in the local community to raise money for local charities
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- PublisherReminiscence Large Print
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0753194589
- ISBN 13 9780753194584
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages210
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