NOT A GUIDE TO SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

• 128 pages
• The History Press, April 2013
• £5.99 RRP
• Available for purchase from Amazon, Waterstones,  W. H. Smith, The History Press and from all good bookshops

♦ “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 tick.“
(www.abebooks.com)

NOT A GUIDE TO SOUTHEND-ON-SEA can be best summed up by its contents, rather than by extracts, to illustrate the wide range of subjects covered. A lot of research for a little book!

 Coat of Arms
 Street Names
 Suburbs and Wards of Southend
 Distance From …
 Town Twinning
 Other Southends
 Historical Timeline
 Freak Weather
 A Day in the Life of the Town
 How Many Every Year?
 Demographics
 Strange Statistics
 Literary Quotations
 What the Famous have Said about Southend
 Famous For …
 Infamous For …
 Making the Headlines
 Letters to the Press
 Rebellious Southend
 The Scheme That Won’t Go Away
 Buildings and Architecture
 Museums
 Parks and Gardens
 Flora and Fauna
 Thriving Businesses
 Businesses Associated with Southend
 Political Figures
 Scientific Discoveries
 Local Characters
 The Lighter Side of the Darker Side
 High Street Ghosts
 A Ghostly Variety
 Southend-on-Sea Under Attack
 Five Frivolous Firsts
 Favourite Scenes
 Least Favourite Scenes
 Festivals
 More Annual Events
 Music and Musicians
 Authors
 Royalty
 Olympians
 Southend United
 Sporting Southenders
 Television and Films
 Actors
 Arty Town
 Bizarre Records
 Things to Do in Southend Checklist
 Future Plans