Nostalgia

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Seven long-lost photos of Southend Pier during rise in popularity with visitors

When the first ever Doctor Who starred in a Southend panto and failed to impress

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Photos show how Christmas shopping in Southend High Street has changed over the years

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Unearthed photo shows a quiet Hadleigh High Street more than 100 years ago

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When a legendary rock group chose ‘wonderful land’ of Canvey to film music video

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IN PICTURES: The A-listers who visited Jamie and Jimmy's Southend Pier café

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Blaze dramas and potatoes on bonfires: Guy Fawkes night stories from Essex history

IN PHOTOS: When the Great Storm of 1987 wreaked havoc across south Essex

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Five great photos of Woolworths in south Essex when pick ‘n’ mix was just 16p

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Then and now - when more than 100,000 descended on Southend for naval event

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IN PHOTOS: When crowds of 50,000 flocked to Southend Airport birthday display

7 lost photos of the Southend Carnival which once attracted crowds of thousands

The day a bolt of lightning destroyed one of Southend’s most popular attractions

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Then and now - The Plough in Westcliff when the road was first being laid

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Southend woman gets told her inked arms look like a 'detention desk'

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In pictures: Look back at 10 south Essex boozers which bring back happy memories

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In pictures: The day a cult classic TV series came to film in Southend

IN PICTURES: Four popular Rayleigh pubs of the past remembered

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11 photos show life in Southend and other south Essex towns before mobile phones

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Inside Peter Pan's: 8 great photos of Southend's much-loved theme park

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IN PICTURES: Memories of Keddies - the icon of Southend High Street

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8 photos show Southend seafront in the hustle and bustle of 1970s and 1980s

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Then and now: Google Maps shows how much Southend has changed in 14 years

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In pictures: Remembering the Southend seafront skinhead 'invasion' of the 80s

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‘Southend is the Pier!’: When our city almost lost its most famous landmark

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Back to school: great photos of school life on Canvey over the decades

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Then and now - chimney is the only relict of 17th century demolished Leigh property

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9 great photos of popular Waverley cruise from Southend Pier ahead of return

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How Southend seafront’s beach huts have stood the test of time (and got pricier)

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In photos: Memories of Southend's Debenhams as unit to be brought back into use

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'How many more?!': When new flights at Southend Airport caused uproar

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LOOK BACK: Memories of Southend Carnival as event remains missing from calendar

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9 great photos of Southend High Street's glory days (with Woolworths and Keddies)

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Stansted care home residents celebrate 73rd wedding anniversary

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Photos show the day Southend's famous Kursaal reached the end of the line

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Relic from Southend Airport's golden era set to return to city 'in two weeks'

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Unearthed photos show Southend during £6million Victoria Circus redevelopment

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In pictures: Doctor Who shoot 'reunion trailer' at Adventure Island

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MEMORIES Ground-breaking WWII hero from south Essex was one of first ‘ATA-girl’ pilots

Nineties boyband East 17 to make special appearance at Cliffs tribute show

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Prom 2009: can you spot yourself in these Southend and Basildon prom photos?

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Unearthed aerial photo shows how Westcliff's Arches looked nearly 100 years ago

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IN PICTURES: Beauchamps High School pupils in 1980s and 1990s

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In pictures: Famous faces who got revellers moving at The Pink Toothbrush

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Southend trader calls for city's once-famous seafront illuminations to return

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From live crocodiles to Depeche Mode: Echo readers share first nightclub memories

Then and now: Horse and carts and the building before Britannia Court in Westcliff

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El Galeon visit evokes memories of Southend seafront's original tall ship attraction

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11 aerial photos show how landmark buildings across south Essex once looked

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8 photos show Southend’s once-legendary air show as Red Arrows to return to city

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Memories of Basildon's much-loved Toys R Us as store returns to high streets

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IN PHOTOS: The day Paul McCartney surprised Southend with impromptu Cliffs gig

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Then and now - the Dick Turpin pub in Wickford when the A127 was a quiet road

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9 photos show how summer holidays on Southend seafront have changed over years

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