Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex - Chalkwell Park, Rose Gardens - postcard c.1920s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Chalkwell Park, Rose Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Westcliff-on-Sea is a suburb of Southend-on-Sea, a seaside resort in the East of England and unitary authority in Essex. It is situated on the northern bank of the Thames Estuary and about 34 miles (55 km) east of London

The cliffs formed by erosion of the local Quaternary geology afford views over the Thames Estuary towards the Kent coastline to the south. The coastline has been transformed into sandy beaches through the use of groynes and imported sand. The estuary at this point is marked by extensive mud flats. At low tide, the water typically retreats to some 600m from the beach, leaving the mud flats exposed.

An area of Westcliff bordering Southend town centre has been classified as a conservation area, including Prittlewell Square gardens.

The main shopping area in Westcliff-on-Sea is Hamlet Court Road, where the department store Havens, established in 1901 remains the anchor store. Hamlet Court Road received its name from a manor house called the Hamlet Court, which stood on land now occupied by Pavarotti's restaurant and the Nat West bank, facing towards the sea with sweeping gardens down to the rail line. As the years passed the road developed into a strong independent retailer's domain, and quickly became famous outside the area as the Bond Street of the East Coast. Many haberdashers and specialist shops adorned it. It was not too unusual to see chauffeurs waiting patiently in their limousines for their rich employers to emerge with the latest in fashion.

The economic recessions of the 1980s and 1990s saw the area decline. However the road underwent a £1 million regeneration in the early 2000s.

In 2010 Hamlet Court Road went through further regeneration, receiving an update with new planters, modern street furniture, wider pavements, new crossing points, CCTV, etc.

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=england

county/ country=essex

number of items=single

period=inter-war (1918 - 1939)

postage condition=unposted