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Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Extending 1.33 miles (2.14 km) into the Thames Estuary , it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. [ 2 ] The bill to build the new pier, to replace a previous timber jetty , received royal assent as the Southend Pier Act 1829 ( 10 Geo. 4 .
The Southend Pier Railway is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway in the English city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It runs for 1.25 miles (2.0 km) along the 1.34-mile (2.16 km) length of Southend Pier , providing public passenger transport from the shore to the pier head.
The city is one of the most densely populated places in the country outside of London. It is home to the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend Pier, [2] while London Southend Airport is located to the north of the city centre. Southend-on-Sea originally consisted of a few fishermen's huts and farm at the southern end of the village of ...
The trail starts at the pier in Southend-on-Sea), in the south-east of the county, and goes north-west across urban and rural Essex It goes through fields and woodland, over commons, alongside rivers, through historic villages, and some built-up areas and finishes at the church of St Mary in Saffron Walden ( 52°01′28″N 00°14′19″E ...
Southend-on-Sea War Memorial, or Southend War Memorial, is a First World War memorial in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in south-eastern England. It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1921. Southend-on-Sea is a seaside resort famous for its pleasure pier, which was used by the military during the First World War. The town was a stopping ...
He was a Member of Parliament for Sudbury from 1818 to 1826. [2]He also led the public campaign to create Southend Pier. [3] He died in the office of Chamberlain of the City of London, a position he had held since only the previous year.
This is a route-map template for the Southend Pier Railway, a UK railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Southend Central Museum; Southend Civic Centre; Southend Cliff Railway; Southend Court House; Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre; Southend Pier; Southend Pier Railway; Southend Radio; Southend United F.C. Southend University Hospital; Grade II* listed buildings in Southend-on-Sea; Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station; Southend-on-Sea War Memorial