Looking for a book on Southend, or surrounding areas including Prittlewell, Rochford and Leigh-on-Sea? Here’s a list of local books on Southend-on-Sea past and present.
Books on Southend and Essex
Here’s a small selection of books on Southend-on-Sea
- Southend-on-Sea: Past and Present
Titbits and Tales of Old Essex - Extraordinary Essex
- Titbits and Tales of Essex Inns
- Rochford: A history
- Titbits and Tales of Essex Inns – The history of local pubs
- A History of Southend – Excellent look at Southend’s past, by Ian Yearsley
- The Cinemas of Essex – The history of local cinemas, a common theme in our forum
- Southend Past and Present
- Prittlewell: A history
- The Forgotten Years of the Kursaal: The Home of Southend United 1919 to 1934 – Largely about football but in the 390 pages, there is much about life in Southend in the 1920s and 1930s researched from the local papers.
- Southend United Quiz Book – 800 questions on the Shrimpers.
- Bark Staving Ronkers – A look at the 60’s music scene by Southend-born musician John Bobin. Profits to Cancer Research. Also on Amazon.com
- Books on the County of Essex
Featured Book:
This new book by local cinema historian Roy Dilley takes a definitive look at the history of Southend and surrounding area cinemas from Shoeburyness to Canvey Island – old and new. Details of every cinema we’ve had ….and stories of those we nearly had with plenty of photographs. The book is available from Waterstone’s at 49-55, High Street, Southend, and is listed at Amazon. 124 pages softback / illustrated £14.99 |
‘Southend’s Palaces of the Silver Screen’ by Roy Dilley.
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Related Pages
- Cake Decorating Bible – Book launch in Leigh-on-Sea (Sept 2012)
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