Memory Lane Favourite Southend landmark - past or present.

[canada shrimper]

What was on the site that is now the royals?

 

[The Big Dady]

What was on the site that is now the royals?

Ritz Cinema, Cooks Coach Depot, Goings Fishing Tackle & Bait shop, Lyons Tea Room?

 

[OldBlueLady]

Found this piece which is like a snapshot of Southend's 20th century changes

http://www.southendmuseums.co.uk/history/soshist/soshistory3.htm

and made me think of something else, remember these amazing things?

 

[Cricko]

Ritz Cinema, Cooks Coach Depot, Goings Fishing Tackle & Bait shop, Lyons Tea Room?

The Royal Stores Pub and there was a Hotel opposite the Ritz but the name of that I forget.

 

[OldBlueLady]

The Royal Stores Pub and there was a Hotel opposite the Ritz but the name of that I forget.

Which way John? Found this bit on old cinemas which might revive a few memories

[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Astoria, opened in 1935, built on the site of the Luker Brewery. Became the original Odeon in 1940.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Mascot Theatre on the London Road, Westcliff-Sea (1912-1964)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Plaza in Southchurch, on Southchurch Road[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Cannon, in Southend. This is now the New Empire Theatre, in Alexandra Street. Cinema-wise it started life as the Rivoli cinema in 1920, then became the ABC in 1937. It became the Cannon in 1986.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Cannon, in Westcliff-on-Sea. This opened as the Metropole in 1939, became the Essoldo in 1954, then the Classic 1972. It became the Cannon in 1979, before finally closing in 1991. The site is now a Halfords branch [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Strand, Southend. This opened in 1920 close to Warrior Square. It became the Essoldo in 1955, and closed in 1960, when the building became an extension of the Keddies department store[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Corona in Leigh-on-Sea (opened in 1929 and now the Leigh Snooker Hall) [/FONT]

 

[Cricko]

Which way John? Found this bit on old cinemas which might revive a few memories

[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Astoria, opened in 1935, built on the site of the Luker Brewery. Became the original Odeon in 1940.[/FONT]

Changed it's name to the Middleton Brewery when the old Odeon was built and eventually became a pizza place on the corner.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Mascot Theatre on the London Road, Westcliff-Sea (1912-1964)[/FONT]

I spent many hours there as a kid..it was in the block of shops where the Dulux paint shop is now.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Plaza in Southchurch, on Southchurch Road[/FONT]

The Dome is still visible down Southchurch Road and is opposite the road Hils lives down.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Cannon, in Southend. This is now the New Empire Theatre, in Alexandra Street. Cinema-wise it started life as the Rivoli cinema in 1920, then became the ABC in 1937. It became the Cannon in 1986.[/FONT]

I remember the ABC well as it was the easiest cinema to bunk into.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Cannon, in Westcliff-on-Sea. This opened as the Metropole in 1939, became the Essoldo in 1954, then the Classic 1972. It became the Cannon in 1979, before finally closing in 1991. The site is now a Halfords branch [/FONT]

This place was always a tip that used to only show second rate films and stunk of wee...I doubt they ever spent much money on it
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Strand, Southend. This opened in 1920 close to Warrior Square. It became the Essoldo in 1955, and closed in 1960, when the building became an extension of the Keddies department store[/FONT]

Just about Remember this one as it was next door to the Old Victoria Hotel which is now Barclays bank.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial]Corona in Leigh-on-Sea (opened in 1929 and now the Leigh Snooker Hall) [/FONT]

There was another also another cinema in Leigh which was the old bingo hall now modernised next door to Irma's pizza.

 

[Cricko]

The old Southend College at Vic Circus......god knows why they knocked this down...

 

[OldBlueLady]

Where was that? I only remember the "tech" building further along opposite Sainsburys.

 

[Cricko]

Where the New Odeon and shops stand.

 

[OldBlueLady]

I thought it must have been, I only ever remember that as an open space before then. Must have been there while I was young but I just don't remember it. I remember the excitement of the new library being opened.

 

[Southminster_Shrimper]

The Royal Stores Pub and there was a Hotel opposite the Ritz but the name of that I forget.

Does it begin with C? :D

 

[Harold Bishop Killer]

Pub wise - Got to be drinking Snake bite in the Cork and Cheese :)

Yes my man - completely agree. One of my best nights ever was in the Cork and Cheese. Now that was a pub!

 

[OldBlueLady]

Yes my man - completely agree. One of my best nights ever was in the Cork and Cheese. Now that was a pub!

We used to go in there often as they were customers of the ours at the Bank I worked at. Used to be run by a guy called Miller, I thought it was Peter, but may be getting that confused as the bloke who owns Adventure Island also has that name. When he sold up, he went over to Le Touquet and bought a hotel out there I seem to remember. Used to drink rather too much in there on rather too many an occasion!

 

[Mad Cyril]

What was the computer shop in the precinct with the yellow sign round the corner from Estuary? I used to buy my Acorn Electron games in there.

Does anyone remember the camera shop on queens road that had a room in the back that sold software?

I used to buy my Commodore 64 games from there.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Software plus.

Also a customer, I should've known that one. Seemed at one stage we had almost every shop on the High Street - certainly felt that way on a Monday when you were dealing with all the weekend takings!

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

I could also mention Keddies although in a sense its still there, also there was a pub on the corner of Alexander Street where I spent many a saturday night after a hard days work at Sainsbury (the old one)

Drummonds !!!

Shane Westley used to do the door ... probably to top up his wages :D

 

[McNasty]

I could also mention Keddies although in a sense its still there, also there was a pub on the corner of Alexander Street where I spent many a saturday night after a hard days work at Sainsbury (the old one)

Drummonds !!!

Shane Westley used to do the door ... probably to top up his wages :D

To us older folk it was the Bottom Alex.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

To us older folk it was the Bottom Alex.

Cricko and canvey remember when this was all fields

 

[OldBlueLady]

To us older folk it was the Bottom Alex.

Indeed, Top Alex is still there though isn't it?

 

[Pubey]

Yes my man - completely agree. One of my best nights ever was in the Cork and Cheese. Now that was a pub!

yeah same, a quality little pub