VirtualGlobetrotting: United Kingdom: Southend-on-Sea

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Two people holding hands
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On the Southend-on-Sea Pier.
Look at their shadows. Very clear in Google earth.

Abandoned pier
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Vulcan Bomber
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Airplane with its tail falling off
kjfitz (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kjfitz.
Looks like these are being stored here.
RAF Rochford

Adventure Island
kaiken (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kaiken.

Southend Pier
neotrix (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: neotrix.
Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea. Extending 2,158 m (1.341 miles) into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world.

Southend Airport
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.

Cracked road
dda (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: dda.

Pirate Ship
At Adventure Island.

Cliff Lift
The Cliff Lift was constructed in 1912 and was opened to the public on August Bank Holiday the same year. This new funicular railway built by R. Waygood & Co Ltd. replaced a moving slatted conveyor, which carried foot passengers.
The original single carriage could carry a maximum of 30 passengers the 57 feet up the cliffs from the foreshore below to the bandstand and gardens above. The 4 feet 6 inch gauge track is 130 feet in length with a 1:2.3 gradient. The counter-balance weight runs on a 1 foot 9 inch gauge track underneath this.
The main steel structure remains original today but R. Waygood & Co Ltd., which later become Waygood Otis Ltd. and then Otis Elevators Co Ltd., carried out reconstruction work on the cliff railway in 1930 and 1959. Work in 1930 included the installation of a new carriage. in 1959 both the upper and lower stations were rebuilt and another new carriage was installed.
Other work carried out in 1959 included the replacement of the old resistance control gear by the Ward-Lennard system now employed. The power to operate the counter-balanced carriage is supplied by a 24hp 160 volt D.C motor supplied by an A.C three-phase and single-phase generator with a rotary convertor. The current braking system was also fitted at this time. The drum braking system is attached to the main drive and is released electro-magnetically.
Further reconstruction work was carried out in 1990. A new, more advanced relay control unit was installed and modifications were made to the drive system. Minor structural alterations were made to the upper station because of movement of the surrounding cliffs. Also another new carriage was installed reducing the passesnger capacity to just 18.
Unfortunately in June 2003 the Cliff Lift ceased to operate due to technical problems. Since that time regulations governing the operation of the Lift have changed and until modifications to the Lift can be agreed and implemented, it will remain closed.
However Heritage Lottery funding for the Cliff Gardens has enabled refurbishment of the both the upper and lower stations of the Lift, and this work has now been completed.

GUR KEEP CLEAR
dda (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: dda.
What exactly means "GUR" ?

Shorts SC-5 "Belfast"
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.
"Theseus" (RAF XR368, HeavyLift G-BEPS)

Horses on the beach
daggerwell (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: daggerwell.

Dire warning
dsw2 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: dsw2.
Slow Down! Road marking near Adventure Island amusement park at Southend-on-Sea. Better viewed with Google Earth.

Bicyclist

Yellow Bear

Vickers Viscount 802 (G-AOHL)
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Hinkkanen.
Vickers Viscount 802 (c/n 161 / G-AOHL) at Southend airport where it was used as cabin service trainer, pictures here.

Large beached ship

Coaches Only

Short Belfast C.1
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Hinkkanen.
Short Belfast C.1 G-BEPS (ex-RAF XR368) under restoration at Southend. The Short Belfast was a heavy lift turboprop freighter built by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force. The first prototype flew in 1964. Only 10 were built and after the end of their military life (1966-76) 5 went into civilian service with the HeavyLift air freight company.

Red Helicopter

Walking the dog
Best seen in Google Earth.

Southend Radio Control Car Club track

Lest We Forget
mlc1us (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: mlc1us.
Southend-On-Sea County Borough War Memorial

Roots Hall Stadium
boothy443 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: boothy443.
Home pitch to Southend United F.C.

Alignment Mark
daggerwell (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: daggerwell.
Red alignment mark in a black void near a purple railway.

Cluster of people in the park
One person laying on their stomach with their legs ointed out.

Logos on tents

Funeral procession

Students sitting in groups
I assume it is lunch time.

Trampoline

Crop Circle
NeoArcadiaJSA (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: NeoArcadiaJSA.
Crop Circle near Southend-on-Sea, UK, June 15, 2008

Playground maze

Royal Naval Association
Note the anchor on the lawn next to the RNA.
Picture

Schoolyard Rocket

Royal Mail trucks
dsw2 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: dsw2.
Royal Mail trucks parked behind sorting facility

Holy Trinity Church, Southchurch
kkeps (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: kkeps.

Southend Pier
hhgygy (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: hhgygy.
At a length of 2160 m, the Southend Pier is the 3rd longest in the world