Geograph - photograph every grid square

Straight on is Sutherland Boulevard.

Looking across the nature reserve towards Canvey Island see Link

The location is Thames Drive. The bus on the left is a Southend Corporation bus on normal service 68 which was operated by open-top buses during the summer period. The second bus belonged to the Eastern National company and was operating... (more)

This ancient 'Burnt Oak' marks the boundary between the boroughs of Southend-on-Sea and Castle Point, in Essex. As kids it was always known as 'the witches stake', although I think that was probably an urban myth.

Taken from where Highlands Boulevard meets Sutherland Boulevard (left) and Agnes Avenue (right). Between the two World Wars Southend Corporation favoured the creation of leafy suburbs bisected by other such boulevards as this. These... (more)

This is the end of Marine Parade as it moves west out of Leigh. The Salvation Army owns the fields beyond - which it refused to sell for development, otherwise the road would have continued on.

Looking west along Marine Parade.

You will see similar shops lining the towns from here to Walthamstow, the buildings all appear to have been put up around the same time to the end of London and then again across Southend.

I took this because of the high door number and it turned out to be the last house before open countryside. On the A13 going towards London, see also TQ8186 : Look, countryside.