Southend-on-Sea, Essex - Pier from air- RP postcard by Aerofilms, local pmk 1953

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Seller: justthebook ✉️ (13,796) 100%, Location: London, GB, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 305271679124 Southend-on-Sea, Essex - Pier from air- RP postcard by Aerofilms, local pmk 1953.
    Postcard

  • Picture / Image:  "The Famous Pier, Southend-on-Sea" [Essex] (from the air)
  • Publisher: Aerofilms Ltd. (C2987)
  • Postally used: yes
  • Stamp:  George VI 2d brown
  • Postmark(s): Southend on Sea 1953 wavy line
  • Sent to:  Mr & Mrs A.E. Cooke, 1 Ryleston Road, Eastbourne, Sussex
  • Notes / condition: 

 

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NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!

I will give a full refund if you are not fully satisfied with the postcard.

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea. Extending 1.33 miles (2.14 km) into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world.[1] The bill to build the new pier, to replace a previous timber jetty, received Royal Assent in May 1829 with construction starting in July 1829. The timber pier was replaced by an iron pier that opened to the public in August 1889. The Southend Pier Railway, opened in the early 1890s, was the first pier railway in the country.

The pier played a role through both of the world wars, such as during World War I when ships housing German prisoners of war were moored off the pierhead. In the Second World War, the pier was taken over by the Royal Navy and was renamed HMS Leigh, closing to the public in September 1939. The pier has experienced several fires, notably in 1959, 1976, 1995 and 2005, with the latter causing significant damage to the old pierhead and surrounding structures.

Sir John Betjeman, English poet and broadcaster, once said that "the Pier is Southend, Southend is the Pier".[2] The pier is a Grade II listed building.[3]

  • Condition: Used
  • Size: Standard (140x89mm)
  • Period: Post-War (1945 - Present)
  • City/ Region: Southend-on-Sea
  • Number of Items: Single
  • Country: Essex
  • Type: Real Photographic (RP)
  • Postage Condition: Posted
  • Publisher: Aerofilms

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