Southend-on-Sea and area during World War 2
Do you have any photographs or memorabilia of Southend-on-Sea and the surrounding area from 1939-1945?
If you would like to share them on this page for others to enjoy, please feel free to get in touch.
Coming soon… An audible collection of memories of Southend and area before, during and after the war.
Children being evacuated in 1940 from Southend Central Train Station
With thanks to Southend Museums Service.
The Evacuation of Children from Southend, Sunday 2nd June 1940 by Ethel Gabain IWM © used under licence.
Children walking through High Street Southend, to be evacuated in 1940 from Southend Central Train Station.
With thanks to Southend Museums Service.
Bomb damage to buildings on Shirley Road and Arterial Road, Eastwood, August 1944
With thanks to Southend Museums Service.
Barricades on Eastern Esplanade in front of The Kursaal.
With thanks to Southend Museums Service.
Dragon’s Teeth anti-tank defences, eastern part of the seafront at Southend-on-Sea
With thanks to Southend Museums Service.
R A Jones bomb damage, High Street, Southend-on-Sea
With thanks to Southend Museums Service.
Remains of a V2 rocket found in the Sunken Gardens in October 1944
With thanks to Southend Museums Service.
A wartime recipe book published by the Good Housekeeping Magazine and approved by the Ministry of Food
With thanks to Southend Museums Service.
