Quirky City of Southend

Southend-on-Sea is situated on the Thames Estuary but the originally small settlement grew rapidly in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as it became a popular resort, showcased by the world's longest pleasure pier and what remains of the Kursaal, an early amusement park. The city's quirky history goes back to its early years and encompasses the last men to be hanged in the country for s...