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Leigh Beck School date unknown. Canvey Island

Canvey Island 1957, when Kathleen Ogg, with daughters Natasha and Natalie were staying at the old Dutch cottage of 1621 while their house was being built.

The Chalets at Thorney Bay Camp, Canvey c1960. (Francis Frith photo).

Lakeside Corner, Canvey.

Early postcard of the Red Cow, Canvey Island c1920s By Janet Penn

Lakeside Corner - Henry Clubb - c1925

The Haystack, Canvey.

The Bridge, Canvey Island from Benfleet.

Waterside Farm - Canvey Island - Henry Clubb - c1925

Winter Gardens, Canvey c1920.

26-11-2013

Mel Sebastian Canvey Island

As Catalonia's struggle for independence rumbles on, Robert Hardman spares a thought for Canvey Island, in southern Essex, where locals are pushing to be freed from the tyranny of their local council.

Canvey Island Essex is the resort before Southend on Sea.

Last year I wrote a post about wanting to visit all of England’s counties, and so, we started with our own county, Essex. We decided to make the most of our weekends off, and would go for

Perspectives of British Landscape across 200 of the larger towns in the UK