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DidYouKnow the Kursaal closed in the 1970s and much of the land was developed as housing. Essex FactOfTheDay Southend

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DidYouKnow in 1908, a ship hit Southend Pier due to a severe storm, it sliced straight through causing major damage. Essex FactOfTheDay

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DidYouKnow electric trams were introduced in to the High Street in 1902 where they remained until WW2. Essex FactOfTheDay Southend

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DidYouKnow in 1959, the Southend pier was yet again struck by fire and approximately 300 people had to be rescued. Essex FactOfTheDay

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DidYouKnow Southend United football club was established in 1906. Essex FactOfTheDay Southend

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DidYouKnow Adventure Island started out in 1918 a sea side garden that in the 1920s installed a few children's rides. Essex Southend

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DidYouKnow in 1984, the iconic Grand Pier Hotel was demolished to make way for the Royals Shopping Centre. Essex FactOfTheDay Southend

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DidYouKnow Southend pier was constructed in 1830 & extended in 1846. Essex FactOfTheDay Southend

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DidYouKnow in 1910, Southend received 1 of the first Employment Exchanges in the UK. The birth of the Southend Job Centre. Essex Southend

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#DidYouKnow in 1986 a tanker, the MV Kingsabbey, crashed into the pier creating a 70 foot gap. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

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#DidYouKnow the pier was first opened in 1889 and was used as a base by steamships on routes to France and Holland. #Essex #FactOfTheDay

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#DidYouKnow In 1995 another fire at the pier, this time at the land-end, destroyed the bowling alley. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

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#DidYouKnow Southend is the largest town in Essex. #Essex #FactOfTheDay

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#DidYouKnow during the First World War the Palace Hotel was converted into Queen Mary's Royal Naval Hospital. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

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#DidYouKnow Southend-on-Sea covers an area of 41.76 km squared. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

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#DidYouKnow in 1845 The British Army descended onto Shoeburyness where Napoleon III the Prince Imperial was stationed. #Southend

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#DidYouKnow in 2003 archaeologists discovered the burial site of a Saxon king in Southend. #Essex #FactOfTheDay

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#DidYouKnow the Pier was taken over by the Navy during World War Two to act as a departure point for convoys. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

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#DidYouKnow Southend-on-Sea is officially the warmest and driest place in the UK. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

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#DidYouKnow the statue of Queen Victoria was presented to the town to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee in 1897. #FactOfTheDay #Southend