Southend 1962

Filmed in 1962 on an 8mm cine camera. Sea front and Kursaal.

[@Mazalinda]

Oh the excitement of a day at Southend! No health and safety, no one being offended or offensive. Relaxed and happy, everyone speaking English and never guessing that in 60 years we would be strangers in our own land.

[@brianperry]

l lived just outside Southend from 1946 to 78 and actually a house over looking Southchurch park from that time until 2001 when l moved to España. During that time it was where l lived. Now after over twenty years l look back with nostalgia to a time long since past. In fact myself and a friend were filmed during the Mod, Rocker period in 1964 walking just past the Las Vegas amusement arcade.... we appeared on the 9 o'clock news. l never saw until over fifty years later on a KZbin program about that period of unrest between rival factions...

[@johnpage4581]

A day trip toSouthend as a kid in the 50s was magical,great memories,thanks for this.

[@purplesunflower8242]

Everyone slim and smart! Blackpool the same back n the day! What's happened to us?

[@robgregory8067]

We'll never get days like this again,,proper family values,, NO mobile phones in sight wiv arrogant people using them.

[@MrChrissy1r]

My earliest memory of Southend is burned into my soul. My delightful parents took me to Southend as a kid around 6 at the time, whereupon they swiftly and conveniently "lost" me! They knew of course any "lost" child found would be taken to the punch and judy enclosure , this was a fenced off area with Punch and Judy running all day, well best part of it, and in those days there were "attendants" no idea who they were but they were adults who would literally control the gate, and no child could get out unless accompanied by a "parent or guardian"! Hence as I was a fair skinned little child with blond hair and just shorts on, I got burned to the point of collapse under the searing heat of the summer sun. My parents "found me" there in the early evening distraught burned, hungry and dehydrated, then I got a spanking for "worrying them" by "wandering off and getting lost! They claimed to have been looking for me all day. Apparently I found out from my elder sister it was a genuine attempt to lose me "permanently" (our father told my sister the truth he was a timid man and definately under the thumb of the matriarch), but it was thwarted by a lady who my "mother"casually asked if she had seen a little blond boy looking lost at one of the arcades, for some reason that lady was suspicious when my mother said how long I'd been "missing" and she told one of the local policemen this officer walked my parents part way to the Punch and Judy place. Of course my "mother feigning tears and distress. I always knew I was NOT a favourite child, but had no idea they literally wished me gone, without it being any fault of theirs, or concern for my welfare! Ironically though I was born and raised not half a mile away from the biggest and I believe the main Dr Barnardo's home at the time in Barkingside.

[@christinecrockford1654]

Loved the flower hats

[@bridgetpatton9592]

Really miss the fantastic illuminations

[@beagle5]

The Kursaal, wooden scenic railway, being wood it really leaned over and scared me 😉😉 Great to see it as it was .

[@kevlandy]

Sadly no footage of the Kursaal Flyer...🤔

[@Ricksta66]

Hello Roy, I'd like to apologise to you for uploading some of your video content. I love Southend-on-Sea so much and grew up there as a kid, spent many fun times in the Kursaal with my mum and dad. I wasn't thinking properly, I hope u can forgive me. By the way I love your video left a like 👍 and thanks too. Regards Ricky 😊

[@SorchaBannon]

Hello Roy, Reaching out on behalf of the Good Morning Britain team. Does this footage belong to you ? If so would they be able to get clearance to use it on the show tomorrow. Hope you can help.

[@tomswindells962]

Hello. Lovely video! I am producing a short video tribute to a lady who grew up in Southend who past away. Would you allow me to use some of this video in the tribute? I would of course credit you for it's use

[@ogstopper]

Ha! Love the transvestites from

[@cosmicmaniac1886]

Shame this was spoilt by two letters, R S, incrusted on the screen. Why do that to fascinating old footage?