SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL
THE HERITAGE OF SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Taking the discussion back to a time with nothing digital in sight , Southendon-Sea ’ s heritage was formed from a small Saxon village called Prittlewell , which , in the 6th to 7th century , was the first settlement of the now-called Southend .
From the 13th to the 16th centuries , the village was a busy market town during a period where substantial building work was underway to develop the settlement . But , the most significant and fast-paced developments occurred in the 20th century , with construction of the Southend Museum building in 1905 , the movement of Queen Victoria ’ s 19th century statue to Clifftown Parade in 1962 , and the commemoration of the Churchill Gardens in 1965 — recognising the UK ’ s famous Prime Minister , Sir Winston Churchill .
The town had significant memorial influences from war efforts , which built the foundation of the current ' city by the sea ’.
128 December 2022