Aerial view of Southend seafront: Leigh cockle sheds and Rectory Grove
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Aerial view of Southend seafront: Leigh cockle sheds and Rectory Grove
Image: © Edward Clack Taken: 26 May 1988
The buildings along the seafront comprise Old Leigh. Many of these on the seaward side are part of the famous Leigh Cockle-gathering industry. The road running left-to right is Rectory Grove. The road running from Rectory Grove, just below left of centre, is the beginning of Leigh Broadway. The green at the top right is the eastern tip of Two-Tree Island Image The previous (eastern) photo in this sequence is Image This is the last photo in this sequence.
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