Canvey Island: Western Esplanade
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Canvey Island: Western Esplanade
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 8 Mar 2011
The Western Esplanade first appeared as a road on an Ordnance Survey map of the island on the Edition of 1939, but the housing development on the left only came much later, after 1980 at least. This is the view looking towards the centre of the tourist area.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.511793
Longitude
0.591142