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Connaught Gardens East, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO15 6HY

Picture shows the northern section of Connaught Gardens, which lie between the two streets Connaught Gardens West and Connaught Gardens East. The photograph was taken from the entrance to the southern gardens opposite, looking across the street Albert Gardens, which bisects. Connaught Gardens are the last in a series of ornamental gardens running east to west between streets along this section of Clacton's seafront, the others being Lancaster Gardens and Albany Gardens.

Picture shows the southern section of Connaught Gardens, which lie between the two streets Connaught Gardens West and Connaught Gardens East. The photograph was taken from the entrance on Albert Gardens (a street bisecting the northern and southern sections of the gardens). The picture looks south in the direction of the sea (not visible). Connaught Gardens are the last in a series of ornamental gardens running east to west between streets along this section of Clacton's seafront, the others being Lancaster Gardens and Albany Gardens.

Picture shows the northern section of Albany Gardens, which lie between the two streets Albany Gardens West and Albany Gardens East. The photograph was taken from the entrance on Albert Gardens (a street bisecting the northern and southern gardens). Albany Gardens are the second in a series of ornamental gardens running east to west between streets along this section of Clacton's seafront, the others being Lancaster Gardens and Connaught Gardens.

Picture shows the southern section of Albany Gardens, which lie between the two streets Albany Gardens West and Albany Gardens East. The photograph was taken from the entrance on Albert Gardens (a street bisecting the northern and southern sections of the gardens). The picture looks south in the direction of the sea. Albany Gardens are the second in a series of ornamental gardens running east to west between streets along this section of Clacton's seafront, the others being Lancaster Gardens and Connaught Gardens.

Picture shows the southern section of Connaught Gardens, which lie between the two streets Connaught Gardens West and Connaught Gardens East. The street Connaught Gardens West is to the left. The photograph was taken from the opposite side of Marine Parade West which runs adjacent to these streets. Connaught Gardens are the last in a series of ornamental gardens running east to west between streets along this section of Clacton's seafront, the others being Lancaster Gardens and Albany Gardens.

Picture shows the southern section of Albany Gardens, which lie between the two streets Albany Gardens West and Albany Gardens East. The street Albany Gardens West is to the left. The photograph was taken from the opposite side of Marine Parade West which runs adjacent to these streets. Albany Gardens are the second in a series of ornamental gardens running east to west between streets along this section of Clacton's seafront, the others being Lancaster Gardens and Connaught Gardens.

Picture shows the southern section of Albany Gardens, which lie between the two streets Albany Gardens West and Albany Gardens East. Albany Gardens are the second in a series of ornamental gardens running east to west between streets along this section of Clacton's seafront, the others being Lancaster Gardens and Connaught Gardens.

Clacton has a great number of seafront shelters, all of which are of different designs. This one is near Connaught Gardens.

The photograph shows the memorial at the entrance to Albany Gardens, Clacton, to Flight Officer Raymond Earl King of the 436th Fighter Squadron, 479th Fighter Group, US 8th Air Force. He was killed at the age of 22 on 13th Jan 1945 when his aircraft crashed into the sea nearby. Flight Officer King was returning to his base in Wattisham, Suffolk, accompanying a stricken comrade after a combat mission, when his aircraft developed engine trouble. He was brought ashore unconscious but died shortly afterwards. Flight Officer King came from North Braddock, Pennsylvania, and was the son of Harry King, a policeman at a steel works, and his wife Margaret. His aeroplane was recovered in 1987 and is displayed at the museum of the East Essex Aviation Society. The memorial was unveiled by his cousin, Mr Alvin J Stuart of Wildwood, Florida, on the fiftieth anniversary of Flight Officer King's death. [Sources for information: memorial inscriptions; Clacton Gazette, 14th Jan 2000; website of American Air Museum in Britain www.americanairmuseum.com/person/178362 , which gives further details and includes a photograph of Raymond King].