Greater Anglia trains to Southend to be disrupted for up to 3 months www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/08/greater-anglia-t... #disruption #essex #GreaterAnglia #hockley #NetworkRail #prittlewell #rayleigh #rochford #shenfield
Excerpt from a map of Prittlewell, Essex. It shows the sea (well, the Thames estuary) at the bottom, with rising land, shown with hatchures above cliffs. Settlement is sparse, and scattered.
More of the tensions in a bit, but first: have you ever wondered why #Southend is called that?
In 1777 - from Chapman and Andre's map of Essex - it was 'Southend Common', part of the village of #Prittlewell.
The whole map (and many more), are on @chppc.bsky.social's www.layersoflondon.org. 🗃️
Review of the exhibition @SouthendMuseums of the #archaeology of the #Prittlewell #Saxon #King
Peter Brookes in today's Times. Missed a trick with the sword though, and looks like a kitchen cabinet on the right #Prittlewell
