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190:. Due to the growth of the settlement and the arrival of the ecclesiastical parish of St John the Baptist, in 1842, Southend formed a local board. In 1877, the local board merged back with Prittlewell, with the new Southend district also including the settlements of Westcliff-on-Sea and Chalkwell. When
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towards the cost. However by 1900, these plans fell apart and the library and town hall were dropped from the plans as estimated costs had risen to £27,000. In 1919, land was purchased on the corner of
Victoria Avenue and Carnarvon Road to build a new further education college to host both the school
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was formed in 1889, Southend was within the administrative county of Essex. The town was officially incorporated by charter as a municipal borough in 1892, and the council, known as
Southend Corporation, changed the name of the town from Southend to Southend-on-Sea in 1893. Due to the rapid expansion
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The first municipal building in
Southend was built in Clarence Road and was completed in 1883. Further offices opened in Alexandra Street, but plans were developed to build a new school, library and town hall on land owned by the council at Victoria Circus. A design by
451:. The new district had the same boundaries as the county borough. Education, transport, social services, waste disposal and libraries went to Essex County Council with housing, environmental health and waste collection transferred to Southend-on-Sea District Council.
295:, which was not objected to by Essex County Council. The bill was passed and the town became a county borough in 1914, which saw the transfer of powers from Essex County Council to Southend Corporation, ending the county council's jurisdiction in the town.
240:. This had became a separate parish of St John the Baptist for ecclesiastical purposes in 1842. In 1877 the local government district was merged back with the parish of Prittlewell, which included the settlements of
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of art and the evening class institute, however the site was reassigned to be the home of a new town hall in 1934. Work however did not start on the site until 1960 on the new
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within the same boundaries. Two new authorities were created, with the powers split between Essex County
Council and Southend-on-Sea District Council. The town became a
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and the legal right to change the name of the local board and therefore the town. The local government district originally consisted of the South End of the parish of
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eliminated county boroughs. In their place a two-tier system of counties and districts was created. The proposed reform for Essex was for
Southend on Sea to become a
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was proposed covering north Kent and south Essex, which would have changed the status of
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was a local government district around the seaside resort of
1060:"The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973"
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Per Mare Per Ecclesiam (Through The Sea Through The Church)
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in 1875. The local board gained powers in 1875 to purchase
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The County Borough of Southend on Sea was replaced by the
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732:Southend on Sea and District Historical Notes
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378:Essex and Southend-on-Sea Joint Constabulary
412:Local Government Act and replacement bodies
735:. John H. Burrows & Sons. p. 143.
672:. H.M. Stationery Office. 1914. p. 8.
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477:Granted on 1 & 2 January 1915.
407:Preserved Southend Corporation bus
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176:County Borough of Southend-on-Sea
19:County Borough of Southend-on-Sea
441:Southend-on-Sea District Council
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133:Southend Corporation (1892–1974)
131:Southend Local Board (1866–1892)
927:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
1196:1866 establishments in England
897:"Southend-on-Sea Constabulary"
729:Burrows, John William (1909).
318:, consisting of the parish of
291:in 1913 to gain the status of
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519:area and thus independent of
709:"Southend Timeline: Schools"
352:(that opened in 1971) and a
157:Coat of arms granted in 1915
1084:. Civic Heraldry of England
1009:The Times. 19 January 1972.
316:Shoeburyness Urban District
270:Leigh-on-Sea Urban District
36:10,285 acres (41.6 km)
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1191:Southend-on-Sea (district)
1186:County boroughs of England
953:James F. Albrecht (2017).
817:Carmichael, Harry (1995).
790:Carmichael, Harry (1995).
763:Carmichael, Harry (1995).
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322:(1031 acres) was gained.
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959:. Taylor & Francis.
846:Southend in 50 Buildings
543:Southend Seaside Holiday
437:Southend-on-Sea District
980:Rayment, David (2019).
669:Local and Personal Acts
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300:Rochford Rural District
282:Rochford Rural District
230:urban sanitary district
106:Urban sanitary district
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