Southend-on-Sea's Kursaal amusement park opened in 1894 as the Marine Park and Gardens. From 1919 until 1934 it was also home to Southend United Football Club. Following the closure of the amusement park in 1973 the vast majority of the site was redeveloped for housing.
Historic England Archive EPW024877.
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