Southend on Sea – Frederick Griffin

Southend-on-Sea is a town in Essex, England. In the 19th century, Southend’s status as a seaside resort grew during Victorian times with the arrival of the railway.

Sadly, from the 1960s onwards, the town was declining as a holiday resort, however, British Railways commissioned the artist Frederick Griffon to create this fabulous birds-eye view of the town. The view takes in a large area including Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea, Thorpe Bay, Shoeburyness but the main focus is the impressive Victorian pier and Southend seafront. The pier was opened in 1877 and was a huge success. So much so that the pier was extended in 1897 followed by an upper deck in 1901. It is the longest pleasure pier in the world extending almost a mile and a half in to the Thames estuary.

Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.

The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a bargain of print and frame for a great price.