#DidYouKnow the statue of Queen Victoria was presented to the town to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee in 1897. #FactOfTheDay #Southend

#DidYouKnow Southend-on-Sea is officially the warmest and driest place in the UK. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

#DidYouKnow the Pier was taken over by the Navy during World War Two to act as a departure point for convoys. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

#DidYouKnow in 2003 archaeologists discovered the burial site of a Saxon king in Southend. #Essex #FactOfTheDay

#DidYouKnow in 1845 The British Army descended onto Shoeburyness where Napoleon III the Prince Imperial was stationed. #Southend

#DidYouKnow Southend-on-Sea covers an area of 41.76 km squared. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

#DidYouKnow during the First World War the Palace Hotel was converted into Queen Mary's Royal Naval Hospital. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

#DidYouKnow Southend is the largest town in Essex. #Essex #FactOfTheDay

#DidYouKnow In 1995 another fire at the pier, this time at the land-end, destroyed the bowling alley. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

#DidYouKnow the pier was first opened in 1889 and was used as a base by steamships on routes to France and Holland. #Essex #FactOfTheDay

#DidYouKnow in 1986 a tanker, the MV Kingsabbey, crashed into the pier creating a 70 foot gap. #Essex #FactOfTheDay #Southend

DidYouKnow in 1910, Southend received 1 of the first Employment Exchanges in the UK. The birth of the Southend Job Centre. Essex Southend

DidYouKnow Southend pier was constructed in 1830 & extended in 1846. Essex FactOfTheDay Southend

DidYouKnow in 1984, the iconic Grand Pier Hotel was demolished to make way for the Royals Shopping Centre. Essex FactOfTheDay Southend

DidYouKnow Adventure Island started out in 1918 a sea side garden that in the 1920s installed a few children's rides. Essex Southend

DidYouKnow Southend United football club was established in 1906. Essex FactOfTheDay Southend

DidYouKnow in 1959, the Southend pier was yet again struck by fire and approximately 300 people had to be rescued. Essex FactOfTheDay

DidYouKnow electric trams were introduced in to the High Street in 1902 where they remained until WW2. Essex FactOfTheDay Southend

DidYouKnow in 1908, a ship hit Southend Pier due to a severe storm, it sliced straight through causing major damage. Essex FactOfTheDay

DidYouKnow the Kursaal closed in the 1970s and much of the land was developed as housing. Essex FactOfTheDay Southend