Westcliff-on-sea
Westcliff-on-Sea is a residential area of Southend-on-Sea, a seaside resort and also unitary authority in Essex in south-east England. It is on the north coast of the lower Thames Estuary, concerning 34 miles (55 km) eastern of London. The primary shopping location in Westcliff-on-Sea is Hamlet Court Road, where the department store Havens, established in 1901, stayed the anchor store till its closure in 2017. Hamlet Court Road took its name from a manor house called the Hamlet Court, which stood on land currently occupied by Pavarotti's restaurant as well as adjacent stores, facing in the direction of the sea with sweeping yards to the railway. The road later on turned into a strong independent retail location and also quickly became famous outside the location as the Bond Street of Essex. There were several haberdashers and also professional stores, and also it was not too unusual to see chauffeurs waiting for their companies to arise from the stores.
