Basildon Now and Then. 

Keep up the good work.

I remember going to my nans house in Pitsea about 55 years ago. We lived in Eastham and it was like going to the countryside. She had a small cottage in the middle of a huge garden back then

So much of my formative years has gone. Swimming pool, Woodlands school (original) and youth club, Roundacre, the Barge, the Bull , market ,and others changed beyond recognition. Still have the Owl and Pussycat and Castlemayne, for now. I’m not sure if these tower blocks are a good idea. Could regenerate the town if planned correctly but judging by other projects seems unlikely.

There is still The Castlemayne where Hedgehog still play.

Nice to see that at last the council is taking action to improve the city centre. Eastgate is virtually finished and Westgate is work in progress. Now, if the council can get rid of the unwanted migrants it might become a place worth living in.

Thrown up by the commission of new towns to house people from the London slums 70 years later has become a slum itself.

Tory budget cuts.