Westcliff-on-sea
Westcliff-on-Sea is a suburban area of Southend-on-Sea, a seaside resort as well as unitary authority in Essex in south-east England. It is on the north coast of the lower Thames Estuary, regarding 34 miles (55 km) eastern of London. The primary buying area in Westcliff-on-Sea is Hamlet Court Road, where the department store Havens, established in 1901, remained the anchor store till its closure in 2017. Hamlet Court Road took its name from a manor house called the Hamlet Court, which based on land now occupied by Pavarotti's restaurant and also adjoining shops, facing in the direction of the sea with sweeping gardens to the railway. The road later developed into a strong independent retail location and promptly arrived outside the area as the Bond Street of Essex. There were many haberdashers and professional shops, and it was not as well unusual to see drivers waiting on their employers to arise from the stores.