Southend seafront, from the east end of the Golden Mile (which is actually twice that length, wouldn't you know?), heading toward Thorpe Bay, Shoebury, y'know, the nice part of town. I think that's the dome of the famous Kursaal (in which I have never actually been - what's in there, anyway?) directly above the sea wall. To the left of the photo there is the first few hundred feet of Southend Pier, and to the right of the photo is a big bin. The beach here consists entirely of imported shingle. For the nice sandy beach you have go several miles further around into Shoeburyness.