Air show spectators by the boating lake at Clacton

Air show spectators by the boating lake at Clacton Spectators sitting on the edge of the boating pond watching the planes in the free annual air show over the sea front at Clacton. Shooting data Shutter speed:1/250 Aperture:f/9 Exposure settings […]

Parachutists on Clacton beach

Parachutists on Clacton beach Member of a parachute display team, having landed on the sands of Clacton beach during the free annual air show. Shooting data Shutter speed:1/800 Aperture:f/5.9 Exposure settings ISO:ISO 100 Exposure compensation:0 EV Metering mode:Pattern Exposure program:Not […]

BBC Essex outside broadcast on Clacton beach

BBC Essex outside broadcast on Clacton beach BBC Essex crew broadcasting live coverage of the annual air show in August 2012. The air show is free to attend and draws huge crowds to the town, making public transport the most […]

Clacton beach (towards Jaywick)

Clacton beach (towards Jaywick) Clacton is a holiday resort on the east coast, close to Frinton and Walton. It has a pier with amusements and rides, and good beaches. It was previously the site of a Butlins holiday camp, but […]

Clacton United Reformed Church

Clacton United Reformed Church The land on which the church is built was bought for £375 in 1885, and the Early English Gothic style church itself designed by local architect Thomas Baker. The foundation stones were laid in 1886 and […]

Church of Our Lady of Light and St Osyth

Church of Our Lady of Light and St Osyth Neo-norman style church, on which work began in April 1902, with a budget of £10,000. It opened the following year in two stages: the first part in May and the rest […]

Detail of entrance to Church of Our Lady of Light and St Osyth

Detail of entrance to Church of Our Lady of Light and St Osyth Neo-norman style church, on which work began in April 1902, with a budget of £10,000. It opened the following year in two stages: the first part in […]

Church of Our Lady of Light and St Osyth

Church of Our Lady of Light and St Osyth Neo-norman style church, on which work began in April 1902, with a budget of £10,000. It opened the following year in two stages: the first part in May and the rest […]

Beach cafe on Clacton sea front

Beach cafe on Clacton sea front Clacton is a holiday resort on the east coast, close to Frinton and Walton. It has a pier with amusements and rides, and good beaches. It was previously the site of a Butlins holiday […]

Supports beneath Clacton Pier

Supports beneath Clacton Pier Clacton Pier opened on 27 July 1871. It was originally 150m long (extended to 360m in 1893) and 3.7m wide, and constructed of wood on concrete piles. It was formerly a docking point for steamers bringing […]