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Arts, crafts and such in Southend, Essex*

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  • YORK ROAD INDOOR MARKET, SOUTHEND FINISHING TOUCHES is a lovely new shop inside York Road Market, Accessories for you and your home. HELES GEMS N GIFTS - jewellery and gift shop - very unique - oil burners, body jewellery, watches, incense, oils, candles, handmade cards. ARORA GALLERY - Beautiful gallery, art for sale as well as commissions. FRAME IT - frame your art here - very reasonable prices, good quality.
  • 'AmDram' is big in Southend. there are plenty of Saturday workshops for budding thespians. Being homless, pikey, a chav/terry or just a nob seems most popular..
  • Strand Gallery on Southchurch road. They're really helpful, have loads of art and craft stuff and give STUDENT DISCOUNT!!! Much cheaper than the one in town.
  • one opposite hmv
  • That bleedin place down southchurch road (oh yeah)
  • errr boring...witchcraft???
  • in southend library theres always artists work scattered about, specially near the entrance. u can pay to put your own work there too.
  • Never really been an art lover myself and as for craft shops, reminds me too much of st Mary's church fetes!
  • Theres a mental shop for arty stuff in West Road, Southend, and they do unsigned band promos too!
  • Leigh Broadway is full of 'Wooden Cat' shops and doubtful charities.
  • Laurie Matthews
  • africa, queens road
  • Lawrence Matthews, good to stock up before art exams
  • that matthews art shop is a good craft shop
  • Beecroft art gallery is near the seafront somewhere?
  • It has to be my mum's shop, Character Ceramics, Westborough Road ;-)
  • There were some really decent Graffiti hall of fames over on Southchurch road but that is being knocked down, but look around and you will see some cool pieces by residents graffiti artists Kabs, Veks, Nato etc.
  • a little art shop in berrys arcade thats about it......
  • Oh Yeah! (that is the name) located on Southchurch Road near Paul's Discount Store and Apache Rising in Alexandra Street. Both owned by the same people they sell a selection of hippy and new wave fashions as well as ethnic ornaments and candles. Great if you are stuck for a gift.
  • Beacroft Art Gallery, Westcliff - impressive displays of local and regional artists paintings and sculptures.
  • I will let you in on a little secret. If you're into collecting old out of production model car kits or hard to get American kits, this is the place for you. CARKITS INTERNATIONAL they have the best mail order catalog I've seen in years. yUou can ring Bob @(702)615397 if you're in the area call and make an appointment to stop by and see all the old stock model kits.

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