Essex is home to many luxurious seaside towns one such destination was Jaywick, and some including myself would argue that it still is. Located on the North Sea Coast it was a popular resort for commuters from London to bask in the sun and walk barefoot along its white sandy beaches. Initially holiday homes and beach huts were constructed to cater for the growing popularity of Jaywick as a holiday hot spot, unfortunately as Londoner's loved Jaywick so much they decided to begin living within their holiday homes full time. As you can see from the image on the left these building were not designed for all year round occupancy, let alone occupants from London.
Between the years of 1936 to 1939 one of Britain's finest 18 inch (460 mm) gauge miniature railway's operated in Jaywick. I
t was one of the grandest attractions throughout this precious land and soon tourism was booming placing Jaywick as the sixth most popular holiday destination of the French. Unfortunately the inhabitants of Jaywick who had been living a prosperous life could not have foreseen the terrible events about to unfold.
In 1953 as the Dutch were testing nuclear weapons within the north sea unaware of the booming seaside resort of Jaywick, a cosmic storm surge created by the monumental explosion of the nuclear device headed straight for the coastal sanctuary. The media reported that between
35 to 350,000 people died as a result of the cosmic storm surge. The death toll has been hotly debated among historians, and to this very day there is no definitive answer as to the extent of the devastation.
From the years 1953 to 2006 Jaywick struggled to come to terms with the loss of its miniature railway and never truly recovered despite attempts to create poorly constructed artistic interpretations of empty buildings. This is until word famous actor James McAvoy and his Hollywood cronies arrived to film the blockbuster 'Starter for 10' where a man named Brian finds himself caught between his new life, amongst the posh university set, and his old, with his working class family and friends in the seaside town of Jaywick. For 43 seconds exactly Jaywick was once again cast into the limelight of Hollywood and after the huge intakes of the film, a whopping $1,736,394, things were starting to look up again for the residents of Jaywick. Unfortunately soon after basking in the fame the film brought, statistics published revealed the actual costs of the production was $8,287,000.
James McAvoy held Jaywick personally responsible for the films failure at the box office, and after two liters of buckfast partook in a three day rampage of destruction around the seaside resort. Smashing windows, starting fires and knocking over caravans by the dozen Jaywick was almost unrecognizable. Essex police eventually apprehended McAvoy using a tranquilizer gun borrowed from Colchester zoo. The case was eventually thrown out of court as no one in Jaywick was legally able to provide testimony as most residents had sunken into hard liquor abuse or had received death threats.
From 2006 to the present day Jaywick is now the third most deprived area in Britain. Please find it in your hearts to give any donation to help these people cope with their tragic situation.
Between the years of 1936 to 1939 one of Britain's finest 18 inch (460 mm) gauge miniature railway's operated in Jaywick. I
t was one of the grandest attractions throughout this precious land and soon tourism was booming placing Jaywick as the sixth most popular holiday destination of the French. Unfortunately the inhabitants of Jaywick who had been living a prosperous life could not have foreseen the terrible events about to unfold.In 1953 as the Dutch were testing nuclear weapons within the north sea unaware of the booming seaside resort of Jaywick, a cosmic storm surge created by the monumental explosion of the nuclear device headed straight for the coastal sanctuary. The media reported that between
35 to 350,000 people died as a result of the cosmic storm surge. The death toll has been hotly debated among historians, and to this very day there is no definitive answer as to the extent of the devastation.From the years 1953 to 2006 Jaywick struggled to come to terms with the loss of its miniature railway and never truly recovered despite attempts to create poorly constructed artistic interpretations of empty buildings. This is until word famous actor James McAvoy and his Hollywood cronies arrived to film the blockbuster 'Starter for 10' where a man named Brian finds himself caught between his new life, amongst the posh university set, and his old, with his working class family and friends in the seaside town of Jaywick. For 43 seconds exactly Jaywick was once again cast into the limelight of Hollywood and after the huge intakes of the film, a whopping $1,736,394, things were starting to look up again for the residents of Jaywick. Unfortunately soon after basking in the fame the film brought, statistics published revealed the actual costs of the production was $8,287,000.
James McAvoy held Jaywick personally responsible for the films failure at the box office, and after two liters of buckfast partook in a three day rampage of destruction around the seaside resort. Smashing windows, starting fires and knocking over caravans by the dozen Jaywick was almost unrecognizable. Essex police eventually apprehended McAvoy using a tranquilizer gun borrowed from Colchester zoo. The case was eventually thrown out of court as no one in Jaywick was legally able to provide testimony as most residents had sunken into hard liquor abuse or had received death threats.From 2006 to the present day Jaywick is now the third most deprived area in Britain. Please find it in your hearts to give any donation to help these people cope with their tragic situation.
I thought some of Notting Hill was filmed there too and that did alright. Come on James and take it on the chin that your acting's shite.
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