{"id":13770,"date":"2016-05-20T22:30:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T15:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-leigh-on-sea-what-a-difference-15-years-makes\/"},"modified":"2016-05-20T22:31:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T15:31:10","slug":"lets-move-to-leigh-on-sea-what-a-difference-15-years-makes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-leigh-on-sea-what-a-difference-15-years-makes\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Leigh-on-Sea: \u2018What a difference 15 years makes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt was Let\u2019s move to\u2019s first visit, in 2001, and it was to be the Next Big Thing \u2013 or so I thoughtWhat\u2019s going for it? It\u2019s not quite time for my carriage clock. A cake with candles, perhaps. For you, dear reader, have been watching me tapping away at my computer on these pages since 2001. When I began Let\u2019s Move To\u2026 George Bush was in his first year as president, S Club 7 and Destiny\u2019s Child were riding high in the charts. Leigh-on-Sea, our first visit, was the Next Big Thing, or so I thought. What a difference 15 years makes. Leigh was almost the Next Big Thing. It has an artisan gelato house nowadays, and if someone had told us in 2001 that there would be a \u00a31.2m penthouse for sale on Broadway in 2016 I\u2019d have choked on my Starbucks (still exotic back then). Leigh has an authentic Ealing Comedy feel, all stripy awnings and butchers that look like Terry-Thomas. And, I noted in 2001, it might usefully serve as an escape from the Smoke, because \u201cLondon house prices are criminal\u201d. Some things never change.The case against One can tire of the racks of 1920s semis. The old town is sweet as a cockle, but marred by the train line. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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