store in Hamlet Court Road, Marteg House in Annerley Road, Westcliff Library in London Road and the Palace Theatre. The official list entries for these are available from Historic England on the National Heritage List for England. Economy The main shopping area in Westcliff-on-Sea is Hamlet Court Road, where the department store Havens, established in 1901, remained the anchor store until its closure in 2017. Hamlet Court Road took its name from a manor house called the Hamlet Court, which stood on land now occupied by Pavarotti's restaurant and adjoining shops, facing towards the sea with sweeping gardens down to the rail line. The road later developed into a strong independent retail area and quickly became famous outside the area as the Bond Street of Essex. There were many haberdashers and specialist shops, and it was not too unusual to see chauffeurs waiting for their employers to emerge from the shops. The economic recessions of the 1980s and 1990s saw the area decline. The road underwent a £1 million regeneration in the early 2000s and a further regeneration in 2010. Leisure The two main theatres in Westcliff are the Cliffs Pavilion, which overlooks the seafront, and the Palace Theatre. Westcliff-on-Sea is also home to the Thames Estuary Yacht Club and the Westcliff Casino. Notable people Sir Edwin Arnold (1832–1904), poet and journalist, lived at Hamlet Court from 1878. Trevor Bailey (1923–2011), test cricketer and cricket writer and broadcaster, was born there. John Barber (1919–2004), former Finance Director of Ford of Europe and managing director of British Leyland. Dorothea Bate, Welsh palaeontologist and pioneer of archaeozoology, died in Westcliff-on-Sea in 1951 E. Power Biggs (1906–1977), concert organist was born there. Robert Williams Buchanan (1841–1901), poet, novelist and playwright, lived at Hamlet Court from 1884. Dick Clement (1937–) comedy writer and director, was born there. Geoffrey Crawley photographic expert and journalist. He was the editor in chief of British Journal of Photography for two decades and was noted for exposing the photographs of the Cottingley Fairies taken in the early 20th century as a hoax. Josh Cullen (1996–), professional footballer who currently plays for Burnley and the Republic of Ireland national team. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen (1828–1894), curator and Director of the South Kensington Museum in London lived at Hamlet Court. Jean Floud (1915–2013), sociologist and academic, was born there. Edward Greenfield (3 July 1928 – 1 July 2015) chief music writer in