Museum
Southend Central Museum and Planetarium
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Tips from locals
a hidden treasure gaze at the universe in Southends very own planetarium
Southend Museum was built in 1905-6 at a cost of £9,374 and originally housed Southend Library. The building was commissioned and paid for by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish-born American immigrant, who went from rags to riches in the steel manufacturing industry.
Location
Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea, England