Clacton in the 1950s by Ron Hastings
Ron Hastings referred to these as "The Seaside," which is what the locals would call it.
Linn Barringer says: There is no doubt whatsoever that these are of Clacton, Essex.
Remember the "Steel Stella" - the roller-coaster on the
pier? I thought it was called "Wild Mouse" but just found a reference to Steel Stella being on Clacton Pier from 1937 to 1973
(13/8/2009 Source: http://www.joylandbooks.com/scenicrailway/scenicrailway.txt)
And you can compare the top photo by Ron Hastings with this commercial postcard that has a very similar view.
I have used several more of Ron's other pictures on my Woodbridge Web Site.