{"id":45064,"date":"2026-01-13T17:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45064"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:58:52","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-concerns-southends-kursaal-building-exposed-to-the-elements-and-falling-into-disrepair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45064","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Concerns Southend&#8217;s Kursaal building &#8216;exposed to the elements&#8217; and falling into disrepair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The_Kursaal_Southchurch_Avenue_Southend-on-Sea_NHLE_Code_1236532_May_2024_Hassocks_commons_wiki.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/The_Kursaal_Southchurch_Avenue_Southend-on-Sea_NHLE_Code_1236532_May_2024_Hassocks_commons_wiki.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41825\" style=\"width:614px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>image for illustration: image for illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:The_Kursaal,Southchurch_Avenue,_Southend-on-Sea(NHLE_Code_1236532)(May_2024)(2).jpg\">The Kursaal<\/a> by User:Hassocks5489, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local MP continues to raise concerns about the condition of one of Essex&#8217;s most famous buildings Southend\u2019s Kursaal, reports <em>Essex Live<\/em> <em>News.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><u><em>Essex Live<\/em><\/u> <em>News<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An MP has called on the owners of Southend&#8217;s iconic Kursaal building to carry out urgent repairs\u2026. Bayo Alaba, Labour MP for Southend East and Rochford, made the call over the smashed pane which is clearly visible on an upper floor of the Grade II-listed building\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to the latest damage, the MP said: \u2018I share disappointment at the damage to the window at the front of the Kursaal\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; A spokesperson for AEW said: \u2018We are aware of the broken window which unfortunately is the result of local vandals. We are arranging for it to be repaired.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexlive.news\/news\/essex-news\/concerns-southends-kursaal-building-exposed-10684832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more background see the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?s=Kursaal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IHBC NewsBlogs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration: image for illustration: The Kursaal by User:Hassocks5489, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The local MP continues to raise concerns about the condition of one of Essex&#8217;s most famous buildings Southend\u2019s Kursaal, reports Essex Live News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45064"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45065,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45064\/revisions\/45065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}