I’ve spent most of this week in Essex undertaking training to get a PCV class D license, which meant the car got a good run of about 150 miles give-or-take. On my way home on Tuesday I passed Mountnessing, home to a picturesque post mill that has stood here since 1807.
The next town south-west of Mountnessing along the A12 is Shenfield, where my car had it’s first (or earliest documented) MOT in 1970, with only 5002 miles on the clock. At this time the test only focused on brakes, lights, steering and tyres. Unfortunately I have been unable to locate the site of Shenfield Park Garage.
Returning to Essex the following day I stayed in Southend-on-Sea, and on Thursday morning I went down to the seafront, home to the longest pleasure pier in the world. Of course, the only real reason to go into Southend is to get a Southend donut, which is a local delicacy with a cult following of at least myself.
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