Originally (1920s and '30s) a huddle of self-builds and kit-houses in a bleak field dangerously close to mean sea level, and in places still little more than a shanty town, Jaywick nevertheless has its admirers as 'folk-architecture'. Jaywick was originally (1920s and '30s) a huddle of self-builds and kit-houses in a bleak field dangerously close to mean sea level, and in places still little more than a shanty town, Jaywick nevertheless has its admirers as 'folk-architecture'. <unk> <unk> <unk>
Floods of 1953, when nearly 50 residents died.<unk> Floods of 1953, when nearly 50 residents died. In recent years it has begun to acquire facilities which the developed world widely considers as indispensable, such as metalled roads, and a sewage system. In recent years it has begun to acquire facilities which the developed world widely considers as indispensable, such as metalled roads, and a sewage system. Martello Tower<unk> is used as an art space.