Various regions have changed dramatically over the years – so we have delved into the archive to look at how different Canvey is now compared to 50 years ago.
These eye-catching photographs were taken from the south Essex skies and show some areas we still know incredibly well today.
The Charfleets Industrial Estate can be seen in various images captured over the decades, up until the 1990s, while other photos show the Canvey coastline.
The Thorney Bay caravan site remains on the island, but there are also some buildings and homes which are no longer found today.
Bird's eye view - what Charfleets Industrial and Housing Estate looked like from above in 1992
After more than 50 years on Canvey, Furtherwick Park School closed its doors for the final time in 2011.
Here are just some aerial shots through the decades.
Homes aplenty - this aerial photograph shows the Convent and RC School, along with the Paddocks in the distance
From the skies - Haven Road and St Katherine's Church can be seen, while Charfleets Industrial Estate is located to the left of the picture
Rolling back the years - this photograph shows the Paddocks, the Knightswick Centre and Furtherwick Park School
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Living beside the seaside - just a stone's throw from the coastline on Link Road and the Silver Jubilee
Jam-packed - the Thorney Bay caravan site can be seen in the distance, while Thames Crescent and St Nicholas Church are also visible
Yesteryear - the Paddocks and Driveway area
Along the coastline - looking towards Southend, in the distance, from above Thorney Bay in 1979
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