Otherwise known as Les & Gary's, this is a second hand furniture shop that sells everything, including, bizarrely enough, mannequins and the wooden Indians you used to see outside of tobacco shops in 50s America! They also have a good selection of kitschy items such as Guinness, Pepsi and Mickey Mouse mirrors.
When we first moved to Southend we furnished our house with a lot of Les & Gary's goods - 2 sofas for £175, a gas cooker for £100 and a welsh dresser for £80.
Some of the goods are ropey, but the shop is huge so they have a lot of stock to look through. Keep looking and you'll find yourself a bargain that's in very good or at least reasonable shape depending on your budget.
You'll find the sofas and more modern units downstairs (including some questionable black ash coffee tables, etc) but upstairs they have some beautiful antiques, including fireplace surrounds.
They are always very quick to deliver, sometimes the same day if you get there early enough and they're going to be in the area later on.
A little tip, don't ever pay the asking price. They're very happy to haggle. read more