Unsettling images show how the coronavirus lockdown has turned our town centres and seafronts into ghost towns.

Eerie pictures from Essex Police officers show desolate high streets, seafronts and public places.

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Quiet - Leigh 

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Deserted - Leigh Skate Park

Southend and Canvey seafronts would have usually been packed with visitors on sunny spring weekends, but sights witnessed by the officers show a stark difference.

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Reflections - Southend High Street

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Quiet - Old Leigh

It comes as the country follows the Government guidelines to stay home in an effort to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

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Closed - Eastgate Shopping Centre in Basildon

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Quiet - Southchurch Park

Shopping centres such as Basildon's Eastgate along with parks also stood empty, as the police patrolled the county.

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'Eerie' -  Southend beach

A spokesman for Southend Community Policing Team said: "It's eerily quiet around Southend for a Sunday afternoon.

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Quiet - Canvey seafront 

"That said, we’re impressed by the way our residents are committing themselves to working with the government guide lines. Thank you. We can beat this."

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Sunny day - Chalkwell Esplanade

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Shut up shop - Southend seafront