A Ferris wheel is to be built on the seafront at Southend, in Southern England.

The wheel will be similar to the London Eye

The attraction will be similar to the London Eye (pictured) with a viewing platform built on land owned by the theme park Adventure Island and will be named, appropriately, ‘The Southend Eye’.

The local council is seeking funding from central government for the project and Stockvale, the owners of Adventure Island, will provide part of the funding.