Audio Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 1 ID
AA010020 Title
Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 1 Abstract
Note that in the talk, Tom says he believes the double dedication to St. Peter and St. Paul if fairly recent - but since then a 1492 will has been found which gives this... Recorded
30 June 1985 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 2 ID
AA010021 Title
Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 2 Abstract
[07m] 16th Century iron-bound solid oak chest at the back of the church. It has 3 locks and 3 separate keys would be necessary - the vicar and two churchwardens needed to open it.... Recorded
30 June 1985 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 3 ID
AA010023 Title
Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 3 Abstract
[01m] Churchyard was closed about 1900 by an order in council because the churchyard was full and they then opened up Barfield Road and later Firs Road Cemeteries.
[12m] 1882... Recorded
30 June 1985 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Ron Hall from Maldon talking about fish traps in the Blackwater. ID
AA010180 Title
Ron Hall from Maldon talking about fish traps in the Blackwater. Abstract
The first part covers fish traps - what they are and when they were built. The second part gives a more personal view of his involvement and how it lead to proper surveys and... Recorded
16 June 2007 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Ron Hall talking to Don Rainbird about fish traps. ID
AA010181 Title
Ron Hall talking to Don Rainbird about fish traps. Abstract
This is a more informal talk which followed Part 1 which Ron recorded for the Audio Guides.
To listen to Part 1, click Recorded
16 June 2007 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Paul Jasper - Part 1 ID
AA010770 Title
Paul Jasper - Part 1 Abstract
Interview with Paul Jasper at his home 33 Cambridge Road, Colchester, on 9th April 2009. Also present were Brian Jay and Tony Millatt, both from West Mersea.
[04m]Paul describes... Recorded
9 April 2009 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Paul Jasper - Part 2 ID
AA010772 Title
Paul Jasper - Part 2 Abstract
Aircraft - Brian Jay mentions he pulled up a Typhoon from the river and Paul talks about the types of plane to be seen flying into Bradwell Bay. Paul and his friends used to get... Recorded
9 April 2009 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Paul Jasper - Part 3 ID
AA010774 Title
Paul Jasper - Part 3 Abstract
The Dam Busters came over Mersea while practising on Abberton Reservoir Recorded
9 April 2009 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 1. ID
AA010910 Title
Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 1. Abstract
Cecil Edward Mussett talking to Brian Jay and Tony Millatt. Also present was Cecil's wife Jane née Cudmore. Recorded at Jane and Cecil's home at Alpine Cottage, East Road.
... Recorded
2 February 2010 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 2 ID
AA010920 Title
Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 2 Abstract
Cecil Mussett continued.
When he finished with seed growing, Cecil started to work for Royal Mail delivering the post. After 5 years mostly working in Colchester, he worked on... Recorded
2 February 2010 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Royal British Legion - Mersea Island ID
AA011040 Title
Royal British Legion - Mersea Island Abstract
A short history of the British Legion on Mersea Island.
The inaugural meeting of the Mersea Island Branch of the Royal British Legion took place at 7.30pm on 28 July 1921 in the... Recorded
18 April 2011 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Oystering by Allan Bird for Museum Audio Guides ID
AA011058 Title
Oystering by Allan Bird for Museum Audio Guides Abstract
Allan talking about his 47 years in the oyster business in West Mersea, the boats, the people, Native Oysters, the disease bonamia.
Recorded for Audio Guides in Mersea Museum.
... Recorded
25 April 2011 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 1. ID
AA011541 Title
John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 1. Abstract
John is talking to his daughter Sophie.
School - John went to Miss Francis, then a Convent School in Colchester, but travelling into Colchester was dangerous in the early years... Recorded
July 2015 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 2 of 3. ID
AA011542 Title
John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 2 of 3. Abstract
John Barton is talking to his daughter Sophie. He was born 1931.
Impact of the War on Mersea. Friends killed by mine [ Ian Michelle ]. Food. Air raids.
John saw no foxes on... Recorded
July 2015 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 3 of 3. ID
AA011543 Title
John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 3 of 3. Abstract
Toys, games. Parents left children to themselves a lot. Cooking on a range in main room heated by coal or wood. Triplex unit with ovens at the side. No refrigerator - butter... Recorded
July 2015 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Searching Mersea audio files ID
AA011600 Title
Searching Mersea audio files Abstract
Audio recorded by Lawrence Northall of CITiZAN 2017-8 for Search Mersea project.
Files are available on searchingmersea.com and fed from SoundCloud
Some of these files are... Recorded
2018
Audio Am I a Mersea-ite ? Talk by Heather Haward ID
AA011640 Title
Am I a Mersea-ite ? Talk by Heather Haward Abstract
Talk by Heather Haward to Mersea Island Society at Mersea Museum. Also present and appearing occasionally are Heather's husband Richard, her sister Jennifer, Jennifer's daughter... Recorded
1 March 2023 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Amphora - Audio Guide 2019 ID
AG19_002 Title
Amphora - Audio Guide 2019 Abstract
Roman amphora dredged from the sea locally in the 1940s. Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Martabani Jar - Audio Guide 2019 ID
AG19_003 Title
Martabani Jar - Audio Guide 2019 Abstract
Martabani Jar and Spanish Olive Oil Jar Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Bones from Mersea Barrow - Audio Guide 2019 ID
AG19_004 Title
Bones from Mersea Barrow - Audio Guide 2019 Abstract
2,000 year old lead box, glass urn and bones from Mersea Barrow Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Child's Burial Tomb- Audio Guides 2019 ID
AG19_005 Title
Child's Burial Tomb- Audio Guides 2019 Abstract
Child's Burial Tomb found near Beach Road Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Skull - Quern - Tusk - Audio Guides 2019 ID
AG19_006 Title
Skull - Quern - Tusk - Audio Guides 2019 Abstract
Display case contents - Skull, boardwalk timbers, quern Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Finding skull - Audio Guides 2019 ID
AG19_006_001 Title
Finding skull - Audio Guides 2019 Abstract
Finding skull - Daniel French Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Oysters - Audio Guides 2019 ID
AG19_028 Title
Oysters - Audio Guides 2019 Abstract
Oysters in local waters Recorded
2017 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Oystering - Allan Bird - Audio Guides 2019 ID
AG19_028_001 Title
Oystering - Allan Bird - Audio Guides 2019 Abstract
50 years of oystering by a Mersea oysterman Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Evacuees - Audio Guides 2019 ID
AG19_036 Title
Evacuees - Audio Guides 2019 Abstract
Evacuees arrive in the area Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Helen Searle- Audio Guides 2019 ID
AG19_036_001 Title
Helen Searle- Audio Guides 2019 Abstract
Helen Searle - evacuees in West Mersea Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Romans - Audio Guides 2023 ID
AG23_008 Title
Romans - Audio Guides 2023 Abstract
The Romans on Mersea Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Fisherman's Cottage - Audio Guides 2023 ID
AG23_016 Title
Fisherman's Cottage - Audio Guides 2023 Abstract
Fisherman's Cottage in Mersea Museum Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Beach - Audio Guides 2023 ID
AG23_018 Title
Beach - Audio Guides 2023 Abstract
The Beach and the things found on it Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Fish Trunk - Audio Guides 2023 ID
AG23_019 Title
Fish Trunk - Audio Guides 2023 Abstract
Fish Trunk made by William Wyatt Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Farming - Audio Guides 2023 ID
AG23_024 Title
Farming - Audio Guides 2023 Abstract
Farming on Mersea Island Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Allan Bird - Oystering - Audio Guides 2023 ID
AG23_030_001 Title
Allan Bird - Oystering - Audio Guides 2023 Abstract
50 years of oystering by a Mersea oysterman Recorded
June 2011 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Farming through the ages - Audio Guides 2023 ID
AG23_039 Title
Farming through the ages - Audio Guides 2023 Abstract
Farming through the ages Recorded
April 2023 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Farms and Barns - Audio Guides 2023 ID
AG23_040 Title
Farms and Barns - Audio Guides 2023 Abstract
Farms and Barns Recorded
April 2023 Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Introduction - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_001 Title
Introduction - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Introduction to 2024 Exhibition Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio The Boardwalk - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_002 Title
The Boardwalk - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Bronze age Boardwalk found on Mersea shore Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Finding the boardwalk - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_002_001 Title
Finding the boardwalk - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Finding the Bronze Age board off East Mersea. Daniel French senior Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Finding the skull - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_002_002 Title
Finding the skull - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Finding the Iron Age skull - Daniel 'Bubby' French Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Amphora - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_003 Title
Amphora - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Roman amphora dredged from the sea locally in the 1940s. Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Martabani Jar - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_004 Title
Martabani Jar - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Martabani Jar and Spanish Olive Oil Jar Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Bones from Mersea Barrow - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_005 Title
Bones from Mersea Barrow - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
2,000 year old lead box, glass urn and bones from Mersea Barrow Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Child's Burial Tomb - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_006 Title
Child's Burial Tomb - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Child's Burial Tomb found near Beach Road Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Bronze Age - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_007 Title
Bronze Age - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Bronze Age Mersea Island Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Romans - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_008 Title
Romans - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
The Romans on Mersea Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Red Hills - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_009 Title
Red Hills - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Red Hills and Salt Making around the River Blackwater Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Fish Traps - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_010 Title
Fish Traps - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Fish Traps around the River Blackwater by Ron Hall Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Fish Traps - Ron's Discovery - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_010_001 Title
Fish Traps - Ron's Discovery - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
The discovery of Fish Traps around the River Blackwater Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Finding Fish Traps - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_010_003 Title
Finding Fish Traps - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Where to find a Fish Trap on Mersea Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
Audio Bison Bones - Audio Guides 2024 ID
AG24_011 Title
Bison Bones - Audio Guides 2024 Abstract
Bisons, Wild Boar and Mammoths along the Mersea shore Play this Audio This audio file is not supported on this Browser
