181. West Mersea beach - Searchlight Cafe. It contained one of two searchlights that were along the beach during WW2.
Trevor Cock behind the counter.
In ...
Date: c1954
Image ID RG19_147

182. View by Monkey Steps on Coast Road looking across cricket field to Buzzen and Cobmarsh. The back of the photograph says 'Mersea from the city.
Date: May 1934
Image ID RG19_205

183. The beach at the bottom of Seaview Avenue. Postcard by Hammond, mailed 4 August 1911.
Date: Before August 1911
Image ID RG25_229

184. Seaplane off Monkey Beach c. 1933. Since the engines appear to be Rolls Royce Kestrels rather than Napier Lions, the plane is almost certainly a Scapa. This was ...
Image ID RG27_157

185. West Mersea Boating Lake, Shears Meadow. Goings Lane and Kingsland Road in the background. The lady on the right is Muriel Smith. The boats are the 'new' boats ...
Date: c1939
Image ID RG27_241

186. Trippers. Ethel Green. Teddy Vince with boat on the beach.
Image ID RG27_347

187. Monkey Beach. Postcard 84653.
Date: Before June 1927
Image ID RG27_563

188. Beach Bungalows, West Mersea. Kingsland Beach and Lavender Cottage.
Image ID RMY_OPA_007

189. Shaped stones found off Coopers beach. 2 groups of 11 stones, more scattered. Crudely tapered on 4 sides
See ...
Image ID RMY_OPA_061

190. Stones found on shore by Coopers Beach. See ...
Image ID RMY_OPA_063

191. Buzz'n and the end of the beach
Image ID RMY_OPA_111

192. West Mersea Lifeboat exercise with RAF Wessex helicopter XT680 and lifeboat ALEXANDER DUCKHAM attending a 'fire' on SCEPTRE.
Date: c1980
Image ID RNLI_TS2_437

193. Dutch coaster ashore on West Mersea sea front.
Thought to be MEDINA W build as VOLENTE 1963 Niersten Sander, LR number 5383184. Ex GRETA C-1983, ...
Date: After June 1983
Image ID RNLI_TS4_437

194. West Mersea Lifeboat exercise off Kingsland Beach. RAF Wessex XT680. This helicopter was sold to New Zealand in 2004 and in 2011 was said to be in store, ...
Date: 1980s
Image ID RNLI_TS5_531

195. Rosie's dad (left) and his 2 brothers (one Stan). [Rosie Bird née Johnson.]
Image ID RSB_005

196. West Mersea beach. L to R Maurice Johnson, Mrs Alice Johnson, Mrs Alice Lyall and son George, Harold Johnson, Bertha Johnson. George was born 1924.
Date: c1924
Image ID RSB_023

197. The wall below the monkey steps, West Mersea. The wall was tall in those days! The postcard was mailed Septemberr 1956 but the view looks much older than this.
Image ID RUD_MIS_029

198. CSSM Sunshine Corner on West Mersea Beach. It evolved into the Beach Club.
Peter Rudlin is 2nd from lower right in dark pullover.
Upper left ...
Date: 1966
Image ID RUD_MIS_151

199. Sunshine Corner on West Mersea Beach. It evolved into the Beach Club.
Conducting is Alan Barrow from London. On the left is Arthur Briars. Playing the ...
Date: c1966
Image ID RUD_MIS_153

200. West Mersea beach and Victoria Esplanade.
Part of a collection of aerial views of Mersea taken by Stacey Belbin. If you are interested in purchasing any of ...
Date: 27 April 2014
Image ID SBB_3272

201. Victoria Esplanade, West Mersea.
Part of a collection of aerial views of Mersea taken by Stacey Belbin. If you are interested in purchasing any of these ...
Date: 27 April 2014
Image ID SBB_3273

202. Victoria Esplanade centre left. Seaview Avenue just left of centre. Decoy Point and Waldegraves to the right.
Part of a collection of aerial views of ...
Date: 27 April 2014
Image ID SBB_3276

203. Western end of the beach at West Mersea, where it meets Buzz'n Creek. This has built up since WW2. Houseboat L'ESPERANCE is near top, just left of ...
Date: 27 April 2014
Image ID SBB_3735

204. Coast Road and the Monkey Steps.
Part of a collection of aerial views of Mersea taken by Stacey Belbin. If you are interested in purchasing any of these ...
Date: 27 April 2014
Image ID SBB_3745

205. The beach. New Orleans. West Mersea Hall.
Part of a collection of aerial views of Mersea taken by Stacey Belbin. If you are interested in purchasing any of ...
Date: 27 April 2014
Image ID SBB_3752

206. Beach Road and the Boathouse on the left. Grove Avenue.
Part of a collection of aerial views of Mersea taken by Stacey Belbin. If you are interested in ...
Date: 27 April 2014
Image ID SBB_3765

207. Shears Meadow flats on the left. Broomhills Road and Victoria Esplanade.
Part of a collection of aerial views of Mersea taken by Stacey Belbin. If you are ...
Date: 27 April 2014
Image ID SBB_3771

208. Victoria Esplanade. Two Sugars Cafe. Beach Huts.
Part of a collection of aerial views of Mersea taken by Stacey Belbin. If you are interested in purchasing ...
Date: 27 April 2014
Image ID SBB_3776

209. Pack ice in the Blackwater (with Andy Bisco aged 11) looking towards Bradwell from Monkey Steps beach. The hard winter of 1962-63.
Date: cJanuary 1963
Image ID SBS_002

210. West Mersea Urban District Council lifebuoy on beach.
Image ID SDH_AB1_018_001