| History Courses at Mersea Museum
A History of Blackwater Estuary and The History of Mersea
A History of the Blackwater Estuary
A 10 week course on successive Mondays from 9th October 2023
at Mersea Museum 7pm to 9.30pm
by John Pullen-Appleby
This course offers an historical survey of the communities surrounding the river estuary. It will focus on the
communities around the river and especially the islands (both extant and those that have ceased to be islands)
that are a feature of the River Blackwater today. We shall take a trip around the river starting with Maldon
and then work our way round the estuary until we approach Maldon again.
Pictorial and map sources will be used wherever possible.
Each class will last
for 2.5 hours. Each week will comprise of a 1 hour tutor led session, 30
minutes break and examination of artefacts and then another hour session.
Audience members are encouraged to bring along things they think may assist.
A warm informal atmosphere will be maintained every week.
A written hand out of lecture notes will accompany each session.
Session 1 9th Oct 2023 Maldon
Session 2 16th Oct 2023 Heybridge and its surroundings
Session 3 23rd Oct 2023 Northey, Osea and areas nearby
Session 4 30th Oct 2023 Totham and Goldhanger
Session 5 6th Nov 2023 Tollesbury and the surrounding area
Session 6 13th Nov 2023 West Mersea an overview
Session 7 20th Nov 2023 East Mersea
Session 8 27th Nov 2023 Brighlingsea
Session 9 4th Dec 2023 The South shore session one - Bradwell
Session 10 11th Dec 2023 The South shore of the estuary: Session Two
£60 with £10 discount for concessions and Museum members.
To enrol and for information on how to pay, email
info@merseamuseum.org.uk
For more information contact John Pullen-Appleby 01206-382009 or email
j.pullenappleby@btinternet.com
The History of Mersea
From the Stone Age to the Space Age
A 10 week course on successive Mondays from 9th October 2023
at Mersea Museum 10am to 12.30pm
by John Pullen-Appleby
This is a re-run of the course on Monday evenings Autumn 2022, for the benefit of those that could not
come to an evening course, or could not get in because the course was full.
The History of Mersea is intended as a general survey of the history of the
island from the earliest of times to the present day. Each class will last
for 2.5 hours. Each week will comprise of a 1 hour tutor led session, 30
minutes break and examination of artefacts and then another hour session.
It hopes to throw light on the history of the island and will seek to
illustrate how the great events going on elsewhere impacted on the island
and the people that lived here.
Audience members are encouraged to bring along things they think may assist.
A warm informal atmosphere will be maintained every week.
A written hand out of lecture notes will accompany each session.
Session 1 9th Oct 2023 Mersea from the Earliest of times to the end of Roman rule
Session 2 16th Oct 2023 Early Medieval Mersea
Session 3 23rd Oct 2023 Mersea in High Middle Ages
Session 4 30th Oct 2023 Early Modern Mersea
Session 5 6th Nov 2023 Mersea in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries
Session 6 13th Nov 2023 Victorian Mersea
Session 7 20th Nov 2023 Mersea 1901-1918
Session 8 27th Nov 2023 Mersea 1919-1945
Session 9 4th Dec 2023 Mersea 1945-1970
Session 10 11th Dec 2023 Mersea 1970 to the Present day
£60 with £10 discount for concessions and Museum members.
To enrol and for information on how to pay, email
info@merseamuseum.org.uk
For more information contact John Pullen-Appleby 01206-382009 or email
j.pullenappleby@btinternet.com
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