Taken near the beginning of last century, from Church Road.
The only building in Coast Road is the pair of weatherboard cottages opposite St Peter's Well. (Still there although much improved.)
The Pullen Family lived there, and worked on the Market Garden owned by the people living in Yew Tree ...
Tug believed to be the ARGUS T owned by TSA Tug Ltd of Leigh on Sea. The ships in the background are the ZAK and the ATTICA. It is believed the ship in the picture is the ESSEX FERRY (3,242 tons gross, built 1957) which left 28Apr1983.
CAPE AVANTI DUE 13,540 g.t. built 1968.
ex: Cape Avanti-79, Sugar Producer-79.
Renamed: Delta Port Said-86.
Scrapped 1987.
Seen laid up in the River Blackwater on 3/10/82.
MICHALAKIS aground on the mudflats opposite Empress Avenue at West Mersea. She had broken adrift on 14th February 1958 and was refloated by tugs on 16th February.
SAN ELISEO in drydock in Barbados after being torpedoed. She arrived in the River Blackwater to be laid up 26 October 1960.
Photo from Tanker Fleet, published by Anglo Saxon Petroleum Company in 1948.
Looking towards the Tollesbury shore. Ships laid up in the River Blackwater in the icy winter of 1963. The boats from Mersea were unable to get out to the ships and the watchmen had to be supplied by helicopter. The nearest ship is thought to be the SAN VERONICO as she is the only one of the former ...
Tanker SUHAIL laid up in the River Blackwater. She was in the river 28 June 1960 to 17 December 1963 with a visit to London for dry docking 4-9 November 1962.
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...
[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....
[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...
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...
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...
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...
Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 1.
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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.
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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...
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...
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.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Marriage records - Abberton Parish Church. Summary of Names
Abstract
Marriage records, held in Essex Record Office for older records or locally for more recent records. Transcribed from microfiche, from Essex Record Office image, or from local register. The following is a summary of the names. Click on the name to see more details, or ...
