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Found 78 files - displaying 1 to 50 sorted by ID
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Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 1 |
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AA010020 |
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Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 1 |
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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... |
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30 June 1985 |
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Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 2 |
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AA010021 |
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Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 2 |
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[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.... |
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30 June 1985 |
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Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 3 |
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AA010023 |
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Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 3 |
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[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... |
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30 June 1985 |
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Ron Hall from Maldon talking about fish traps in the Blackwater. |
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AA010180 |
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Ron Hall from Maldon talking about fish traps in the Blackwater. |
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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... |
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16 June 2007 |
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Ron Hall talking to Don Rainbird about fish traps. |
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AA010181 |
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Ron Hall talking to Don Rainbird about fish traps. |
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This is a more informal talk which followed Part 1 which Ron recorded for the Audio Guides.
To listen to Part 1, click |
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16 June 2007 |
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Paul Jasper - Part 1 |
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AA010770 |
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Paul Jasper - Part 1 |
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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... |
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Recorded |
9 April 2009 |
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Paul Jasper - Part 2 |
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AA010772 |
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Paul Jasper - Part 2 |
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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... |
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9 April 2009 |
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Paul Jasper - Part 3 |
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AA010774 |
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Paul Jasper - Part 3 |
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The Dam Busters came over Mersea while practising on Abberton Reservoir |
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9 April 2009 |
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Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 1. |
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AA010910 |
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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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2 February 2010 |
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Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 2 |
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AA010920 |
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Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 2 |
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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... |
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2 February 2010 |
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Royal British Legion - Mersea Island |
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AA011040 |
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Royal British Legion - Mersea Island |
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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... |
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18 April 2011 |
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Oystering by Allan Bird for Museum Audio Guides |
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AA011058 |
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Oystering by Allan Bird for Museum Audio Guides |
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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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25 April 2011 |
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John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 1. |
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AA011541 |
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John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 1. |
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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... |
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Recorded |
July 2015 |
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John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 2 of 3. |
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AA011542 |
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John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 2 of 3. |
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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... |
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Recorded |
July 2015 |
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John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 3 of 3. |
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AA011543 |
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John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 3 of 3. |
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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... |
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July 2015 |
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Searching Mersea audio files |
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AA011600 |
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Searching Mersea audio files |
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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... |
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2018 |
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Am I a Mersea-ite ? Talk by Heather Haward |
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AA011640 |
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Am I a Mersea-ite ? Talk by Heather Haward |
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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... |
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1 March 2023 |
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Fish out of Place - A Sense of Place BBC Radio Essex |
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AA011670 |
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Fish out of Place - A Sense of Place BBC Radio Essex |
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Recorded by Anton Jarvis for the BBC Essex series A Sense of Place.
Broadcast BBC Essex 28 April 2002
A number of local people were interviewed, including John Jowers, Allan... |
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28 April 2002 |
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Fishing Community: Stoker. BBC Radio Essex series A Sense of Place |
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AA011671 |
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Fishing Community: Stoker. BBC Radio Essex series A Sense of Place |
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Fishing Community: Stoker. Douglas Stoker talking about collecting brass shell cases from around the
wreck of the MOLLIETTE just after WW2 - and the bungalow he was able to build... |
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April 2002 |
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Islands of Essex. Audio programme recorded for BBC Essex |
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AA011672 |
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Islands of Essex. Audio programme recorded for BBC Essex |
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Islands of Essex. Anton Jarvis talking about the variety of islands on the Essex coast.
Mersea Island, Ray Island, Packing Marsh Island, Cobmarsh Island, Deadman's Island, Pewit... |
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April 2002 |
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Essex Islands: Ray. Recorded for BBC Essex "Islands of Essex" |
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AA011673 |
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Essex Islands: Ray. Recorded for BBC Essex "Islands of Essex" |
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Essex Islands: Ray. Anton Jarvis talking to Keith Turner of the National Trust and David Nicholls of Essex
Wildlife Trust about Ray Island, just north of Mersea Island
Audio... |
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Island Community: Mersea Island schoolchildren, Essex - A Sense of Place BBC ... |
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AA011674 |
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Island Community: Mersea Island schoolchildren, Essex - A Sense of Place BBC Radio Essex |
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A number of local school children talking about living on Mersea, with the poetry they have written
about it.
Recorded by Anton Jarvis for the BBC Radio Essex series a Sense... |
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2002 |
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Amphora - Audio Guide 2019 |
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AG19_002 |
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Amphora - Audio Guide 2019 |
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Roman amphora dredged from the sea locally in the 1940s. |
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Martabani Jar - Audio Guide 2019 |
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AG19_003 |
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Martabani Jar - Audio Guide 2019 |
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Martabani Jar and Spanish Olive Oil Jar |
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Oysters - Audio Guides 2019 |
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AG19_028 |
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Title |
Oysters - Audio Guides 2019 |
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Oysters in local waters |
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2017 |
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Evacuees - Audio Guides 2019 |
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AG19_036 |
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Evacuees - Audio Guides 2019 |
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Evacuees arrive in the area |
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Helen Searle- Audio Guides 2019 |
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AG19_036_001 |
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Helen Searle- Audio Guides 2019 |
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Helen Searle - evacuees in West Mersea |
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Beach - Audio Guides 2023 |
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AG23_018 |
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Beach - Audio Guides 2023 |
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The Beach and the things found on it |
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Farming - Audio Guides 2023 |
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AG23_024 |
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Farming - Audio Guides 2023 |
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Farming on Mersea Island |
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The Boardwalk - Audio Guides 2024 |
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AG24_002 |
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The Boardwalk - Audio Guides 2024 |
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Bronze age Boardwalk found on Mersea shore |
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Finding the boardwalk - Audio Guides 2024 |
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AG24_002_001 |
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Finding the boardwalk - Audio Guides 2024 |
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Finding the Bronze Age board off East Mersea. Daniel French senior |
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Finding the skull - Audio Guides 2024 |
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AG24_002_002 |
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Finding the skull - Audio Guides 2024 |
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Finding the Iron Age skull - Daniel 'Bubby' French |
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Amphora - Audio Guides 2024 |
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AG24_003 |
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Amphora - Audio Guides 2024 |
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Roman amphora dredged from the sea locally in the 1940s. |
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