1. Bluebird Motor Coach Garage at Tiptree.
L-R are VW6031, VW6085 and VW3507 with Felixstowe destination board. The garage still is still trading, but ...
Date: c1930
Image ID ABR_BMC_001

2. Bluebird Motor Coaches from Tiptree - a Guy half cab single deck. Victor Brown on the left.
Image ID ABR_BMC_003

3. Browns Bus Service coach, destination Colchester. VW2545.It is a Chevrolet 20 seater, first registered 4 April 1928 to Albert Victor Brown, Station Road, ...
Image ID ABR_BMC_005

4. West Mersea Mill - Fred G. Smith. A wonderful photograph of the old and the new. Stanley Mole on the left holding the horse and Herbert Marrow far right with ...
Date: c1930
Image ID ALS_C20_005

5. Frederick Herbert Smith and Herbert Marrow with Fred G. Smith delivery van. It is a Morris, registration BVW367. The door advertises Lyons Cakes. Phone Number ...
Date: c1935
Image ID ALS_C20_019

6. A school trip from West Mersea to London Zoo, July 1920. Primrose Bus. Headmaster Mr Green is standing on the stairs wearing a black trilby. Note the ...
Date: 19 July 1920
Image ID ALS_WHI_013

7. 1953 Fred Smith delivering bread!
Date: 1953
Image ID ATK_013

8. A.W. Berry.
In 1888 Arthur Berry was running a horse-drawn bus to Mersea island. He started the first motor bus service to the island in 1903.
Image ID AWB_003

9. Steam lorry built by A.W. Berry for Colchester Brewing Company. Registration F536. Built 1902-03 [ Modern Transport, 27 February 1937 ]
Date: c1903
Image ID AWB_FLT_001

10. Some of Berry's fleet. Bus F9245, lorry LN3317 (with A.W. Berry to its right ?), CD710, A6653 and F..453.
Image ID AWB_FLT_021

11. Berry Motor Omnibus Service bus HK908. Wells, 30 hp Dorman Engine, acquired November 1915.
Date: c1916
Image ID AWB_FLT_027

12. A.W. Berry. Charabanc HK7215. Dennis 40hp 29 seat charabanc, acquired March 1920.
Image ID AWB_FLT_033

13. A.W. Berry Works Outing.
Notes from Brenda Stacey: AWB far left, Stan far right, Herb driving. The man behind Herb is his father-in-law, Edward May. He ...
Date: cJuly 1922
Image ID AWB_FLT_041

14. Berry's Motor Omnibus Service. Colchester & District. Colchester 102.
Double decker LC7804.
Image ID AWB_FLT_045

15. A new AEC bus. No registration plates. Photograph is in Berry Family papers so probably the bus was to join their fleet.
Image ID AWB_FLT_051

16. AEC Regal HX4358 outside Berry's works in Colchester. HX4358 acquired June 1931. Park Royal body ex AEC demonstrator.
A.W. Berry were running horse drawn ...
Date: cJune 1931
Image ID AWB_FLT_053

17. Din Hoy on right, Sid Mole. Fred Smith's bakers cart outside Munson Cook's late 1920s
Date: c1929
Image ID BJ02_047

18. Berry's bus rounding Queens Corner.
Used in "A boyhood in Mersea" by Archie Smith, available in the Museum Shop.
Image ID BJ09_013

19. Arch over High Street by Barfield Road. Griffon Garage beyond.
Date: cMay 1937
Image ID BJ20_005

20. Oscar Whiting at St Botolph's Station, Colchester. Clifford White & Co., West Mersea Austin lorry KNO204.
Image ID BJ35_014_003

21. Brighlingsea Station. J15 65432 - withdrawn March 1958. Postcard by Photomatic.
Image ID BJ41_008_001

22. L. Thorp West Mersea bus in Colchester.
In the background are Babyland, Achille Serre Ltd Cleaners & Dyers, The Castle Garages Colchester Ltd - on the ...
Date: 1930s
Image ID BJ48_012_001

23. Old Morris Cowley PU9044 and Austin Somerset cars in Barfield Road. Digby's shop in background.
Image ID BJ57_055_005

24. Whiting's Travelling - Bedford Dormobile WVW157 standing outside Underwood's Garage. WVW registrations were issued in Essex February to July 1953.
Date: cJuly 1953
Image ID BJ57_091_001

25. Thames Trader 317UVW belonging to Albert Carter (Produce) Ltd, Stratford Market. Outside Underwood's Garage, West Mersea.
Date: 1961
Image ID BJ60_023_004

26. Thames Trader lorry 317UVW belonging to Albert Carter (Produce) Ltd, Stratford Market. Outside Underwood's Garage, West Mersea. The tax disk is Jan 62. ...
Date: c1960
Image ID BJ60_023_005

27. Commer lorry GFH843 belonging to W.E. Moore & Son, Plant Hire. Outside Underwood's Garage, West Mersea
Date: c1960
Image ID BJ60_023_051

28. The Strood at high tide. The lorry we are followingis XNO374.
Date: c1960
Image ID BJ60_026_035

29. Commer lorry 83F at Underwoods Garage, West Mersea, belonging to J.P. Neale, Agricultural Merchant, 66 London Road, Lexden.
Image ID BJ61_007_035

30. Deutz lorry REV265D Thames lorry DWC974B. J.W. Whiting Coal and Haulage Contractor, West Mersea.
Date: c1966
Image ID BJ62_029_025