1. Looking North along the High Street by the old bus station, now the Mica.
Eastern National bus to Colchester on a snowy day. John 'Hats' Pavey stood by ...
Date: c1956
Image ID ABK_015

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. M.O. Smith. Miller and Baker, delivery cart. We do not know the driver.
Used in "Isle of Mersea" by Brian Jay photo no. 20
Date: c1910
Image ID ALS_AB1_019

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 1953 Fred Smith delivering bread!
Date: 1953
Image ID ATK_013

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

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

15. 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

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

17. 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

18. 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

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

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

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

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

23. Mail Cart outside the old Victory. Soldier in background. Taken by Mr Capes.
Date: Before 1906
Image ID BJ35_024_001

24. Mersea Fuel Service. J.W. Whiting. Lorries line up in High Street North - Holly Lodge and Mersea Fuel Service office in the background.
L-R Thames 5909NO, ...
Date: After 1958
Image ID BJ35_025_003

25. Mersea Fuel Service. J.W. Whiting. Lorries line up in High Street North.
L-R Thames 5909NO, Thames PVE854, Dodge XVW572 ?, Bedford TVW802.
Date: After 1958
Image ID BJ35_025_005

26. Horace Martin Builder & Contractor, West Mersea. The lorry is left hand drive, registration NO3098. NO.... registrations were issued in Essex ...
Image ID BJ35_025_007

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

28. 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

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

30. 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