61. Carrying the crew ashore - a smack on the mud off West Mersea beach. Date: 1980s Image ID DJN_055 |
62. West Mersea Beach near Fairhaven Avenue. Date: 1980s Image ID DJN_063 |
63. Frozen sea piled up on West Mersea beach. Date: 1980s Image ID DJN_071 |
64. Frozen sea piled up on West Mersea beach Date: 1980s Image ID DJN_073 |
65. Gunsite in Action. 1947!
The ammunition is soft drinks and ice cream; the "gun-crew" Mrs Stoker and Mrs Dawson. But the concrete walls of this unusual ... Date: 27 June 1947 Image ID DM1_AB4_008_003 |
66. Once a strongpoint in West Mersea's defences against the Nazi invasion, this blockhouse is now a happy rendezvous for holidaymakers and local folk in search of ... Date: 14 October 1949 Image ID DM1_AB4_021_003 |
67. 1939 Blanche's Cafe at the bottom of Lower Kingland Road. Mrs Veronica Smith (née Downsworth) in front. Date: 1939 Image ID DOW_OPA_013 |
68. Blanche's cafe at the bottom of Lower Kingsland Road. Mrs Veronica Smith (née Downsworth) in front. Date: 1939 Image ID DOW_OPA_017 |
69. Shears meadow at the end of Victoria Esplanade is at last being built upon and will bring a new element into the sea front scene. Date: 3 May 1986 Image ID ECS_1968_MAY03_032_001 |
70. The skeleton of a war-time pillbox on Victoria Esplanade marks the spot where Edwardian planners had envisaged a pier. Date: 3 May 1968 Image ID ECS_1968_MAY03_032_003 |
71. On the shore at "Fair Haven". Photo Mr F. Pallett
Fair Haven Temperance Resort brochure. Page 2. Date: 1900s Image ID FAV_004_002 |
72. Another popular meeting place for lads from the 50s through to the late 60s was an area of grass between the small gunsite shop on the beach [ Searchlight Cafe ... Image ID FL01_061_002 |
73. On the beach by the Searchlight Cafe.
Back 1. John 'Skidger' Green, 2. 'Chicks' Milgate, 3. David 'Mowy' Mussett
Centre 1. Graham 'Goofy' Woods, 2. ... Image ID FL01_062_001 |
74. Beach Club
Back Brenda Diprose (Whiting), Sharon Lay.
Centre Colin Tucker, Stephen Farthing, Debbie Farthing, Anne Marriage, Stanley 'Bump' ... Image ID FL03_019_001 |
75. MICHALAKIS on the mud near the bottom of Empress Avenue.
Beryl Milgate, Ron Pamment, Alan Pamment.
From Album 3. Date: c14 February 1958 Image ID FL03_028_003 |
76. The Beach. Postcard 14398. Another copy of this card ws posted 6 July 1926 Date: Before July 1926 Image ID GEO_001_009 |
77. Girl Guides West Mersea Cooking & Camp Fire. Date: 1976 Image ID GG04_006_001 |
78. Girl Guides West Mersea Cooking & Camp Fire. Date: 1976 Image ID GG04_006_003 |
79. Girl Guides West Mersea Cooking & Camp Fire. Date: 1976 Image ID GG04_006_005 |
80. Girl Guides West Mersea Cooking & Camp Fire. Date: 1976 Image ID GG04_006_007 |
81. Girl Guides West Mersea Cooking & Camp Fire. Date: 1976 Image ID GG04_006_009 |
82. Land Army girls with Alexandra Family at the bottom of Fairhaven Avenue. Fairhaven Cafe in the background. Date: 1946 Image ID GRD_LAN_019 |
83. On the beach. Huts Date: 1931 Image ID GRS_OPA_019 |
84. Sue's Gran Bill Sprake at back, Sue's in front 1929 Date: 1929 Image ID GRS_OPA_021 |
85. Fairhaven Cafe and chalets, all demolished 1971 to build Fairhaven Court. Date: 1960s Image ID GSM_OPA_047 |
86. Beach Huts after the 1953 Floods. Between Fairhaven and Seaview Avenue. Date: cFebruary 1953 Image ID HAD01_003 |
87. Alice Hewes, Robert and Betty at West Mersea. Image ID HAY_HEW_106 |
88. Alice Hewes, Gill, Rob at West Mersea Image ID HAY_HEW_108 |
89. George Pullen & Chum. Kingsland Beach. Date: 1930 Image ID HAY_PUG_040 |
90. Looking East East Mersea.
Farthings delivering the milk to chalets at Coopers Beach. Image ID HH06_101 |