1. Rye Harbour Regatta 1902. Great Uncle John Milgate.
VICTA. Date: 1902 Image ID MIL_OPA_011 |
2. Edward (Ted) Milgate, unknown lady, Albert (Chicks) Milgate and Arthur (Taffy) Milgate Image ID MIL_OPA_015 |
3. Submarine - 1977 Regatta Date: August 1977 Image ID MIL_OPA_017 |
4. Dabchicks at Bradwell. West Mersea Dabchicks at the Green Man 1948 L-R Top Row Sid Sherwood, Billy Johnson, Joe Hewes, Leo M-S, Reg Hempstead, Peter Mason L-R ... Date: 1948 Image ID MIL_OPA_027 |
5. The PURITAN on the mooring at bottom of Thornfleet. There is no 'Colchester' on name board. Date: 1958 Image ID MIL_OPA_035 |
6. PURITAN on the Main hard Date: 1958 Image ID MIL_OPA_037 |
7. PURITAN. Deck view on the mooring. Note good edge on mouth of 'Doitch' Date: 1958 Image ID MIL_OPA_039 |
8. PURITAN CK395 on mooring. Note few moorings in Thornfleet Date: 1958 Image ID MIL_OPA_041 |
9. Bill Wyatt and Bert Cudmore (Jack Cudmore's father?) in the Sailing and Social Club Image ID MIL_OPA_043 |
10. The Hard. The barge on the left was there for several years. It eventually collapsed on Regatta Day. Image ID MIL_OPA_051 |
11. Tiffin family. Collapsible canvas and wood dinghy on the right with a small catamaran to the left of it. The WINDFLOWER is visible in distance behind the jib on ... Image ID MIL_OPA_053 |
12. Kenny Hewes and John Milgate. The boat is STEADY BARKER. Image ID MIL_OPA_055 |
13. Ted Vince, John Milgate, Percy French, Albert Milgate (Chicks), Sooty Mussett taken in Lane Image ID MIL_OPA_061 |
14. Photo Taken by Essex County Newspapers August 26th 1978 L-R Alpha-Pitt, Bill Wilkinson, 'Snowball' Hewes, Cyril Coates, 'Navvy' Mussett, Dick Harman, Hervey ... Date: 26 August 1978 Image ID MIL_OPA_063 |
15. On the River Rother at Rye. Image ID MIL_OPA_067 |
16. Titled 'some of the lads from the village' - Mussetts ? Date: c1916 Image ID MIL_OPA_071 |
17. Bert Hempstead on motorcycle EV6989. Johnny Hart's Hairdressing in High Street, behind Arthur Cock's butchers.
EV registrations were issued in Essex March ... Image ID MIL_OPA_073 |
18. West Mersea Town Regatta. Postcard W.Mersea No.73 Date: c1911 Image ID MIL_OPA_075 |
19. Land Army 1914-18. Bocking Hall, East Mersea Road. Beat Green & Mabel Benns Date: c1916 Image ID MIL_OPA_079 |
20. Grandad Milgate on the left, with perhaps Bob South, and two 'toffs' out for a sail. They would often hire a boat and a skipper for a month to go sailing. [ ... Image ID MIL_OPA_091 |
21. Uncle Whitey Mussett, (Aunt Maud's husband). By the barometer at the Square, Coast Road.
On the right is Kenny Bacon - on bicycle with acetylene light. Image ID MIL_OPA_093 |
22. Children in the Old City. Cornerways in background. The biggest boy is Archie Hempstead. Image ID MIL_OPA_133 |
23. Sooty Mussett, Ted Vince. On Coast Road with Gowens in the background.
Front row 1. Ted Vince, 2., 3. (old) John Milgate, 4., 5. Sooty Mussett. Image ID MIL_OPA_135 |
24. Children at the bottom of The Lane, with Old Victory and Cornerways in the background.
L-R 1. Ernest French, 2. Connie French, 3. Len French, 4. Ed Wyatt, ... Image ID MIL_OPA_137 |
25. L-R Phil Darby (owner of THISBE), David Bacon, Jenny Milgate, John Milgate outside WMYC (during Regatta) c1956/7
Wendy Brady's knee is just visible. Date: c1956 Image ID MIL_OPA_139 |
26. Zebedee Milgate
"He lived to 80 in about 1945 still working to the last. A very interesting old sea dog, he had what is believed to be the last trial ... Image ID MIL_OPA_141 |
27. There are two concrete boats in this picture. On the left is CRETACRE, built Hamworthy in 1918 and owned in Mersea 1933-38. In the centre is MOLLIETTE - a well ... Date: c1935 Image ID MIL_OPA_177 |
28. High Tide 2nd March 1949. Group on right - Dick Haward & Richard, 'Chippy' Pullen &'Tiddler' Mole. Date: 2 March 1949 Image ID MIL_OPA_197 |
29. Janet Milgate, John's sister. Image ID MIL_OPA_501 |
30. Janet Milgate, Firs Chase Image ID MIL_OPA_511 |