1. Horseman's Sunday at Patricia Catchpole stables on East Road. Rev. East officiated.
L-R Gordon Allen, Charlie Buckingham, Norma Appleby, Ann Knight, Angela ...
Date: c1960
Image ID AWA_001

2. At Patricia Catchpole's Stables in East Road, c1958
Back Suzanne Taylor, Eval Tovim, Mike Spurgeon
Middle row Catchy, Sarah Vince now Cock, Wendy ...
Date: c1958
Image ID AWA_003

3. On the field behind Empress Avenue - Patricia Catchpole's Riding School.
L-R Gordon Allen's father, Rosemary Allen with Gordon behind. Nell the dog. Norma ...
Date: c1961
Image ID AWA_005

4. Wife of Reverend East, Nan Peacefull (Gladys but NEVER known as anything but Nan), Patricia Catchpole (Catchy) in a rare photo indeed of her not wearing ...
Image ID AWA_007

5. Catchy relaxing with Pickles on the sea wall. [Patricia Catchpole]
Image ID AWA_009

6. Aerial view of part of East Road, West Mersea, looking northeast. Brierley Hall is lower centre. On the left is Mondamin, with Patricia Catchpole's stables next ...
Date: c1958
Image ID AWA_011

7. Patricia Catchpole's Riding School on East Road, West Mersea
Image ID AWA_015

8. 'Catchy' - Patricia Catchpole's Riding School and Stables on East Road, West Mersea.
Image ID AWA_017

9. Patricia Catchpole's stables on East Road, West Mersea
Date: c1960
Image ID AWA_019

10. Patricia Catchpole's stables on East Road.
Image ID AWA_023

11. Patricia Catchpole's stables on East Road.
Anne Watson says "The second building was put up in 58, we called it "Buckingham Palace" it was an old prefab ...
Image ID AWA_025

12. Patricia Catchpole
Date: c1960
Image ID AWA_027

13. Patricia Catchpole at Hall Barn Riding Stables.
Image ID AWA_029

14. Patricia Catchpole stables. Paddy (Arva Lad) belonged to Dr Howes and lived well into his 30s.
Image ID AWA_031

15. Anne Watson taking bookings from regular summer visitors - Catchy's Riding Stables.
Image ID AWA_033

16. Anne Watson on Mr Whippy at Five Parishes Show. The little girl is Jackie Fahie.
Image ID AWA_035

17. Wales - reuniting with Whippy in 1984. Catchy on the left.
Date: 1984
Image ID AWA_037

18. Anne Watson on Mortisha, Mrs Pat Bruton followed by Tony Mould on Flicka and Elizabeth Baines on Gold leaf at a meet at Layer Breton. The black horse was also ...
Image ID AWA_039

19. Catchy chatting with Charlie Buckingham, with Norma Appleby on Whippy, at Mistley Show.
Date: 1967
Image ID AWA_041

20. Catchy on Whippy on the Golden Horseshoe ride (40 miles) with one of our customers Mr Baines.
Image ID AWA_043

21. Karen Hind on Comet, Gordon Allen holding Charlie Buckingham's Shaun, sitting Iris Buckingham, Norma Appleby, and myself holding Mr Whippy at Berechurch Show ...
Date: 30 July 1966
Image ID AWA_045

22. Patricia Catchpole Riding Stables on East Road.
Image ID AWA_047

23. Crossing the Strood in thick snow, probably 1958. Anne is fairly sure it's Underwood's taxi, driven by Jack Saye. "The snow looks about a foot deep," she said, ...
Date: cFebruary 1958
Image ID AWA_051

24. 1958 - 1959 West Mersea School Concert at the British Legion.
L-R Susan Fahie, Carol Wignall, Marina Hewes, Sarah Vince, Judy Farthing, Sheila Slowgrove, ...
Date: c1959
Image ID AWA_061

25. Netball or Rounders team at West Mersea School 1957 - 1958.
Back row: Wendy Stubbings, Marlene Fletcher, Shirley Ward (Teacher). Christine Russell, ...
Date: c1958
Image ID AWA_063

26. Mersea Garden Centre on the east side of Dawes Lane as you approach East Road. The Garden Centre was run by Anne and Les Watson 1978 to 1982.
Date: c1980
Image ID AWA_101

27. Part of V.J. Watson's yard which was in business in Prince Albert Road from about 1974 to 1996. They sold mainly diesel engine spares for Paxmans etc., and ...
Image ID AWA_103

28. Brierley Hall fields, owned by Archie Knight. Essex pigs. Looking across to Leysters. Cyril Holt and Samuel Callow.
The field is now all housing.
Date: c1958
Image ID AWA_201

29. Harvesting at Brierley Hall Farm West Mersea in the late 1950s. On the left, probably Elsie, Anne and Archie Knight. Combined harvester and Ferguson tractor.
Date: c1958
Image ID AWA_203

30. Harvesting at Brierley Hall Farm West Mersea in the late 1950s. Driving the Combined harvester either Ralph Lord or David Knight - or John Knight says the ...
Date: c1958
Image ID AWA_205