Title | Mersea Guide Books |
Abstract | Many different Mersea Island or West Mersea Guides have been published over the years. The Musuem does not have copies of all of these guides, but the ones listed in the related images below have all been scanned and can be viewed.
Most of the guides do not contain a specific publication date! |
Source | Mersea Museum
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ID | MD00
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ImageID: | MD01_001 | Title: | The Homeland Handy Guides No 23. - Mersea Island. Cover. Second Edition. 3d.
The Council's Official Guide. | Date: | c1912 | Source: | Mersea Museum / Carol Wyatt |
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ImageID: | MD02_001 | Title: | The Homeland Handy Guides No 23. 6d. Mersea Island. Fifth Edition. | Date: | c1925 | Source: | Ron Green Collection |
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ImageID: | MD03_001 | Title: | West Mersea Official Guide - Front Cover.
Published under the auspices of the Urban District Council by Vickery, Kyrle & Co., London W1.
Cover photo by J.E. Stutter, Colchester. | Date: | 1929 | Source: | Mersea Museum / M.J. Gethen Collection |
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ImageID: | MD04_001 | Title: | Homeland Handy Guides Mersea Island. First Edition. Cover.
4 November 1910 West Mersea Parish Council Clerk reported the publication of the Homeland Association's Guide to the Island, and that 100 copies had been sent to him. WMC_BK1_P192 | Date: | c1910 | Source: | Mersea Museum / Carol Wyatt |
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ImageID: | MD05_001 | Title: | West Mersea Official Guide. Front Cover.
Thought to be 1935. | Date: | c1935 | Source: | Ron Green Collection |
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ImageID: | MD20_001 | Title: | Map and Guide to Mersea Island. Published 1950 by Postal Publicity Press. Edited by S.J. Heady.
Paper copy at 1/- and cloth copy at 1/6.
1 copy Accession No. 2012-07-002B. | Date: | 1950 | Source: | Ron Green Collection |
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ImageID: | MD22_001 | Title: | West Mersea Official Guide - Front Cover.
This edition is not dated, but Council figures quoted are up to September 1950, and many photographs are identical to the 1954 edition. | Date: | c1952 | Source: | Mersea Museum / Carol Wyatt |
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ImageID: | MD24_001 | Title: | West Mersea Official Guide - front cover. | Date: | 1954 | Source: | Mersea Museum / Carol Wyatt |
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ImageID: | MD25_001 | Title: | Map and Guide to Mersea Island.
Undated but thought to be early 1950s
Accession No. P1154A. | Date: | c1953 | Source: | Mersea Museum |
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ImageID: | MD27_001 | Title: | West Mersea Urban District. The Official Guide. Front cover. | Date: | 1957 | Source: | Mersea Museum / Carol Wyatt |
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ImageID: | MD37_001 | Title: | West Mersea Urban District - The Official Guide - cover.
The guide is undated - but page 13 suggests it was being prepared December 1959. There are two guides around 1960, with similar but different contents. | Date: | c1960 | Source: | Mersea Museum / Carol Wyatt |
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ImageID: | MD38_001 | Title: | Urban District of West Mersea. Official Guide. c1972.
Thought to be about 1972 - the West Mersea Urban District Council was abolished in 1974. 1971 was the last year Revd. East was at West Mersea.
2 copies - Accession No. P405C and 2012-07-002C | Date: | c1972 | Source: | Ron Green Collection |
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ImageID: | MD39_001 | Title: | West Mersea Urban District. The Official Guide. 1960
The guide is undated - but page 13 suggests it was being prepared December 1959. | Date: | 1960 | Source: | Mersea Museum / Rose and Len Harvey Collection |
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ImageID: | MD40_001 | Title: | West Mersea Urban District Essex. Official Guide. Price 1/6.
Published by Home Publishing Company, High Street, Croydon.
Thought to be 1970 or just earlier (1971 should have been priced in decimal). | Date: | c1970 | Source: | Ron Green Collection |
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ImageID: | MD45_001 | Title: | West Mersea Urban District Official Guide.
Thought to be published 1971. | Date: | c1971 | Source: | Mersea Museum / Carol Wyatt |
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ImageID: | MD50_001 | Title: | West Mersea Official Guide - front cover.
Photograph: The Old City and Dabchicks Sailing Club, supplied by Essex County Newspapers. | Date: | c1974 | Source: | Mersea Museum / Carol Wyatt |
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ImageID: | MD55_001 | Title: | Mersea Island Official Guide.
Photograph of The Old City and Dabchicks sailing Club supplied by Essex County Newspapers. | Date: | c1976 | Source: | Mersea Museum |
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ImageID: | MOG1_001 | Title: | West Mersea Official Guide - cover. c1973.
Thought to be around 1973 - West Mersea Urban District Council was abolished in 1974. But: 1971 was the last year Revd. East was at West Mersea. | Date: | c1973 | Source: | Mersea Museum / Tony Millatt Collection |
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