| Title | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook 1934-35 |
| Abstract | For a Short History of the Club, see TXA00160 |
| Published | 1934
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| Source | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears
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| ID | MIGC_1934
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_001 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook.
Phone West Mersea 58 | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_002 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook inside front cover
Bob Munro. Professional Golfer and Club Maker
Handbook designed and printed by British Publishing Company | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_004 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook pages 2 and 3.
Robert Mann, butcher, Long Wyre Street, Colchester
Contents | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_006 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook pages 4 and 5
Wolton & Attwood, 1 Lion Walk, Colchester. Wines, Spirits, Beer
Fred G. Smith Miller Baker & Corn Dealer. West Mersea Mill.
Officers and Commitee for 1934-35 | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_008 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook page 6.
The 1st Tee | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_009 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook page 7.
An Introduction | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_010 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook pages 8 and 9.
Routes by Rail, Road and Sea
The Club and Course
Subscriptions | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_012 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook page 10
The 8th Fairway with Dormy Houses in background. Photo by Douglas Went | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_013 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook page 11.
The Links | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_014 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook pages 12 and 13.
Mothersole & Co., Wine Merchants, 5 Head Street, Colchester
Holes and Bogey
Holes, Length and Bogey.
1. Brickelsey - a popular pronunciation of Brightlingsea.
2. The Strood.
3. Pyefleet.
4. The Ship - an old smuggling inn that stood nearby, dating from Queen Anne's Days.
5. Grey Goose - ancient farm name of neighbouring fields.
6. Gander - ancient farm name of neighbouring fields.
7. Bondage - ancient farm name of neighbouring fields.
8. Merrididdles - ancient farm name of neighbouring fields.
9. Gyants - ancient farm name of neighbouring fields.
| | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_016 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook page 14.
The 18th Green and Club House | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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![Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook page 15.
Holes and Bogey contd
10. The Fort - a block-house or fort stood near the 10th green as far back as 1547.
11. Smugglers - a few decades gone by, two freetraders, one on either side of the wall, blazed away at one another, each mistaking the other to be an excise officer. One died.
12. Haggy Daggy - a mist that drives from seaward. [Douglas Went names the mist Da'ag and says the word is of Danish Origin. See <a href=mmphoto.php?typ=ID&hit=1&tot=1&ba=cke&rhit=1&bid=BOXB5_015_019 ID=1>BOXB5_015_019 </a>]
13. Othona
14. Bowling Green. In the good old days of farming, a natural lawn of considerable extent lay along the shore of the Blackwater, parallel to the 14th hole - where the local gentry were wont to hold their galas.
15. The Coppice
16. Balaclava
17. Homeward Bound
18. Levener - intermediate refreshment taken by men in the fields.
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_017 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook page 15.
Holes and Bogey contd
10. The Fort - a block-house or fort stood near the 10th green as far back as 1547.
11. Smugglers - a few decades gone by, two freetraders, one on either side of the wall, blazed away at one another, each mistaking the other to be an excise officer. One died.
12. Haggy Daggy - a mist that drives from seaward. [Douglas Went names the mist Da'ag and says the word is of Danish Origin. See BOXB5_015_019 ]
13. Othona
14. Bowling Green. In the good old days of farming, a natural lawn of considerable extent lay along the shore of the Blackwater, parallel to the 14th hole - where the local gentry were wont to hold their galas.
15. The Coppice
16. Balaclava
17. Homeward Bound
18. Levener - intermediate refreshment taken by men in the fields.
Mersea Island
| | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_018 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook pages 16 and 17.
Mersea Island contd.
The Club Dormy Houses
East ersea | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_020 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook pages 18 and 19
A Name to Remember. Primrose Garage, High Street, West Mersea
East Mersea cond - by Percy Cotton | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_022 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook page 20.
Chase & Son, Headgate, Colchester. Fish, Poultry, Oysters
Milk direct from cow to consumer. H.J. Page, Bromans Farm East Mersea
C.L. Martin & Son, hairdressers. 5 St Botolph's Corner, Colchester | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_024 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook page 22.
Map of the district. | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_025 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook page 23.
Country Homes. Gilbert Rowley, High Street, West Mersea | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | MIGC_1934_026 | | Title: | Mersea Island Golf Club Official Handbook back cover.
Lubrication by Shell | | Date: | 1934 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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