1. Taken near the beginning of last century, from Church Road. The only building in Coast Road is the pair of weatherboard cottages opposite St Peter's Well....
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2. Victoria Esplanade and beach, West Mersea, looking to the Two Sugars Cafe --- formerly a World War 2 gun emplacement.
Date: c1955
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3. West Mersea postcard, looking to the west from Decoy Point.
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4. The Strood connects Mersea Island to the mainland.
Date: c1955
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5. West Mersea postcard.
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6. The Beach, West Mersea
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7. Barge P.A.M. at Mersea Strood
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8. Barge P.A.M. discharging stone at Mersea Strood, with a cheerful gang of Ukrainians. From "Tide Time" by A.S. Bennett, published 1949. Chapter X describes the...
Date: c1946
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9. Unloading Kent bricks from barge RUSSEL on the Hard at Mersea. The barge ahead is unloading timber. It is the GOLDEN FLEECE, a Colchester barge.
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10. The Romano-British burial barrow on Mersea Island. It was originaly about 22 feet high and 100 feet in diameter but is rather smaller now. Dated to AD 100 to...
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11. The Beach, West Mersea.
Date: c1955
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12. The Beach, West Mersea. This is taken by the Monkey Steps and the wall is the wall in front of Orleans. The wall was later plastered.
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13. Postcard of the beach, West Mersea, titled The Esplanade West Mersea
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14. Grove House, on the beach at West Mersea. This building was eventually destroyed by fire.
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15. The beach, West Mersea
Date: c1955
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16. Two reef breeze. Some of the West Mersea oyster smacks cruising in. GEORGE & ALICE 76CK in the lead, 36CK ELECTRON on the left. The laid up vessel extreme left...
From: Gaff Rig / Smacks
Date: c1935
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17. Mr Charles Scott's journey through the village, towed by firemen. C.W.A. Scott was an aviator who had flown to Australia. He was a Mersea resident. Picture was...
Date: 13 July 1932
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18. East Mersea Golf Club. The two Honorary Secretaries with the Challenge Cups - Mr Bishop and Barbara Mears.
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19. East Mersea Golf Club, looking over the Colne Estuary --- 7th Fairway.
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20. Opening of the new Mersea Golf Club by the Lord Lieutenant of Essex Brigadier General R Beale Colvin, C.B., after which ceremony members of the British Ryder...
Date: 5 April 1929
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21. Opening of full 18-hole course at Mersea Golf Club.
Abe Mitchell (St Albans) putting on the 9th green, the new Club House can be seen in the background.
Date: 5 April 1929
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22. Opening of the new Mersea Golf Club.
The gallery watching Abe Mitchell driving from the 5th tee.
Date: 5 April 1929
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23. Brigadier General R. Beale Colvin C.B. the Lord Lieutenant of Essex opening the Golf Course by driving from the 1st tee.
Date: 5 April 1929
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24. Opening of the new Mersea Golf Course.
George Duncan (Captain) playing along the fairway approaching the 7th hole.
Date: 5 April 1929
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25. East Mersea Golf Club
Brigadier General R. Beale Colvin C.B. the Lord Lieutenant of Essex (in the centre of steps of new Club House) announcing the new...
Date: 5 April 1929
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26. Opening of new East Mersea Golf Club. Brigadier General R. Beale Colvin C.B. teeing off.
Date: 5 April 1929
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27. Island Hails its Hero --- the inhabitants of Mersea Island gave Mr Charles W.A. Scott his first civic welcome after arriving on the Golf Course by aeroplane. Mr...
Date: 1932
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28. Mr Charles Scott being carried by two bathers after landing at the Golf Course. Barbara Mears is on the left with Bob Munro next to her. Mrs Scott is just right...
Date: 13 July 1932
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29. Berry's bus outside the White Hart, West Mersea. Postcard posted August 1910. Bus no. LC4803.
Mr A. Berry had started a service to the island in 1903, with...
Date: Before August 1910
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30. A Primrose bus with a Berry's bus behind and the first taxi on the Island, taken outside the White Hart, West Mersea. The taxi is 'Hoppy' Hewes's Model T...
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