L33 came down in Little Wigborough on the night of 24 September 1916.The exhibition features relics from the Zeppelin, photographs, newspaper reports and recordings of local residents who visited the site.
Maps and Charts
The River Blackwater as it was in 1912 with sketches by Ernest Hicks Oliver; West Mersea as it was in 1908 and was planned to be.
From this Day Forward
Local Victorian and Edwardian wedding photographs with local connections. A wedding dress from a 1907 Colchester wedding.
King George VI
Mersea celebrations for the Coronation. Memorabilia.
Whale bones
The jaw bones from a sperm whale, found at Mersea recently.