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Sailing barge CLIFF loading hay on Mersea Hard. Registered Ipswich and built Ipswich 1858, probably by Bayley. Main owner J Cobbold Ipswich. Official No. 20532
1901 Managing Owner Joseph Rawlinson, Forest Gate.
18 Nov 1907 sold to James Edwards, contractor of West Mersea.
3 April 1911 foundered.
A picture from one of the slide shows run in Mersea Museum during opening hours.
From a glass plate bought by David Patient on Ebay c1908. Photo: David Patient Collection
Barges on the Hard at Mersea. SEA SPRAY on the right. The barge on the left is thought to be FALCONET. A letter from Mersea received 4 Sept 1930 talks of the FALCONET and SEA SPRAY on the Hard.
FALCONET was owned by A A Gowen the sailmaker in 1921 and half owned by him at the time this photo was taken [Ron Green] cSeptember 1930. Photo: John Milgate Collection
Charles Cook, known as 'Tuddy' or 'Gunner') winkling off the Monkey Beach. He is resting on the tendle used to hold the winkles. 
Coast Road, Coastguard mast and the church in the background. Another copy of this was mailed June 1905. Before June 1905. Photo: Hardy Weaver Collection
1961/62 Midland Area Sea Cadets Cup Final - Mersea Winners. Football Team.
Back row L-R 1. John Sales, 2. John Vince, 3. Peter Saye Keeper, 4. David Smith, 5. Nick Mussett
Left just visible Brian Macdonald
Front L-R 1. Ian Macdonald, 2. Peter Jones with Cup, 3. Bill Mole with Cup and ball, 4. Peter Sales, 5. John Farthing. c1962.
Unloading Kent bricks from barge RUSSELL on the Hard at Mersea. The barge ahead is unloading timber. It is the GOLDEN FLEECE, a Colchester barge. 1926.
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Mersea Museum has a large collection of images, mainly of Mersea Island and the surrounding area. Those shown here are a small sample.
The images are divided into categories - click on a Category to view a selection.
Each year, a selection of the images with an accompanying audiocommentary form an audio-visual display that is run when the Museum is open.
If you can add to the information we have about an image, such as the names of the people, the place or the date, please Email us.
The collection is always increasing thanks to the kindness of may individuals. If you have photographs that are suitable for our collection, we would be pleased to hear from you. We can just take a digital copy of a photograph and return the original to you.
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