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 Water Tower and Upland Road from Courier No. 55


UPLAND ROAD & HIGH STREET NORTH

1	Upland Road is unmade and follows the old route near Upland Grove, most of which has now been cleared to make way for housing development. Colne Terrace was built for the Council after WW2.

2	Amongst the buildings at the rear of the water tower are the Nissen hut, left over from WW2 when it was used ...
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Water Tower and Upland Road from Courier No. 55
UPLAND ROAD & HIGH STREET NORTH
1 Upland Road is unmade and follows the old route near Upland Grove, most of which has now been cleared to make way for housing development. Colne Terrace was built for the Council after WW2.
2 Amongst the buildings at the rear of the water tower are the Nissen hut, left over from WW2 when it was used by the ARP, and a secondary water tank constructed from square panels.
3 Mr. Fenn owned the greenhouses where market produce, mainly tomatoes and cucumbers, were grown. These were later demolished and the land became Upland Crescent.
4 The buildings behind the greenhouses were workshops and storage buildings for G.A. Cock, local builder. The access road to the yard can clearly be seen off High Street North.
5 Part of the yard along with Sunset House and Devonia House, the home of Arthur Cock, local butcher, were later demolished to make way for Tudor Court .
6 This bungalow, just demolished, was built for Sam Webb who also owned the surrounding fields as far as the water tower. A searchlight was sited in the field during WW2 and the land was later developed as Reymead Close.
7 The Mersea Electric Laundry site has now been replaced by Claire Court.
8 'The Nook' was the home of Willy Cock who had previously owned Babcocks Farm at Abberton before it was submerged under the reservoir.
Date: c1960      


Image ID COR_055_002
Category 1 Mersea-->Road Scenes


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