Mistral. Journal of the Mersea Island Society. January 1990. Page 52.
Jubilee Seat.

The seat that is now in the Museum car park was originally on the corner by the 'bus stop at Aldham. It was damaged several times, and always finished up in the workshop of Fred Berry's engineering workshop nearby. It was to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935. There is also a plaque on it to record the fact that a tree was planted nearby on the occasion of the coronation of King George VI in 1937.

One day, a tar barrel fell onto it from a passing lorry. Realising that someone could have been sitting on the seat, and been badly hurt or killed, a local councillor told Fred to keep it. He did, in his garden, until he got tired of painting it. He then gave it to the Museum. Now he finds he is still painting it because he does so many jobs for the Museum. Long may he go on painting it for us!

Date: January 1990