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1	Picture	Taken near the beginning of last century, from Church Road. The only building ...

	ID	AA000000
	Title	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. (Still there although much improved.) The Pullen Family lived there, and worked on the Market Garden owned by the people living in Yew Tree ...
	Published	c1900
	Source	Mersea Museum / Pat Kirby


2	Picture	The tug is the ARGUS T owned by TSA Tug Ltd of Leigh on Sea. The ships in the ...

	ID	AA000380
	Title	The tug is the ARGUS T owned by TSA Tug Ltd of Leigh on Sea. The ships in the background are the ZAK and the ATTICA. It is believed the ship in the picture is the ESSEX FERRY (3,242 tons gross, built 1957) which was in the Blackwater 17 December 1982 to 28 Apr 1983.
	Keywords	Blackwater Ships
	Published	c1983
	Source	Mersea Museum / Ashley Upsher Collection


3	Picture	CAPTAIN JOHN laid up in River Blackwater

	ID	AA000420
	Title	CAPTAIN JOHN laid up in River Blackwater
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Source	Mersea Museum / Ian Clarke Collection


4	Picture	CAPE AVANTI DUE 13,540 g.t. built 1968. ex: Cape Avanti-79, Sugar ...

	ID	AA000440
	Title	CAPE AVANTI DUE 13,540 g.t. built 1968. ex: Cape Avanti-79, Sugar Producer-79. Renamed: Delta Port Said-86. Scrapped 1987. Seen laid up in the River Blackwater on 3/10/82.
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	3 October 1982
	Source	Mersea Museum / John Jones


5	Picture	INTRA TRUTH laid up in the River Blackwater. 8,675 grt, built 1960 Gotaverken, ...

	ID	AA000450
	Title	INTRA TRUTH laid up in the River Blackwater. 8,675 grt, built 1960 Gotaverken, Arendal. IMO 5391557.
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	16 October 1982
	Source	Mersea Museum / Phil English


6	Picture	ZAK laid up in the River Blackwater, Essex

	ID	AA000460
	Title	ZAK laid up in the River Blackwater, Essex
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	16 October 1982
	Source	Mersea Museum / Phil English


7	Picture	MARTITA laid up on the River Blackwater.

	ID	AA000490
	Title	MARTITA laid up on the River Blackwater.
	Keywords	EULIMA, Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	9 September 1984
	Source	Mersea Museum / John Jones


8	Picture	MICHALAKIS on the mudflats at West Mersea. Geoff Atkins and a young Alan ...

	ID	AA000520
	Title	MICHALAKIS on the mudflats at West Mersea. Geoff Atkins and a young Alan Pamment stand under the stern.
	Keywords	Laid up ships
	Published	c15 February 1958
	Source	Mersea Museum / Ron Pamment Collection


9	Picture	MICHALAKIS aground on the mudflats opposite Empress Avenue at West Mersea. She ...

	ID	AA000540
	Title	MICHALAKIS aground on the mudflats opposite Empress Avenue at West Mersea. She had broken adrift on 14th February 1958 and was refloated by tugs on 16th February.
	Keywords	Laid up ships
	Published	c15 February 1958
	Source	Mersea Museum / Ron Pamment Collection


10	Picture	SAN ELISEO in drydock in Barbados after being torpedoed. She arrived in the ...

	ID	AA000580
	Title	SAN ELISEO in drydock in Barbados after being torpedoed. She arrived in the River Blackwater to be laid up 26 October 1960. Photo from Tanker Fleet, published by Anglo Saxon Petroleum Company in 1948.
	Keywords	Blackwater Ships
	Published	May 1942
	Source	Mersea Museum / Anglo Saxon Petroleum Company


11	Picture	Newsprint carrier MARKLAND laid up in the River Blackwater

	ID	AA000760
	Title	Newsprint carrier MARKLAND laid up in the River Blackwater
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	c1963
	Source	Mersea Museum / Robert Riddle Collection


12	Picture	MARKLAND laid up in the River Blackwater

	ID	AA000770
	Title	MARKLAND laid up in the River Blackwater
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	c1963
	Source	Mersea Museum / Robert Riddle Collection


13	Picture	Oil rig GALVESTON KEY arrived in the Blackwater 9 October 1986. Tollesbury ...

	ID	AA000840
	Title	Oil rig GALVESTON KEY arrived in the Blackwater 9 October 1986. Tollesbury village was upset by its loud hooter which repeatedly blew when foggy.
	Keywords	Blackwater Ships
	Published	c1986
	Source	Mersea Museum


14	Picture	Looking towards the Tollesbury shore. Ships laid up in the River Blackwater in ...

	ID	AA000850
	Title	Looking towards the Tollesbury shore. Ships laid up in the River Blackwater in the icy winter of 1963. The boats from Mersea were unable to get out to the ships and the watchmen had to be supplied by helicopter. The nearest ship is thought to be the SAN VERONICO as she is the only one of the former ...
	Keywords	Blackwater Ships, ia004090, ice, ecs
	Published	1 February 1963
	Source	Mersea Museum / Ashley Upsher Collection


15	Picture	Tanker MARTITA laid up in the River Blackwater. Astern are CAPTAIN JOHN and ...

	ID	AA000860
	Title	Tanker MARTITA laid up in the River Blackwater. Astern are CAPTAIN JOHN and MYRMIDON.
	Keywords	Blackwater Ships, EULIMA
	Source	Mersea Museum / Ted Ingham


16	Picture	MARGAY in laid up in the River Blackwater with the Bradwell shore beyond.

	ID	AA002070
	Title	MARGAY in laid up in the River Blackwater with the Bradwell shore beyond.
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	c1959
	Source	Brian Jay Collection


17	Picture	Tankers laid up in the River Blackwater, viewed from West Mersea. About 1960.

	ID	AA002080
	Title	Tankers laid up in the River Blackwater, viewed from West Mersea. About 1960.
	Keywords	BATISSA, Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	c1960
	Source	Brian Jay Collection


18	Picture	HELENA MODJESKA on the Goodwin Sands

	ID	AA002510
	Title	HELENA MODJESKA on the Goodwin Sands
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	c25 September 1946
	Source	Mersea Museum / Tony Wilding Collection


19	Picture	HELENA MODJESKA on the Goodwin Sands

	ID	AA002530
	Title	HELENA MODJESKA on the Goodwin Sands
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	c1946
	Source	Mersea Museum / Tony Wilding Collection


20	Picture	Discharging cargo from Liberty Ship HELENA MODJESKA after she went ashore on the ...

	ID	AA002540
	Title	Discharging cargo from Liberty Ship HELENA MODJESKA after she went ashore on the Goodwin Sands 12 Sept 1946.
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	October 1946
	Source	Mersea Museum / Tony Wilding Collection


21	Picture	Tanker SUHAIL laid up in the River Blackwater. She was in the river 28 June 1960 ...

	ID	AA002550
	Title	Tanker SUHAIL laid up in the River Blackwater. She was in the river 28 June 1960 to 17 December 1963 with a visit to London for dry docking 4-9 November 1962.
	Keywords	Laid up ships
	Published	c1962
	Source	Mersea Museum / Tony Wilding Collection


22	Picture	Discharge Book entry for Tony Wilding signing-on RIEBEECK CASTLE at Maldon 15 ...

	ID	AA002570
	Title	Discharge Book entry for Tony Wilding signing-on RIEBEECK CASTLE at Maldon 15 Feb 1967
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	15 February 1967
	Source	Mersea Museum / Tony Wilding Collection


23	Picture	MAGWA laid up in the River Blackwater

	ID	AA002580
	Title	MAGWA laid up in the River Blackwater
	Keywords	Laid up ships
	Published	25 March 1960
	Source	Mersea Museum / Tony Wilding Collection


24	Picture	INTRA TRUTH laid up in the River Blackwater.

	ID	AA002650
	Title	INTRA TRUTH laid up in the River Blackwater.
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	1982
	Source	Mersea Museum / John Jones


25	Picture	Newspaper cutting from The Sphere.

	ID	AA002660
	Title	Newspaper cutting from The Sphere.
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	1947
	Source	Mersea Museum / Tony Wilding Collection


26	Picture	Newspaper cutting dated 26 June 1948

	ID	AA002670
	Title	Newspaper cutting dated 26 June 1948
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	26 June 1948
	Source	Mersea Museum / Tony Wilding Collection


27	Picture	LIANA and MARTITA in the River Blackwater.

	ID	AA002790
	Title	LIANA and MARTITA in the River Blackwater.
	Keywords	EULIMA, EULOTA, Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	1984
	Source	Mersea Museum / Graham Gould


28	Picture	MARTITA in the River Blackwater. She was sold to Shell and renamed EULIMA whilst ...

	ID	AA002800
	Title	MARTITA in the River Blackwater. She was sold to Shell and renamed EULIMA whilst in the River.
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	1984
	Source	Mersea Museum / Graham Gould


29	Picture	EULOTA at anchor off Dunkirk, following her visit to the River Blackwater.

	ID	AA002810
	Title	EULOTA at anchor off Dunkirk, following her visit to the River Blackwater.
	Keywords	LIANA, Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Published	1984
	Source	Mersea Museum / Graham Gould


30	Picture	IRIS QUEEN in Jakarta before her visit to the Blackwater. She has a full load of ...

	ID	AA003170
	Title	IRIS QUEEN in Jakarta before her visit to the Blackwater. She has a full load of bagged sugar from Racifi South America.
	Source	Mersea Museum / Jonathan Nutting


31	Picture	OCEANTEAM INSTALLER from the owner's website www.oceanteam.nl. She arrived in ...

	ID	AA003230
	Title	OCEANTEAM INSTALLER from the owner's website www.oceanteam.nl. She arrived in the River Blackwater 7 April 2009.
	Keywords	Blackwater, Laid up ships
	Source	Mersea Museum / www.oceanteam.nl


32	Audio	Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 1
	ID	AA010020
	Title	Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 1
	Abstract	Note that in the talk, Tom says he believes the double dedication to St. Peter and St. Paul if fairly recent - but since then a 1492 will has been found which gives this...
	Recorded	30 June 1985
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33	Audio	Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 2
	ID	AA010021
	Title	Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 2
	Abstract	[07m] 16th Century iron-bound solid oak chest at the back of the church. It has 3 locks and 3 separate keys would be necessary - the vicar and two churchwardens needed to open it....
	Recorded	30 June 1985
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34	Audio	Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 3
	ID	AA010023
	Title	Talk on West Mersea Church by T B Millatt Part 3
	Abstract	[01m] Churchyard was closed about 1900 by an order in council because the churchyard was full and they then opened up Barfield Road and later Firs Road Cemeteries. [12m] 1882...
	Recorded	30 June 1985
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35	Audio	Ron Hall from Maldon talking about fish traps in the Blackwater.
	ID	AA010180
	Title	Ron Hall from Maldon talking about fish traps in the Blackwater.
	Abstract	The first part covers fish traps - what they are and when they were built. The second part gives a more personal view of his involvement and how it lead to proper surveys and...
	Recorded	16 June 2007
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36	Audio	Ron Hall talking to Don Rainbird about fish traps.
	ID	AA010181
	Title	Ron Hall talking to Don Rainbird about fish traps.
	Abstract	This is a more informal talk which followed Part 1 which Ron recorded for the Audio Guides. To listen to Part 1, click
	Recorded	16 June 2007
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37	Audio	Paul Jasper - Part 1
	ID	AA010770
	Title	Paul Jasper - Part 1
	Abstract	Interview with Paul Jasper at his home 33 Cambridge Road, Colchester, on 9th April 2009. Also present were Brian Jay and Tony Millatt, both from West Mersea. [04m]Paul describes...
	Recorded	9 April 2009
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38	Audio	Paul Jasper - Part 2
	ID	AA010772
	Title	Paul Jasper - Part 2
	Abstract	Aircraft - Brian Jay mentions he pulled up a Typhoon from the river and Paul talks about the types of plane to be seen flying into Bradwell Bay. Paul and his friends used to get...
	Recorded	9 April 2009
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39	Audio	Paul Jasper - Part 3
	ID	AA010774
	Title	Paul Jasper - Part 3
	Abstract	The Dam Busters came over Mersea while practising on Abberton Reservoir
	Recorded	9 April 2009
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40	Audio	Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 1.
	ID	AA010910
	Title	Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 1.
	Abstract	Cecil Edward Mussett talking to Brian Jay and Tony Millatt. Also present was Cecil's wife Jane née Cudmore. Recorded at Jane and Cecil's home at Alpine Cottage, East Road. ...
	Recorded	2 February 2010
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41	Audio	Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 2
	ID	AA010920
	Title	Cecil Mussett - Mersea seed grower and postman. Part 2
	Abstract	Cecil Mussett continued. When he finished with seed growing, Cecil started to work for Royal Mail delivering the post. After 5 years mostly working in Colchester, he worked on...
	Recorded	2 February 2010
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42	Audio	Royal British Legion - Mersea Island
	ID	AA011040
	Title	Royal British Legion - Mersea Island
	Abstract	A short history of the British Legion on Mersea Island. The inaugural meeting of the Mersea Island Branch of the Royal British Legion took place at 7.30pm on 28 July 1921 in the...
	Recorded	18 April 2011
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43	Audio	Oystering by Allan Bird for Museum Audio Guides
	ID	AA011058
	Title	Oystering by Allan Bird for Museum Audio Guides
	Abstract	Allan talking about his 47 years in the oyster business in West Mersea, the boats, the people, Native Oysters, the disease bonamia. Recorded for Audio Guides in Mersea Museum. ...
	Recorded	25 April 2011
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44	Audio	John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 1.
	ID	AA011541
	Title	John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 1.
	Abstract	John is talking to his daughter Sophie. School - John went to Miss Francis, then a Convent School in Colchester, but travelling into Colchester was dangerous in the early years...
	Recorded	July 2015
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45	Audio	John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 2 of 3.
	ID	AA011542
	Title	John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 2 of 3.
	Abstract	John Barton is talking to his daughter Sophie. He was born 1931. Impact of the War on Mersea. Friends killed by mine [ Ian Michelle ]. Food. Air raids. John saw no foxes on...
	Recorded	July 2015
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46	Audio	John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 3 of 3.
	ID	AA011543
	Title	John Barton - growing up in WW2. Part 3 of 3.
	Abstract	Toys, games. Parents left children to themselves a lot. Cooking on a range in main room heated by coal or wood. Triplex unit with ovens at the side. No refrigerator - butter...
	Recorded	July 2015
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47	Audio	Searching Mersea audio files
	ID	AA011600
	Title	Searching Mersea audio files
	Abstract	Audio recorded by Lawrence Northall of CITiZAN 2017-8 for Search Mersea project. Files are available on searchingmersea.com and fed from SoundCloud Some of these files are...
	Recorded	2018


48	Audio	Am I a Mersea-ite ? Talk by Heather Haward
	ID	AA011640
	Title	Am I a Mersea-ite ? Talk by Heather Haward
	Abstract	Talk by Heather Haward to Mersea Island Society at Mersea Museum. Also present and appearing occasionally are Heather's husband Richard, her sister Jennifer, Jennifer's daughter...
	Recorded	1 March 2023
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49	Audio	Fish out of Place - A Sense of Place BBC Radio Essex
	ID	AA011670
	Title	Fish out of Place - A Sense of Place BBC Radio Essex
	Abstract	Recorded by Anton Jarvis for the BBC Essex series A Sense of Place. Broadcast BBC Essex 28 April 2002 A number of local people were interviewed, including John Jowers, Allan...
	Recorded	28 April 2002
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50	Audio	Fishing Community: Stoker. BBC Radio Essex series A Sense of Place
	ID	AA011671
	Title	Fishing Community: Stoker. BBC Radio Essex series A Sense of Place
	Abstract	Fishing Community: Stoker. Douglas Stoker talking about collecting brass shell cases from around the wreck of the MOLLIETTE just after WW2 - and the bungalow he was able to build...
	Recorded	April 2002
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