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This database contains some of the books and papers held by Mersea Museum.
Found 479 files - displaying 401 to 450
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Article |
Voyage of the SUNSHINE |
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ID |
DJG_SH1 |
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Title |
Voyage of the SUNSHINE |
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Abstract |
SOME NOTABLE VOYAGES
VOYAGE OF THE "SUNSHINE'
For some years prior to 1910 a beautiful schooner yacht named "Sunshine",
skippered by Capt Richard Page, invariably laid up each winter at
Rickus Creek. In 1910 the schooner was purchased from its previous
owner by Mr Weston ... |
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Author |
Douglas J. Gurton |
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Source |
Mersea Museum / Cedric Gurton
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| 402 |
Article |
The End of Zeppelin L33 |
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ID |
DJG_ZEP |
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Title |
The End of Zeppelin L33 |
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Abstract |
THE END OF ZEPPELIN L33
(The Authentic account)
Zeppelin L33 was commanded by Kapitan - Leutenant Bocker.
During the daylight hours of Saturday September 23rd. 1916
the weather was ideally suited for an airship attack on London.
Three zeppelins, the L31, L32 and ... |
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Author |
Douglas J. Gurton |
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Source |
Mersea Museum / Cedric Gurton
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| 403 |
Article |
The ORARI plaque |
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ID |
DJG_NZS |
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Title |
The ORARI plaque |
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Abstract |
The article below was written by Douglas Gurton in 1976. The Hope Inn, Tollesbury, closed in 2009. The plaque is now in The Kings Head, Tollesbury.
Hanging on the wall of the ... |
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Author |
Douglas J. Gurton |
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Published |
14 August 1976
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Source |
Mersea Museum / Cedric Gurton
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| 404 |
Article |
Those were the days. Tollesbury childhood memories. |
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ID |
DJG_BIO |
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Title |
Those were the days. Tollesbury childhood memories. |
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Abstract |
"THOSE WERE THE DAYS" - Reminiscences of childhood memories of over fifty years ago
I was born on the 25th January 1908 (Robert Burns Day) at the Hope Inn, Tollesbury,
and when my mother died in somewhat tragic circumstances in 1910,
I was taken to live with my grandparents,
John and ... |
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Author |
Douglas Gurton |
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Source |
Mersea Museum / Cedric Gurton
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| 405 |
Article |
Haven of Rest |
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ID |
DJG_SHP |
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Title |
Haven of Rest |
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Abstract |
HAVEN OF REST by Douglas Gurton of Tollesbury.
Rumours were rife in the village in the early twenties that
"large ocean going liners" would be coming to lay-up in the River Blackwater.
As a small boy at the time I was keenly interested in this, and spent a
great deal of my leisure at ... |
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Author |
Douglas Gurton |
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Keywords |
carisbrook castle |
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Source |
Mersea Museum / Cedric Gurton Collection
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| 406 |
Article |
Memory Lane - Chummy at Lions Transport Show |
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ID |
ML2015_009_L10 |
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Title |
Memory Lane - Chummy at Lions Transport Show |
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Abstract |
I, together with several hundred others, went along to the Lions Summer show at Waldegraves on Saturday August 8th. I had hoped to travel in style in a vintage Eastern National bus but being unable to get there until late I only managed a short trip from the car park to the show ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 407 |
Article |
Memory Lane - the wall by The Square |
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ID |
ML2015_008_P69 |
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Title |
Memory Lane - the wall by The Square |
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Abstract |
Continuing on with last month's Coast Road theme, for this month we feature the ornamental wall in front of The Square which was built to house a barometer...
The barometer was sold at ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
August 2015
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 408 |
Article |
Memory Lane - Hove Creek |
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ID |
ML2015_007_P63 |
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Title |
Memory Lane - Hove Creek |
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Abstract |
Is it Hove, Hoov or Holve ?
Mention that name to most people nowadays and in return you will usually get a puzzled look.
Travelling down Coast Road and just before reaching the houseboats, you will drop down a short steep hill. You have just descended Hove Hill.
In the past a sizeable ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 409 |
Article |
Memory Lane - sailing barge up the Ray Channel |
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ID |
ML2015_006_P58 |
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Title |
Memory Lane - sailing barge up the Ray Channel |
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Abstract |
On Thursday 23rd May, there was a unique step back in time when a
sailing barge sailed all the way up Ray Channel to Shell Bungalow , Peldon.
Des Kaliszewski, a native of Heybridge Basin, has been sailing the
little barge CYGNET to many remote places around the East Coast and the ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 410 |
Article |
The Old Ship Inn and City Hall |
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ID |
ML2015_005_P99 |
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Title |
The Old Ship Inn and City Hall |
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Abstract |
During my eighty three years on Mersea Island, I've been to most corners and been in to a number of local buildings, I've even built a few but never had I been in to City Hall, the little chapel in The Lane.
On our Sunday tour of Mersea recently we were driving down The Lane when we saw ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
May 2015
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 411 |
Article |
Digby's Austin Chummy at Mersea Lions Transport Show |
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ID |
ML2015_004_P58 |
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Title |
Digby's Austin Chummy at Mersea Lions Transport Show |
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Abstract |
A 1926 Austin Chummy car, which used to deliver paraffin for Digby's of Mersea, is set to visit the Mersea Lions Transport Show in August.
... |
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Author |
John Gradwell |
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Published |
April 2015
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 412 |
Article |
Mersea Past. Uncle Herbert - and more on Primrose Buses |
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ID |
ML2015_004_P57 |
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Title |
Mersea Past. Uncle Herbert - and more on Primrose Buses |
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Abstract |
Herbert Green was born in the cottage opposite The Firs Farm on the 2nd of November 1898, the second son of Roland and Laura. He attended West Mersea Council School and the school register shows that he was to do a bricklaying apprenticeship when he left. I have been unable to find any evidence that ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
April 2015
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Page |
57
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| 413 |
Article |
Primrose Buses - 1920 school trip to London Zoo |
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ID |
ML2015_003_P57 |
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Title |
Primrose Buses - 1920 school trip to London Zoo |
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Abstract |
Following on from last months feature on the Primrose Charabancs, this month I'm featuring a trip to London Zoo in July 1920 by a group of children from West Mersea Council School on a Primrose double decker open topped bus.
The two images show the Karrier bus HK5195 preparing to leave ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
March 2015
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 414 |
Article |
Mersea Charabancs |
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ID |
ML2015_002_P59 |
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Title |
Mersea Charabancs |
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Abstract |
One of the visitors to our museum's resource centre on Saturday 17th January was Lion John Gradwell. He is already working on the 2015 Lions Festival and in particicular the vintage vehicle display. The purpose of his visit was to find what the museum had on Edgar Potter ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
February 2015
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 415 |
Article |
West Mersea toilets |
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ID |
ML2015_001_P52 |
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Title |
West Mersea toilets |
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Abstract |
An article written for Mersea Life, January 2015.
I'm sure most of us in West Mersea are very concerned to hear that
Colchester Borough Council plan to close three of our four public
conveniences. In order to save themselves money, they want West Mersea
Town Council to take them ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
January 2015
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 416 |
Article |
Mersea Past - Mersea Island during the War. |
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ID |
ML2014_012_P66 |
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Title |
Mersea Past - Mersea Island during the War. |
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Abstract |
I am often asked what it was like to be on Mersea Island thoughout the war.
As a schoolboy, my answer is that mainly it was good fun. Our parents had all of the worries but for us there was always something going on of interest.
There were aircraft going over and they ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
December 2014
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 417 |
Article |
Mersea in August |
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ID |
ML2014_009_P60 |
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Title |
Mersea in August |
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Abstract |
My Cousin who lives in Ongar says 'There is always something going on in
Mersea' and August was certainy no exception. The first week-end, as
always, saw a clash between the Five Parishes Show on the Fingringhoe
Ranges and the East Mersea Fete and Art Show.
As Wendy and I put in ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
September 2014
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 418 |
Article |
Welcome back KITTY |
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ID |
ML2014_008_P60 |
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Title |
Welcome back KITTY |
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Abstract |
The sailing barge KITTY will be gracing the watersports at this year's West Mersea Town Regatta. It's now over sixty years since she did this and fortunately a local photogapher took a good series of photographs on the day, many of which I have in my collection.
I believe the year ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
August 2014
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 419 |
Article |
Mersea Past - Marjorie Costello, Postmen and Postladies |
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ID |
ML2014_007_P51 |
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Title |
Mersea Past - Marjorie Costello, Postmen and Postladies |
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Abstract |
Recently one of Mersea's oldest inhabitants passed away, Mrs Marjorie Costello was 103 years old and was born in Peldon as Marjorie Hyam.
She was about the last person to remember the German Zeppelin crashing at Little Wigborough during the First World War on 24 September ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
July 2014
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 420 |
Article |
Mersea buses - article in Mersea Life. |
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ID |
ML2014_006_P60 |
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Title |
Mersea buses - article in Mersea Life. |
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Abstract |
Looking through the May edition of Mersea Life and Lion John Gradwell's notice of the Lion's Transport Display and Summer Show, I was reminded that I must have a ride on one of the preserved Eastern National buses that will be running between the show at Waldegraves and the MICA centre again this ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 421 |
Article |
Sailing barges up the Rhine |
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ID |
ML2014_005_P61 |
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Title |
Sailing barges up the Rhine |
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Abstract |
With this year, 2014, being the one hundreth anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, our museum is putting on an exhibition as part
of our summer show.
One of the features is to record those who took
part and were fortunate enough to return - some showing the signs of ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 422 |
Article |
Yes, Mersea Really did have a railway. |
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ID |
ML2014_003_P58 |
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Title |
Yes, Mersea Really did have a railway. |
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Abstract |
There has been some uncertainty in recent issues Mersea Life as to whether Mersea ever did have a railway.
I have in my collection, the old photo above, showing a ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
March 2014
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 423 |
Article |
More Abberton Bakery |
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ID |
ML2014_002_P55_002 |
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Title |
More Abberton Bakery |
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Abstract |
Since writing the article about Abberton Barkery in December Mersea LIFE, I have received more details from Mr Alan Smith.
Alan is the son of the late Frederick Smith, the last Smith Family owner of West Mersea Bakery. Alan had expected to follow his father into the ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
February 2014
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 424 |
Article |
The Last Post |
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ID |
ML2014_002_P55_001 |
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Title |
The Last Post |
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Abstract |
Over a century ago, a fence was erected along the elevated section of Coast Road. This consisted of cast iron posts connected with steel tubing. Over the years, sections have been removed until ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
February 2014
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 425 |
Article |
Life in Minesweepers WW2. |
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ID |
PBIB_WWM |
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Title |
Life in Minesweepers WW2. |
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Abstract |
William James Wilkinson 1906 - 1997.
Life in Minesweepers - World War 2.
All dates will be approximate if used as no-one was supposed to keep a diary.
I cannot remember when I had notice to report to Romford for a Medical to be called up for a service to the Nation bu ... |
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Author |
William James Wilkinson |
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Published |
c1994
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Source |
Mersea Museum / Suzanne Wilkinson
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| 426 |
Article |
West Mersea's early developer |
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ID |
ML2014_001_P47 |
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Title |
West Mersea's early developer |
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Abstract |
In the early part of the last century Leonard Weaver planned a large developement for West Mersea which he named the Fairhaven Estate. It included a Temperance Hotel and a statue of Queen Victoria on the Victoria Esplanade. The developement was well under way when the first world ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
January 2014
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 427 |
Article |
Abberton Bakery |
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ID |
ML2013_012_P54 |
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Title |
Abberton Bakery |
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Abstract |
I recently received a telephone call from Terry Slowgrove, owner of Abberton Bakery informing me that it had been sold and the new owner was clearing it out that day. Would I like to come over and take anything we
would like for our Mersea ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
December 2013
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 428 |
Article |
Noel Beadle, 373 Battery, Royal Artillery |
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ID |
HNB |
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Title |
Noel Beadle, 373 Battery, Royal Artillery |
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Abstract |
Mersea Island
World War II
2000 troops were stationed on the island
during the threat of invasion.
The Headquarters of the
Royal Army Corps Motor Boat Company was stationed nearby.
The coastal defence of the area around Mersea Island was ... |
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Author |
Chris Harris |
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Published |
November 2013
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 429 |
Article |
Typhoon aircraft salvaged from Blackwater. |
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ID |
CDC_TYP |
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Title |
Typhoon aircraft salvaged from Blackwater. |
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Abstract |
Mersea fishermen often had damaged nets from a 'fast' in the River, and eventually Mike Lungley persuaded divers to go down, see what was there, and to try and salvage it. A barge was used as a base and a number of divers were involved.
The wreck of the aircraft contained ... |
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Source |
Mersea Museum / Karen Kallaby
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| 430 |
Article |
The Salcott Murder of 1890 |
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ID |
JMO_SAL_101 |
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Title |
The Salcott Murder of 1890 |
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Abstract |
"FRIGHTFUL MURDER AT SALCOT"
"A FARMER SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY HIS NEPHEW"
"THE BODY TIED IN A SACK"
Joseph Leatherdale was born on 3rd March 1822 at Chappel, Essex. As a boy, he worked as a labourer for his father Thomas, who farmed at ... |
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Author |
John Moore |
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Published |
2013
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 431 |
Article |
Stackie Barges (The Hay Barges) |
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ID |
ML2013_011_P45 |
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Title |
Stackie Barges (The Hay Barges) |
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Abstract |
I have always had a keen interest in local working craft in the days of sail, in particular the barges that loaded large stacks of hay and straw for delivery to London in the days when much of London's traffic was horse drawn - including the buses.
Both of my grandfathers served ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
November 2013
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 432 |
Article |
An Epiphany East Window and Maimonides |
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ID |
LZB_PAP_011 |
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Title |
An Epiphany East Window and Maimonides |
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Abstract |
An Epiphany East Window and Maimonides
After the end of the Great War 1914 - 1918 the family of Ernest Arthur Lazarus Barlow gave the parish church of St Edmund King and Martyr East Mersea an East Window celebrating the feast of the Epiphany. At the top,
scarcely vi ... |
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Author |
J.H.G. Sunnucks |
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Published |
19 February 2004
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Source |
Mersea Museum / Lazarus Barlow Papers
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| 433 |
Article |
The Mersea Barrow Bones: experts confirm 'unique find' |
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ID |
COR2_026 |
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Title |
The Mersea Barrow Bones: experts confirm 'unique find' |
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Abstract |
In the dark winter days of January 2013, a mysterious, delicate package was transported by courier service from Colchester Museum to a laboratory in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Within the layers of carefully wrapped packaging lay a collection of old, partly burnt bones. But these ... |
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Author |
Sue Howlett |
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Published |
18 June 2013
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 434 |
Article |
School Days at Mersea in the War Years Part Two |
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ID |
ML2013_006_P47 |
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Title |
School Days at Mersea in the War Years Part Two |
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Abstract |
With the evacuees leaving the island we had our school back full time.
The young male teachers Mr Reason, Mr Burt, Mr Davies all went off into the services. I understand Mr Hucklesby was at our school for a short time before going off into the services but I don't remember him ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 435 |
Article |
How the Lifeboat Started |
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ID |
RNLI_HIS |
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Title |
How the Lifeboat Started |
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Abstract |
A short history of the lifeboat at West Mersea to go with its 50th anniversary in 2013.
The RNLI lifeboat service in Mersea was formed in 1963 and so is 50 years old this year. We were one of the first stations to use inflatable 'D Class' lifeboats, making the Inshore Lifeboat service or ... |
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Author |
Martin Wade. |
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Source |
Mersea Museum / Martin Wade
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| 436 |
Article |
School Days at Mersea in the War Years Part One |
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ID |
ML2013_005_P41 |
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Title |
School Days at Mersea in the War Years Part One |
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Abstract |
I started my education at West Mersea Council School, Barfield Road in the spring of 1937. I was a very reluctant starter and after several failed attempts my father loaded me on to the back seat of his bicycle in the pretence of going to East Mersea to visit Auntie Nellie. We ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 437 |
Article |
Mersea Bygone Days - Old Mersea Shops Part 6 |
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ID |
ML2013_004_047 |
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Title |
Mersea Bygone Days - Old Mersea Shops Part 6 |
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Abstract |
Now concluding my look at old Mersea shops, we can take a look at what were probably the first purpose built shops on the island.
The first picture shows a busy scene ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
April 2013
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 438 |
Article |
Stanley Hills - Founder of Mersea Museum |
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ID |
TXA02290 |
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Title |
Stanley Hills - Founder of Mersea Museum |
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Abstract |
Colchester builder, Stanley Hills, was involved with some of the town's largest projects and was also a major benefactor to his adopted home of West Mersea. He was born in Claudius Road, Colchester, in 1910 and was
a pupil at Hamilton Road School before Joining his father's firm ... |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 439 |
Article |
Mersea's Catholic Martyr: Blessed Thomas Abell |
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ID |
COR2_025 |
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Title |
Mersea's Catholic Martyr: Blessed Thomas Abell |
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Abstract |
Hanging, drawing and quartering: the death penalty for treason. From westbergholt.net
On 30th July, 1540, a gruesome public spectacle took place at Smithfield, ... |
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Author |
Sue Howlett |
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 440 |
Article |
Mersea Bygone Days - Old Mersea Shops Part 3 |
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ID |
ML2013_001_047 |
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Title |
Mersea Bygone Days - Old Mersea Shops Part 3 |
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Abstract |
Having left High Street last month, we will take a few steps into High Street
North and Clem Smith's greengrocers on the corner of Mersea Avenue
Clem was another local shopkeeper who was a local councillor and could often get quite excited about certain issues. I ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
January 2013
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Page |
47
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| 441 |
Article |
William Wyatt |
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ID |
DIS2013_RRD |
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Title |
William Wyatt |
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Abstract |
William Wyatt was born on Mersea in 1865. He was registered as John William Wyatt and was usually known as Bill. Later he was given the nickname of Admiral following the Mersea tradition ... |
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Author |
Rosemary Rainbird |
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Keywords |
Admiral |
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Published |
15 January 2013
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 442 |
Article |
Mersea Bygone Days - Old Mersea Shops Part 2. |
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ID |
ML2012_012_P48 |
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Title |
Mersea Bygone Days - Old Mersea Shops Part 2. |
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Abstract |
As we left Arthur Cock's butcher's shop in part one, we head off down Yorick Road past a garden plot where Glennie Cock later built a pair of shops he named Mersea Stores. The next shop past this plot was Charlie Williamson's newsagents and toy shop. He also published and sold
postcards. Charlie's ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
December 2012
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 443 |
Article |
Mersea Bygone Days - Old Mersea Shops Part 1. |
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ID |
ML2012_011_P47 |
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Title |
Mersea Bygone Days - Old Mersea Shops Part 1. |
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Abstract |
My early memories of Mersea shops comes from the mid 1930s when we lived in Barfield Road and my mother used to take me with her when she went shopping in my pre-school days. Then later when I left school in 1946 and started working for builder Clifford White & Co. As the 'Boy' I ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
November 2012
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 444 |
Article |
Proud of our tradition |
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ID |
ML2012_011_P10 |
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Title |
Proud of our tradition |
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Abstract |
My family are very proud of our Poppy tradition, and
thought you might be interested in our history.
The "powers that be" in East Mersea in 1933 were
looking for someone to take the poppies from door to
door. The only person to show an interest was a 13
year old girl called Peggie ... |
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Author |
Wenda Lord |
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Published |
November 2012
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 445 |
Article |
Mersea Bygone Days - Farming |
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ID |
ML2012_010_P41 |
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Title |
Mersea Bygone Days - Farming |
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Abstract |
The outbreak of war in 1939 found many farms in Mersea and much of the rest of Britain in a run down state with many fields not seeing the plough for many years. Cheap imports of foreign grain made it impossible for our farmers to compete. With the ships bringing in this grain now ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
October 2012
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 446 |
Article |
Mersea Bygone Days - Mersea men on the barges. |
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ID |
ML2012_009_P42 |
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Title |
Mersea Bygone Days - Mersea men on the barges. |
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Abstract |
One hundred or so years ago the sailing barge was a common sight around Mersea Island, tucked into various creeks and quays around the island collecting corn, hay, straw etc and delivering manure to the farms. Many an old photograph of The Strood shows a stackie barge. In those days ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
September 2012
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 447 |
Article |
Mersea Bygone Days - Green family |
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ID |
ML2012_007_P42 |
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Title |
Mersea Bygone Days - Green family |
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Abstract |
My great great grandfather John Green lived in a cottage next to the Fox Inn. He was an agricultural labourer and the tithe awards shows him as occupier, with others, of cottages and yards owned by James Fenn.
One of his sons Robert Chinnery married Maria Radford at ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
July 2012
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 448 |
Article |
Mersea Bygone Days - bands |
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ID |
ML2012_006_P44 |
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Title |
Mersea Bygone Days - bands |
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Abstract |
I started at West Mersea Council School as it was then called, after Easter 1937. The boy sitting next to me was a real pest and kept pulling my ears. After the first term and holiday some new children came in and I had a new partner at my desk, his name was Sidney Sherwood, a quiet
friendly boy. ... |
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Author |
Ron Green |
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Published |
July 2012
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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| 449 |
Article |
Save the Barrow - article from Mersea Island Courier. |
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ID |
COR2_023 |
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Title |
Save the Barrow - article from Mersea Island Courier. |
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Abstract |
Barrow, what barrow?
View of the Barrow from Dawes Lane
Every islander knows the Mersea Barrow - or do they? For nearly two thousand years it has si ... |
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Author |
Pat Kirby |
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Keywords |
Mersea Mound mount |
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Published |
21 March 2012
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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Article |
The man who dug the Mersea Barrow |
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COR2_024 |
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Title |
The man who dug the Mersea Barrow |
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Abstract |
On 16th April, 1912, a sprightly gentleman, resplendent in plus-fours and a bushy walrus moustache, alighted from a Great Eastern steam train at Colchester Station, en route to Mersea Island. His desti tion was Fairhaven House, still standing today in Seaview Avenue, where he ... |
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Author |
Sue Howlett |
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Published |
May 2012
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Source |
Mersea Museum
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