1. West Mersea Mill - a fine photograph of the windmill including the weather vane on the roof. Note the twist built into the "Whips" - the main spar of each sail. ...
Date: c1910
Image ID ALS_AB1_017

2. M.O. Smith. Miller and Baker, delivery cart. We do not know the driver.
Used in "Isle of Mersea" by Brian Jay photo no. 20
Date: c1910
Image ID ALS_AB1_019

3. West Mersea Mill - Fred G. Smith. A wonderful photograph of the old and the new. Stanley Mole on the left holding the horse and Herbert Marrow far right with ...
Date: c1930
Image ID ALS_C20_005

4. Eddie Smith delivering bread - M.O. Smith on the side of the cart.
Photo used in "A boyhood in Mersea" by Archie Smith, available in the Museum Shop.
Date: c1915
Image ID ALS_C20_007

5. Frederick Herbert Smith and Herbert Marrow with Fred G. Smith delivery van. It is a Morris, registration BVW367. The door advertises Lyons Cakes. Phone Number ...
Date: c1935
Image ID ALS_C20_019

6. Fred Herbert Smith and Preston Smith in the Bakery at West Mersea Mill.
Date: c1935
Image ID ALS_C20_021

7. Earthquake 1884. Went's Mill, Peldon.
From left, Peldon Steam Mill, Windmill and Peldon Mill House damaged by the "Colchester Earthquake" of 22 April 1884 ...
Date: cMay 1884
Image ID ALS_C20_063

8. Jubilee Arch at Queens Corner. Upland Road in the distance with the blacksmith shop on the corner.
Date: cMay 1935
Image ID ALS_WHI_006

9. C.M. White, Builder. Mill Road, West Mersea, looking south. Just beyond White's shop is the gate and railings of the Congregational Church. The shop to the left ...
Image ID ALS_WHI_045

10. White's shop in Church Road. The bicycle on the right says "White's up to date drapers". Postcard franked 18 September 1909.
Date: Before September 1909
Image ID ALS_WHI_047

11. Beach Tea Gardens - Spinney Cafe 1946/47, but more likely a little later
Date: c1947
Image ID ATK_019

12. Fleet View Stores, Coast Road.
Alf Parrish left
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13. Fleet View Stores, Coast Road
By 2019, this was Backwater Pearl
Image ID ATK_023

14. Patricia Catchpole's stables on East Road.
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15. Patricia Catchpole's stables on East Road.
Anne Watson says "The second building was put up in 58, we called it "Buckingham Palace" it was an old prefab ...
Image ID AWA_025

16. Patricia Catchpole at Hall Barn Riding Stables.
Image ID AWA_029

17. Patricia Catchpole stables. Paddy (Arva Lad) belonged to Dr Howes and lived well into his 30s.
Image ID AWA_031

18. Mersea Garden Centre on the east side of Dawes Lane as you approach East Road. The Garden Centre was run by Anne and Les Watson 1978 to 1982.
Date: c1980
Image ID AWA_101

19. Part of V.J. Watson's yard which was in business in Prince Albert Road from about 1974 to 1996. They sold mainly diesel engine spares for Paxmans etc., and ...
Image ID AWA_103

20. Molly Kennell's book shop in Coast Road.
Image ID BJ02_063

21. John Hewes shop beside Gowen sailmakers.
Image ID BJ03_167

22. Chatter's ironmongery, radio and television shop in High Street closed in 1994 and became the Trading Post in 2010. c2022 it became the Premier Supermarket, and ...
Image ID BJ06_077

23. 1950 Armistice Parade St. John Ambulance Brigade l-r Barbara Shiel, Miss Gibbs, Mrs Andrews (wife of PC Andrews) Charlie Jay, Mrs Edwin Woods, CO Sheard, Mrs ...
Date: 1950
Image ID BJ06_151

24. Coronation Villa, East Mersea, with the shop on the end of the house.
Used in "Isle of Mersea" by Brian Jay photo no.27
Image ID BJ08_061

25. Fred Farthing in Barfield Road - milk in the bottle or from the churn. Photo thanks to Mrs M. Ward.
Image ID BJ08_121

26. Edna Green outside the Island Cafe and Tea Rooms. Kingsland Road.
Used in "Isle of Mersea" by Brian Jay photo no.83
Image ID BJ08_173

27. The Mill, West Mersea
Date: 1910
Image ID BJ09_007

28. Howards Stores, decorated for 1953 Coronation.
Date: June 1953
Image ID BJ10_005

29. Howards Stores, decorated for 1953 Coronation.
Date: June 1953
Image ID BJ10_007

30. Shops decorated for 1953 Coronation.
Date: June 1953
Image ID BJ10_009