1. The Fire Brigade parade at the funeral of Gordon Mussett at West Mersea.
Includes Oscar Whiting, Jim Mussett, Claude Green, Godfrey Allen.
Date: October 1952
Image ID ALN_FIR_001

2. West Mersea firemen are quiz champions. Photographs G. Allen, A. Garnham, J. Mussett, W. Beament and L. Harvey. Second picture has L.A. Mills and O.J. ...
Date: 21 February 1958
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3. West Mersea Fire Brigade's team of five who won the Essex County Brigade's quiz for Retained Firemen in Chelmsford.
L-R Gordon Allen, Alec Garnham, Joe ...
Date: 17 February 1958
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4. West Mersea Fire Brigade - Fordson Thames fire engine GLC534 being replaced with the new Dodge 758JNO. Photograph at the Fire Station in Melrose Road.
Date: April 1957
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5. West Mersea Fire Brigade - Fordson Thames fire engine GLC534 being replaced with new Dodge 758JNO. Outside the Melrose Road Fire Station.
L-R 1. Oscar ...
Date: April 1957
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6. West Mersea Fire Brigade - Fordson Thames fire engine GLC534 being replaced with new Dodge 758JNO.
Date: April 1957
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7. West Mersea Fire Brigade - Fordson Thames fire engine GLC534 being replaced with the new Dodge 758JNO.
Date: April 1957
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8. New W. Mersea Fire Appliance. Long-felt fears now at rest.
...
On Monday, Sub-Officer Oscar Whiting, who in business is a grocer and provision ...
Date: 10 April 1957
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9. West Mersea Fire Brigade. 7th Annual Dinner and Dance. Hall Barn Country Club
Chairman Sub-Office O.J. Whiting. Music by Fireman Phillips
Date: 7 February 1959
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10. West Mersea Fire Brigade Dinner and Dance. Hall Barn Country Club.
The Queen proposed by Cr. G.A. Cock, Chairman UDC
Reply by Deputy Chief Officer ...
Date: 7 February 1959
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11. Mr Charles Scott's journey through the village, towed by firemen.
Date: 13 July 1932
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12. Penfold's DIY, Barfield Road, West Mersea, formerly Clifford White Builders. At the height of the blaze 5 fire appliances and an aerial ladder from Colchester ...
Date: 20 April 1999
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13. West Mersea Fire Brigade - crew of 2004.
Left to right Back row Robert Dean, lan Moncur, Nigel Balls
Middle row Mick James, Maurice Board, Gary ...
Date: 2004
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14. 1998 Dennis Sabre Fire Appliance
R141 WVX was delivered to West Mersea fire station on the 4th October 2003. It had been at the station three weeks ...
Date: March 2006
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15. Fire siren used on Mersea and loaned by Jonathan Mussett of West Mersea Fire Brigade. In later years it was sited behind the Fire Station in Melrose Road and ...
Date: 2019
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16. It was a night out for Mersea firemen at the Hall Barn on Saturday, when they held their annual dinner. Before the meal there was time for a chat and a drink, ...
Date: 13 February 1959
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17. West Mersea Volunteer Fire Brigade. Left Mr Cathercole, Horace Whiting, Herbert Burgess.
Right Gordon Mussett, Gunner Burgess, Alec Green
The cart is ...
Date: c1929
Image ID FL04_033_002

18. West Mersea Firemen marching in Armistice Day Parade, outside the Griffon Garage.
Roughly L-R 'Ike' Ivan King, Les Phillips, Len Coles, Horace Whiting, ...
Date: 1950s
Image ID FL04_035_001

19. The Fire Brigade parade at the funeral of Gordon Mussett at West Mersea.
The parade includes Oscar Whiting, Jim Mussett, Claude Green, Godfrey ...
Date: October 1952
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20. West Mersea Fire Brigade - the wartime AFS fire engine.
L-R Oscar Whiting, Ernie Dixon, Gordon Mussett, Bob Russell, HoraceWhiting and Bob ...
Date: c1943
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21. West Mersea Fire Brigade. The fire engine is an American car (Hudson Terraplane Bell) converted with a wooden back, for Fire Service use.
L-R Gordon ...
Date: c1945
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22. 1944 wartime NFS Fire engine. L-R Hodge ( Arthur John ) Hewes, Ron Farrow from Copford, Dick Howard, Oscar Whiting, Ted Wright of Wrights Haulage. LFM ...
Date: c1949
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23. West Mersea Fire Brigade with wartime NFS engine - an Austin A.T.V.
L-R LFM Hollohan, Ernie Dixon, Ed Payne, Gordon Mussett, Herbert Burgess, Ron Farrow. ...
Date: c1949
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24. West Mersea Fire Brigade - Oscar Whiting receiving his reitrement present. He had served for 36 years.
L-R 'Chummy' Mole, Les Greenleaf, Ron Clamp or Bill ...
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25. Spotlight on David Mussett by Roy Nobes. David Mussett is the Officer in Change of West Mersea Fire Station. He has 3 sons in the crew. Includes picture o f ...
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26. Houseboat Fire. The houseboat ERYCINA at present occupied by Mrs Garrioch and her sister Mrs Goddard, was extensively damaged by fire on Monday afternoon. The ...
Date: 27 October 1941
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27.
West Mersea Fire Engine. L-R front Gary Mussett, Chris Mussett, David 'Moe' Mussett and Jonathan Mussett, with son-in-law Mick Way in the cab.
From The ...
Date: 30 November 1992
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28. An early 1930s Carnival at Queens Corner passing the Cartwright's Shed, Fountain Hotel (both demolished to build Fountain Court) and Fountain Cottage.
In ...
Date: c1931
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29. Mersea Firemen trying new helmets.
L-R back 1. Horace Whiting, 2. Jack Cook, 3. Edgar Jopson, 4. Cliff Smith, 5. Cather Cole, 6. Tim Mole, 7. Gordon ...
Date: Before 1935
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30. A fireman's wedding. Gordon Mussett and Catherine Heywood leave St. Peter and St. Paul Church after their marriage on 8 March 1930. Gordon's fellow West Mersea ...
Date: 8 March 1930
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