121. Henry John May
1802 - 1894
Oyster Merchant
West Mersea. Essex.

Painting held by the descendants of Henry John May. It is 36 ins x 48 ...
Date: c1890
Image ID HJM_001

122. West Mersea News

The School question

Death of Mr H.J. May

By the death of Mr Henry John May of West Mersea, at the advanced age of ...
Date: 2 June 1894
Image ID HJM_101

123. Henry Lyster Jameson. 1874 - 26 February 1922.
Lived at West Mersea 1914-22 with his wife and two daughters. Died suddenly at The Firs, West Mersea in his ...
Date: 4 March 1922
Image ID HLJ_003

124. Henry Lyster Jameson.
Statement of Dr Jameson's professional career and services. Page 3 of 5.
...
In 1914 seconded for service with the Ministry ...
Date: c1923
Image ID HLJ_009_003

125. Oyster grading machine, built 1983 which came to W.H. Norris & Sons in 1986 from Paglesham Oysters when they were based at 200 East Road, West Mersea. [ Richard ...
Date: 7 May 2020
Image ID IA01_985

126. Paglesham Oysters International Ltd. 200 East Road, West Mersea, Essex CO5 8SA. [Paglesham Oysters was owned by Norman Childs]
Brand tape, 5cm ...
Date: c1986
Image ID IA01_987

127. Plan for 38ft steam launch for Police for oyster protection. The plans were sent to Forrestt & Sons Shipbuilders of Wyvenhoe, and quotations received, but they ...
Date: July 1897
Image ID JPA_001_001

128. Ken Mole collecting oysters in a tendle. He has splatchers on his shoes to protect the surface of the mud.
Image ID LH22_073

129. Oystermen - Back Brian 'Mick' Reed, Ken Mole, George Milgate [centre, with hat], Ted Woolf, Fred 'Ginger' Pullen.
Front Tush Woolf, Tom Cudmore.
Image ID LH22_078

130. Oysters for sale on Coast Road.
Date: 1980s
Image ID LH53_050

131. Mersea oysterman.
Date: 1980s
Image ID LH55_046

132. Smacks dredging.
Date: 8 August 1932
Image ID LTG_AB1_175

133. Oyster dredging - Ernie Mole in foreground ?
Image ID LTL_113

134. Beautiful Mersea - Garden Farm Estate brochure. Page 23.
The Oyster Grounds known as 'The Mersea Fleet' in the occupation of Mr W.J. Bean, bear the highest ...
Date: December 1909
Image ID MBK_BMS_025

135. Down Channel. The Smacks and Mariners of The Shoreham Oyster Fishery
by Kim Matthews. Published 2021 ISBN 978-1-919635-30-9

The cover picture ...
Date: September 2021
Image ID MBK_DCH_001

136. Essex Gold. The fortunes of the Essex Oysterman. By Hervey Benham. In collaboration with Peter French and John Leather.
Essex Record Office Publication ...
Date: 1993
Image ID MBK_EGD_C001

137. Essex Gold by Hervey Benham page 137.
Chapter 17 Mersea in living memory.

The story of the Mersea creek layings may conveniently be resumed at ...
Date: 1993
Image ID MBK_EGD_P137

138. Mistral. Journal of the Mersea Island Society. 1979 Page 19.
A brief look at Oysters, by John Nichol contd.
Equipment used in Oyster Culture. Brood ...
Date: 1979
Image ID MIS_1979_119

139. Mistral. Journal of the Mersea Island Society. 2007 Page 46.
Ostreiculture over the last forty years, by a Mersea Oysterman.

The first view of ...
Date: March 2007
Image ID MIS_2007_048

140. Mistral. Journal of the Mersea Island Society. 2007 Page 47.
Ostreiculture over the last forty years, by a Mersea Oysterman contd.

The boats that ...
Date: March 2007
Image ID MIS_2007_049

141. Oysterman
Date: Before May 2006
Image ID MLD_015

142. Mersea History Walk 34.
The last oyster pit to be built (by Michael and Patrick Dawson) (before the EU regulations required exposure to ultra violet light ...
Date: 21 July 2006
Image ID MLD_HWK_036

143. Mersea History Walk 45.
World Famous Company Shed (founded by Heather Haward) selling fresh fish and seafood, as well as serving meals.
Date: 21 July 2006
Image ID MLD_HWK_047

144. West Mersea Oystermen pose. L-R Alan Mole, Raymond d'Wit, Douglas Stoker, Bobby Stoker, Lennox Leavett from Tollesbury, Graham Knott, Derek Leavett (had the ...
Date: 1979
Image ID MMC_P369_003

145. Ted Woolfe's Oyster pits, West Mersea - emptying for next tide. Bill Wyatt, when an apprentice, helped in the construction of this building.
Another copy ...
Date: Before November 1916
Image ID MMC_P755_018

146. Oyster Pits, West Mersea. The big elm tree gave nearby Elmtree House its name, known in earlier years as Elm Tree Cottage or Elm Cottage.
Another copy of ...
Date: Before 1904
Image ID MMC_P755_019

147. Smack DAISY BELLE oyster dredging. Bert French. Another copy of this postcard was written 18 August 1903.
Date: Before August 1903
Image ID MMC_P755_024

148. Oyster Beds, West Mersea. View from Coast Road.
Image ID MMC_P762_A

149. From the Mayor & Mayoress of Colchester Alderman and Mrs W. Gurney Benham, wishing you a Merry Xmas and twelve happy new months. The eight oyster months of ...
Image ID MMC_P809_E

150. Details of SILVER SPRAY CK163, owner Leslie French. Built at William Wyatt's West Mersea 1948. Builder Jack Emeny. Registered 13 September 1949.
Leslie ...
Date: 13 September 1949
Image ID MNY_OPA_015