91. A walk round Mersea Island. WW2 remains. Pillbox on East Mersea Stone, looking across to Colne Point.
Essex SMR / EHER 10035 Colchester Heritage Explorer ... Date: 16 March 2012 Image ID PJH_WRM_330 |
92. The Marshes between Mersea Golf Course and the Colne Estuary.
View looking towards the ferry and River Colne. The prominent hut is for the ferry. There is ... Date: Before 1941 Image ID PMS_PCD_007 |
93. Sailing barge at Thorrington. Date: 1938 Image ID RG03_491 |
94. Sand barges loading at Alresford Creek. Note the long train crossing the bridge in the background. From a small battered photograph. Image ID RG04_009 |
95. Rowbotham's CHARTSMAN in Rowhedge Reach.
Small original photograph by R. Cannon.
Built 1944 as tanker EMPIRE BOXER 1944 Rowhedge Ironworks Yard ... Date: 1950s Image ID RG25_305 |
96. SALTCOTE BELLE followed by LEOFLEDA on tow, about 1949 - 50, passing Rowhedge. The tug is out of sight to the left.
Small original photograph by R. Cannon. Date: c1950 Image ID RG25_313 |
97. Sully Bros Motor Barge SCOTSMAN, George Blake Skipper, Rowhedge.
Small original photograph by R. Cannon. Date: 1950 Image ID RG25_315 |
98. Motor Barge VARUNA ? Pyefleet.
Small original photograph by R. Cannon. Date: c1950 Image ID RG25_323 |
99. Barge and smack in the Colne. 489CK SPRITE, built Rowhedge 1901 Image ID RG25_381 |
100. Barge FLY --- Fingringhoe Wick.
Built 1899 Official No. 110192, owned by Goldsmith. Image ID RMY_OPA_099 |
101. Sand barge sunk off East Mersea. By the wreck of the Lowlands. The tug is TOM JAY - built 1948 by Richards, Lowestoft. 67grt. 415bhp 4x102bhp Gardner diesel ... Date: After 1977 Image ID RSM_GUN_005 |
102. Rowbotham's tanker RUDDERMAN passing Wivenhoe. These small tankers would bring about 200 tons of petrol up to Colchester Hythe, would discharge, turn, and be ... Date: 15 March 1952 Image ID RWS_000_117 |
103. Dutch coaster REGGEBORG owned by Wagenborg.
Location not known, but probably in the River Colne bound for Colchester Hythe - she was a regular ... Image ID RWS_000_121 |
104. Rowbotham's tanker STEERSMAN passing Wivenhoe having discharged at Colchester Hythe.
She was built in Holland 1936 Official No. 164687, 338 tons, and ... Date: 15 March 1952 Image ID RWS_000_123 |
105. MV WATERSMEET passing Rowhedge.
Built Genoa 1947, 310 tons, formerly managed by W.D. Tamblyn & Co., Plymouth and owned by Martins Coastal Steamships Ltd. ... Date: 11 March 1952 Image ID RWS_000_147 |
106. STEVONIA in the Colne bound for Colchester. She was owned by Capt. J.W. Wharton, Keadby.
Built 1948 Official No. 181203, 384 tons. Broken up ... Date: 18 January 1953 Image ID RWS_000_151 |
107. Everard's coaster SEDULITY passing Wivenhoe after one of her regular visits to Colchester.
35mm slide via Don Wright, SSBR Image ID RWS_001_006 |
108. MV BARRACUDA registered Groningen, passing Wivenhoe bound for Colchester Hythe.
Loaned by SSBR via Don Wright. Date: 19 August 1954 Image ID RWS_032_081 |
109. Dutch coaster GRADA passing Wivenhoe. In the background are the CAP PILAR and two motor minesweepers.
The back of the photo says "Boat taken from ... Date: 1951 Image ID RWS_032_083 |
110. Everard's ANNUITY aground in the River Colne between Rowhedge and Colchester.
She had been built as LEELEE by Rennie Forrestt at Wivenhoe in 1917 for James ... Date: 9 December 1951 Image ID RWS_032_085 |
111. The eastern end of Mersea Island looking towards the River Colne, Brightlingsea and Point Clear.
Part of a collection of aerial views of Mersea taken by ... Date: 27 April 2014 Image ID SBB_3137 |
112. East Mersea stone in the centre with Point Clear beyond and Brightlingsea on the left.
Part of a collection of aerial views of Mersea taken by Stacey ... Date: 27 April 2014 Image ID SBB_3139 |
113. View northward up the River Colne with Geedon Creek going off to the left. Rat Island lower centre. Alresford Creek is visible just above centre ... Date: 27 April 2014 Image ID SBB_3147 |
114. Steam yacht VALFREYIA in the River Colne.
Postcard mailed 21 August 1908 to Mr F. Unwin 1 Kirkwood Rd., Chalk farm, London NW.
"Daisy. Coming by ... Date: Before April 1908 Image ID SD03_029_005 |
115. Launch of PEACOCK VENTURE at Wivenhoe, 1981. The biggest ship ever built on the Colne. Built James W. Cook & Co., yard No. 1468.
IMO No. 8027391, Official No. ... Date: 26 November 1981 Image ID SHP_SAN_706 |
116. SAINT KEARAN launched at James Cook, Wivenhoe. Yard No. 1457, IMO No. 7711397, Official No. 379462 441 grt, built for J.& A. Gardner. Date: 22 June 1978 Image ID SHP_SAN_712 |
117. SAINT ORAN launched at James Cook's shipyard, Wivenhoe. Yard No. 1464, 573 grt., IMO No. 8003759, Official No. 389414, built for J. & A. Gardner. Date: 9 December 1980 Image ID SHP_SAN_716 |
118. RIVER TAMAR approaching Rowhedge on the River Colne after sailing from Colchester. Built 1981 by James Cook, Wivenhoe, yard no. 1465, 538 grt, IMO No. 8018936. ... Date: 24 April 1988 Image ID SHP_SAN_720 |
119. RIVER TAMAR approaching Rowhedge on the River Colne after sailing from Colchester. Built 1981 by James Cook, Wivenhoe, yard no. 1465, 538 grt, IMO No. 8018936. ... Date: 24 April 1988 Image ID SHP_SAN_722 |
120. ALSTON approaching Rowhedge after leaving Colchester. An effluent tanker, she was previously LEADSMAN-1985, IMO No. 6818526, built 1968. Renamed ALS-1997, ... Date: 1988 Image ID SHP_SAN_732 |