121. Excavation in Museum main hall to display board walk timbers. The hole is almost complete. Lighting, ventilation and glass over the top is still to be added.
Date: 21 December 2017
Image ID DC10_MUS_021

122. The timbers found in the mud off Mersea waiting to go into the preservation tank.
Date: July 2018
Image ID DC10_MUS_031

123. Timbers found in the mud off Mersea in 2017, now in the preservation tank.
Date: July 2018
Image ID DC10_MUS_033

124. The Board Walk timbers in their pit under the floor in the main hall of the Museum. They are here waiting for the glass cover - which was fitted March ...
Date: 31 May 2021
Image ID DC10_MUS_121

125. Posts in the mud about 200 yds East of Seaview Avenue, West Mersea, visible at low tide. They are believed by some, but not all, to be an Anglo-Saxon fish ...
Date: 9 July 2006
Image ID DIS07_FWR_SVW_0294

126. Posts in the mud about 200 yds East of Seaview Avenue, West Mersea, visible at low tide. They are believed by some, but not all, to be an Anglo-Saxon fish weir ...
Date: 9 July 2006
Image ID DIS07_FWR_SVW_0295

127. Reeve's outfitting shop in Church Road. Drapery, boots and shoes. Used in 2002 Summer Exhibition.
Date: May 2002
Image ID DIS2002_RVS_001

128. Reeve's outfitting shop in Church Road. Drapery, boots and shoes.
L-R 1., 2. Ena French, 3., 4. Mr Reeve, 5. Arthur Death.
Used in 2002 Summer ...
Date: May 2002
Image ID DIS2002_RVS_003

129. Coopers Beach. Touring caravans parked on the west side of the tennis court, behind where the clubhouse now stands. There are chalets far right.
From ...
Image ID DIS2003_EMF_011

130. Coopers Beach - an aerial view in the 1950s.
Development started in the 1930s when chalets in the front row were built for £75. During WW2 the site ...
Date: 1950s
Image ID DIS2003_EMF_012

131. School House and Hall 1910.
The village school was recorded as having places for 80 children with the average number of pupils being 37. The Schoolmaster ...
Date: 1910
Image ID DIS2003_EMF_031

132. Coronation Villa, East Mersea, 1906.
The home and shop of the Underwood family was built in 1902. Robert Underwood ran his carrier business from the ...
Date: Before 1910
Image ID DIS2003_EMF_061

133. Robert Underwood in 1927. Here seen sitting on one of his carts nicknamed 'The Rocket' when he was 80 years old. The bugle was used as a signal to ...
Date: 1927
Image ID DIS2003_EMF_062

134. East Mersea Rectory 1905. This house stood opposite Church Lane and was demolished in 1927 by local builder Clifford White who built a new rectory on the same ...
Date: 1905
Image ID DIS2003_EMF_071

135. Kiddiesland from the sea. Kiddiesland was developed during the 1930s to provide a permanent site for children from London to spend their holidays. In addition ...
Date: c1936
Image ID DIS2003_EMF_072

136. East Mersea School.
1:? Lord 2: Sid Pullen 3: Winnie Cudmore 4: Joyce Marriage 5: Elsie Pudney 6: Peggy Partridge 7: Joyce Marriage 8:( Tad) Austin 9:? ...
Date: 1928
Image ID DIS2003_EMF_081

137. East Mersea School in the 1930s.
L-R 1: Phyllis Richer 2: Joyce Marriage 3: Elsie Goodrum 4: Harold Johnson 5: Maurice Johnson 6: Charles Farthing 7: ...
Date: c1926
Image ID DIS2003_EMF_082

138. Home Farm, East Mersea. The farmhouse was demolished in the 1950s, roof tiles from the house were re-used on the present bungalow. Postcard 101902.
Image ID DIS2004_EME_011

139. Bromans Farm, East Mersea. Note the brick oven built against the external white wall.
Probably Mrs Hilda Page and daughters Diana and Elizabeth in the ...
Date: 1930s
Image ID DIS2004_EME_013

140. Waggon and horses, an East Mersea farmer.
Thought to be Walter Edward Cowell c1872 to 1948, who was a farm labourer. He had a son Walter William Victor ...
Date: c1910
Image ID DIS2004_EME_051

141. Pond was on the east side of Weir Farm, is now filled in.
Image ID DIS2004_EME_053

142. East Mersea Hall.
Date: 1920s
Image ID DIS2004_EME_071

143. The Bungalows, Sunny Beach, East Mersea. This became known as Coopers Beach. The chalets were replaced by caravans by 2000.
Date: 1950s
Image ID DIS2004_EME_074

144. Cosway's Caravan Site in East Mersea was developed in the 1950s.
Date: 1950s
Image ID DIS2004_EME_081

145. Golf House, East Mersea. It was erected in 1910 when the first 10 holes of the golf course were developed. Postcard 101906.
Image ID DIS2004_EME_094

146. Kiddiesland.
Date: 1959
Image ID DIS2004_EME_111

147. East Mersea School House and School Hall. It is said that the clock on the front wall remained totally un-reliable until moved to another location.
Image ID DIS2004_EME_112

148. Mersea Yachting. Picture is of yacht SONYA.
Poster for 2004 Summer Exhibition.
Date: May 2004
Image ID DIS2004_POS

149. 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
Image ID DIS2006_FIR_N07

150. 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
Image ID DIS2006_FIR_N16