31. The Tollesbury Railway.
Thought to be one of two gun trains which were on the line between the village and the Pier during WW2. There is a well wagon and a ...
Image ID CG1_027

32. Maldon Road, Tiptree. Junction with Station Road. WW2 Anti-invasion barriers beside the road.
Date: 1940s
Image ID CG27_015

33. Mrs Lawrence.
Pat and Fred.
May 1940 just before the evacuees were sent away from Mersea. [From back of photograph - presumably referring to two ...
Date: May 1940
Image ID CHS_017

34. Layer de la Haye. V.E. Day. All available school children and mothers from the village.
Brian Chaplin says: I am child on the extreme of the photograph ...
Date: 6 May 1945
Image ID CLN_SCH_003

35. "Love from your Loving Son Des."
Des Carter is in the back row, 5th from the left. 4th from the left thought to be "Peter".

Des went into the RAF ...
Date: 1943
Image ID CT03_101

36. From "Your Loving Son, Des" [Des Carter RAF]
Image ID CT03_105

37. Bessie and Pip. The notes on the back say:
The Red Setter Pip was blown up mine 1943. There were mines set all along Beach during War 1939 to 1945. Pip got ...
Date: 1936
Image ID CW2_P09_015

38. Grace Stoker née Cudmore and Joyce Stoker outside the Old Victory.
Album 1
Image ID DB01_018_005

39. Royal Observer Corp marching in the parade during Wings for Victory Week. Herbert Marrow is in the centre of the picture, in the centre of the leading ...
Date: 23 May 1943
Image ID DCA_001

40. Royal Observer Corp in Mersea during WW2. Major Maughfling and Bill Clarry operate a Post Instrument Plotter with a Mickelthwait height adjuster attachment. ...
Date: c1941
Image ID DIS2010_WW2_011_001

41. Mersea Observer Corps sitting outside the church.
L-R Sid Stoker, Ernie Woods, Jack Mole, Dick Haward, young Richard Haward, Herbert Burgess, Vic Mussett, ...
Date: c1950
Image ID DIS2010_WW2_011_002

42. Keep this - you may need it.

West Mersea Urban District Council.

WHAT YO ...
Date: c1940
Image ID DIS2010_WW2_031

43. What you are to do in case of invasion or heavy bombing continued.

3. At the same time, i.e., when shops are re - opened, each individual will ...
Date: c1940
Image ID DIS2010_WW2_032

44. What you are to do in case of invasion or heavy bombing continued.

Both Milk and Bread will be sold at ruling prices, and Ration Books must be ...
Date: c1940
Image ID DIS2010_WW2_033

45. What you are to do in case of invasion or heavy bombing continued.

Help to Military - Urgent Repairs to Roads, etc.

Whether you are no ...
Date: c1940
Image ID DIS2010_WW2_034

46. 9 September 1939 The War.

Bert Saye begs to announce he is opening a business in Kingsland Road.

16 September 1939 Evacuation
A large ...
Date: 9 September 1939
Image ID DM1_AB2_067

47. Lieut. Beadle, R.A, Miss Ruth Martin
The engagement is announced between Lieut. H.N. Beadle, R.A., elder son of Mr and Mrs Beadle of Woodside, Manchester ...
Image ID DM1_AB3A_044_002

48. Holidays - Mersea enjoyed wonderful days of sunshine over the holidays, and although many of its activities were restricted, this did not detract the children ...
Date: 10 August 1940
Image ID DM1_AB3_008_002

49. The Spitfire Fund - A local effort to help the Spitfire Fund has been started, and Mersea is going to see what can be done about it. Mrs Tapp, of the "Firs" has ...
Date: 31 August 1940
Image ID DM1_AB3_008_005

50. Funeral of Mr D.B. Cutts
Widespread scenes of sympathy attended the funeral of Mr Douglas (Jim) Cutts, which took place on Saturday afternoon. Officials ...
Date: 10 May 1941
Image ID DM1_AB3_013_007

51. Death of Pilot Officer
News has been received of the death of Pilot Officer Donald Dale, only son of Mrs Dale and the late Mr Arthur Dale, of Walnut Tree ...
Date: 6 September 1941
Image ID DM1_AB3_016_009

52. Under the Plough - for the first time in history, Pete Tye Common lying between Peldon and Abberton has come under the plough.

Death of Miss A.M. ...
Date: 6 June 1942
Image ID DM1_AB3_020_005

53. Obituary. Funeral of Accident Victims.
The funeral of Mr and Mrs Horace Stoker, whose tragic death occurred last week as the result of an accident, took ...
Date: cJune 1942
Image ID DM1_AB3_020_011

54. Killed in Action. It is with regret we record the death of Peter Jack Martin (boy first-class) who was killed in action when his ship was damaged by enemy ...
Date: 31 October 1942
Image ID DM1_AB3_023_001

55. Gunsite in Action. 1947!
The ammunition is soft drinks and ice cream; the "gun-crew" Mrs Stoker and Mrs Dawson. But the concrete walls of this unusual ...
Date: 27 June 1947
Image ID DM1_AB4_008_003

56. Once a strongpoint in West Mersea's defences against the Nazi invasion, this blockhouse is now a happy rendezvous for holidaymakers and local folk in search of ...
Date: 14 October 1949
Image ID DM1_AB4_021_003

57. Royal Artillery at Mersea.
Thought to be 373 Coast Defence Battery, who were at West Mersea from July 1940.
Front row L-R 6. is Sgt. Major Harry [ ...
Date: c1941
Image ID DMC_001

58.

Our County's Queen of Cooks by James Wentworth Day contd.

Picture: The liege - men go afloat in search of fish and fowl.

... Law ...
Date: April 1971
Image ID EC71_04_029_001

59. The skeleton of a war-time pillbox on Victoria Esplanade marks the spot where Edwardian planners had envisaged a pier.
Date: 3 May 1968
Image ID ECS_1968_MAY03_032_003

60. Youngest of the Few: Historian uncovers story of Mersea teenager killed in Battle of Britain. By Charley Goff.

The youngest pilot to fly in the Battle ...
Date: 21 September 2018
Image ID ECS_2018_SEP21_024