A bit before my time.

Wivenhoe station lay out in 1922, the goods line went right up to the quay side now Wivenhoe Port Estate. One line went into the Wivenhoe Shipyard.The picture shows the goods shed ,often referred to as the engine shed, also shown is the stables. the building shown called the engine works was the engineering building we called the glass house because it had so many windows, was part of Wivenhoe Shipyard. on the bottom left is shown the toll house,with its toll gate used for the ferry from Wivenhoe to Rowhedge, i think it was one penny old money if you wanted to take your bicycle through, a horse and cart was three pence. The doctors car was free of charge.

Courtesy of Paul Brown.

Wivenhoe memories collection.