This big tree fell on the church in the hurricane in October 1987.
Picture by kind permission of David Cassell.
Gosh,
I'd forgotten a tree hit the church! I remember that storm vividly, and
all the tiles smashed all over the High St the next morning.
Helen Barrell.
You
can date Wivenhoe photos from wheteher there is a tall tree in the
churchyard. I took a similar picture -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dud5ers/10227932156/in/photolist-nhT4nc-nh9pYu-gts8Fm-nxjyCm-nzcUR5-nhXvzg-gzNPTS-nmc4bH-gtuACf. Dudley. Thanks John
.and the wood of the tree was hand carved into a Cross by Council
groundsman Colin Oliver and is still on display in the Church today - it
is called Colin's Cross.Thanks to Antoinette Stinson W.T.C.
You can date Wivenhoe photos from wheteher there is a tall tree in the churchyard. I took a similar picture - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dud5ers/10227932156/in/photolist-nhT4nc-nh9pYu-gts8Fm-nxjyCm-nzcUR5-nhXvzg-gzNPTS-nmc4bH-gtuACf
and the wood of the tree was hand carved into a Cross by Council groundsman Colin Oliver and is still on display in the Church today - it is called Colin's Cross.
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Gosh, I'd forgotten a tree hit the church! I remember that storm vividly, and all the tiles smashed all over the High St the next morning.
You can date Wivenhoe photos from wheteher there is a tall tree in the churchyard. I took a similar picture - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dud5ers/10227932156/in/photolist-nhT4nc-nh9pYu-gts8Fm-nxjyCm-nzcUR5-nhXvzg-gzNPTS-nmc4bH-gtuACf
and the wood of the tree was hand carved into a Cross by Council groundsman Colin Oliver and is still on display in the Church today - it is called Colin's Cross.
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