Always a good day out

Wivenhoe Memories Exhibition, August 29/30/31st.
open 10am-6pm all three days.
William Loveless Hall, High Street Wivenhoe, CO7 9AB.
Entry free.
Disabled welcome plenty of space between tables

!960-70 Wivenhoe.

picture taken from Cook's shipyard looking down river from the folley, in the foreground is Mr. Rowley's converted M.T.B.
Photo John Holden.
 Great view, But its taken looking "up river". You are right of course Mike .

Them old boy's have done it again.

The Commodore Trader launch at James .W. Cook shipyard was a 630ton coaster ,the biggest ship launched in a long time , it was built for Commodore transport ,Portsmouth.
lewft xclick on image for super size text .
Essex county newspapers.

Looks as though they just about built anything

Gun Boats built by Forrestt and son at Wivenhoe.

The first gun boat built was the El-Fateh sternwheel river gun boat for the Egyptian war department for Lord Kitchener's Nile expedition. 1x12pounder 2x6 pounders, 1 howitzer and 2 maxim guns.  She was 140 feetx24feetx4foot 6inchesx 2foot 6inches draught 14kn. built 1896-99 for the Sudan Government department of steamers and boats.
El Naser ... Sternwheel river gunboat for the Egyptian war department  for Lord Kitchener's expedition she carried 1x12pounder ,2x6pounders 1howitzerand 1 maxim gun, she was the same dimensions as El Fateh
Ez-Zafeh the same as above boats .

Other boats built at forrestt yard were the well known Maindy ships 
Maindy Transport 953 gross ton's one of nine vessel's which wer ordered by the Maindy shipping company of Cardiff, she sank after a convoy collision on the 10/12/1942..
Maindy Tower , 975 gross ton's, wrecked of Blyth on 11/3/1959.
Maindy Keep, 973 gross tons founded on passage from Swansea to Bordeaux with coal.
Maindy Cottage ,973 gross tons , The Maindy shipping company went into receivership and the vessel was completed in1922 on behalf of the receivers.
One more Maindy was to towed to Holland to be completed and the sixth was still on the blocks when Otto Anderson purchased the yard..
The last three Maindy boats were never laid down. 

They also built 23 Dabchick one design racing yachts for the Lower Thames Yacht club c.1895.
TheDry dock was completed in 1889. 

W.W.2 in Wivenhoe

1939/45. Airplane crashes.

At 04.20 hrs. on the 28th July 1941, a Junkers 88 aircraft of the German air force crashed in flames behind the old rectory in Rectory Road, Wivenhoe.  It had been engaged by a Douglas Havoc night fighter of 85 squadron from Hudson airfield near Sawbridgeworth.

The Crew of the junkers were Leutnant Dr. Lothar Bisang, Gefreiter Fritz Rosenstock and Gefreiter Werner Ulbricht were killed instantly,  The plane was a C4 variant of the most successful and versatile types of warplane operated by any of the belligerent nations.  Only a small number of the C4 variant were built. in 1941. Deignatedas long range (Zerstorer heavy fighters they were fitted with Additional Reconnaissance Equipment called ,:hilfseekundereinrichtung:.

The aircraft were powered by 2Junkers, Jumo 211 B/G 12 cylinder inverted v liquid cooled engines each developing 1200 HP.  These gave a speed of 308 mph, and a range of 1696 miles, with 6 machine guns. 

The wivenhoe aircraft was a Junkers 88 C4 serial number0724 ,code marking R4+KK(Kampfgeswader) Bomber wing an element of the  Luftflotte(air fleet 2 of the Luftwaffe.

An Avro Anson of the R.AF. made a forced landing in a stubble field between the Horse and Groom pub and the present site of Broom Grove school at about 17.30 Hrs. on 23rd December 1941.It could not be flown and was dismantled and taken away by the R.A.F.

In a field close to the present Wivenhoe football club a Boulton Paul Defiant  two seater night fighter made an unscheduled landing on the 12th December 1940 the crew were unhurt and the aircraft undamaged.  Powered by a Rolls Royce Merlin engine and 4 machine guns.

 The RepublicP47 Thunderbolt Single seat fighter of the United States Army crashed on the site of the Allotments in Rectory Road the plane was completely wrecked and the pilot killed.

The pilot was Captain John.e. Moist of Ohio, he had taken off from wormingford air base on a training flight.  Captain Moist is buried at Madingly American Military Cemetery near Cambridge.

So now you know when the old cemetery was opened.

An order-in-council 1856 prohibited burials in the church with effect from 5th July 1856, and in the churchyard-exept in existing family vaults and brick graves-with effect from 1857 after this all burials to be in the new cemetery.
Essex records office.
 Wivenhoe Old Cemetery started in 1855 with tree planting, landscaping and building of perimeter brick walls, this took 3 years. The first person to be buried was Ann Barker, aged 76 of West Street on 5 January 1858. In total 33 persons were buried in the first year, 14 of whom were infants. Antoinette Stinson Town Clerk.
Thanks Toni.

I remember Lord ted.

Edward James Hill.

Edward James Hill, Baron Hill of Wivenhoe died December 14th 1969. He lived in Clifton terrace,Wivenhoe,Essex.

Edward james Hill of Wivenhoe also went by the nickname of Lord Ted".  He was created Baron Hill of Wivenhoe, of Wivenhoe in the County of Essex(U.K. life peer) on the 21st of September 1967.

Edward James Hill, Baron Hill of Wivenhoe¹

M, #191393, b. 20 August 1899, d. 14 December 1969

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     Edward James Hill, Baron Hill of Wivenhoe was born on 20 August 1899.² He was the son of James EdwardHill.² He married, firstly, Ethel Kate Bohea in 1925 at Romford, Essex, England.^2,3 He married, secondly, HannahRosen in 1960.² He died on 14 December 1969 at age 70.¹
      Edward James Hill, Baron Hill of Wivenhoe also went by the nick-name of Ted.¹ He was educated at Napier Road School, East Ham, Essex, England.² He fought in the First World War between 1914 and 1918, with Royal Marines Engineers.² He was General Secretary of the United Society of Boilermakers between 1948 and 1963.² He was member of the General Council, Trades Union Congress between 1948 and 1965.² He was President of the Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Shipwrights, Blacksmiths and Structural Workers between 1963 and 1965.²He was created Baron Hill of Wivenhoe, of Wivenhoe in the County of Essex [U.K. Life Peer] on 21 September 1967.¹

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  Lord Hill, as General Secretary of the Boiler Makers Union, wanted to live near the boilers makers. He knew Jim Gould, and his older brother Arthur who were both boiler makers/platers, and Jim persuaded him to move to Wivenhoe. “Ted Hill purchased a cottage near to Jim’s so he could live in Wivenhoe with the boilermakers.” Jim lived at Cornwall Villas, Clifton Terrace. In a slight twist of fate both Jim and Lord Hill died  in the 3rd quarter of 1967. I believe Arthur and Jim worked at Davy Paxman in Colchester.
Information Rodney Annis.

There must be a photo of this somewhere

A Royal Wedding At Wivenhoe.

The wedding took place at Wivenhoe parish church on September 28th 1907, of Lt.Col. the honorable Malcolm Bowes- Lyon and Winifred Gurdon-Rebow.

Malcom Bowes- Lyon was born April 23rd 1874. He was the son of Claude Bowes -Lyon 13th Earl of Strathmore who was Queen Elizabeth's 11 great Grandfather on her Mother's side.

Winifred was the daughter of John Hector Rebow of Wivenhoe Park.  They had one Daughter Clodagh Pamela Bowes-Lyon who married W/Commander Lord Malcon Avondale Douglas Hamilton.
Clodagh was divorced from Charles Eustace Hutton.
Address given at time of marriage for clodagh was Bailey's Hotel Gloucester Road ,Kensington, London .
For Malcolm it was Regent Park Barracks.
Witnesses for the marriage were Hector Gurdon Rebow and Oswald Streatfield

Well done Eliza Sutton.

Wivenhoe House, Narellan, Camden, New South Wales, Australia.  This was the house of Sir Charles and lady Eliza Cowper.  Charles Cowper built this house in 1837 and lived there for over 30 years.  Charles married Eliza Sutton of Wivenhoe in Essex in 1831, her Father was the well known smuggler Daniel Sutton who lived in the village of Wivenhoe, Essex , the couple had two sons and four daughters.
Soon after the house was built the Cowpers planted a vineyard which was one of the earliest in the colony., in 1850 the Wivenhoe wines were becoming celebrated with very favourable mentions in the newspapers.  in 1856 they were described as Muscat,Reisling and red wine. in 1870 Cowper became Agent General for New South Wales which was a position held in London.  In 1957 the house became a school for children with intellectual disabilities and still serves this function today. as a footnote Sir Charles served as Premier of New South Wales five times between 1856-1870.  Lady Cowper (Eliza Sutton) died in 1884 and is buried in St. Pauls ,Wivenhoe , Australia.

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 A Jane Kearney (surname recorded as Kennedy at marriage)is stated to have accompanied her second cousin, Lady Cowper, to Australia. Jane may have been a direct descendant of the Rev George Walker of the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland and of the Stanhope family of northern England. Could anyone suggest, please, the common ancestors (presumably great grandparents) for Jane and Lady Cowper. Thank you.

Not a bad deal for all concerned.

Wivenhoe Workhouse.

April 17th 1759.  Agreed between John Chamberlain and the overseers and churchwardens that John Chamberlain be paid the sum of £2/00 quarterly as wages and a further sum of 7 shillings quarterly for soap,pins,needles laces etc. and a further 1 shilling each week per person that is put in the workhouse for their board and doth agree to find them with good wholesome food and wash and mend their clothes for them and also make clothes for them.

John Chamberlain to have their work or earnings  for himself.

 the overseers to supply him with five caldron's of coal and three loads of wood per year.

Witnesses William Rust.

George Hall vice chancellor of Cambridge University.

John Sanford.

You can't buy a loaf of bread for £1/15s, well done George.

George Henry Cook 1857-1914. Born Wivenhoe.
George started hid career as a rope maker aged 13and then progressed to master mariner.

1872- ship Sovereign listed as boy aged 14.
1874 ship Earnest he is listed as ordinary seaman aged 16 ex Speedwell his pay was £1-15s.per month
1876 ship Era  Master Charles Turner of Wivenhoe George is now listed as an able seaman aged 21.
1877  ship Jullanar, pleasure yacht, master John Downes of Brightlingsea, George aged 21 able seaman.
1879  Rosabelle master Henry Harlow Wivenhoe, George cook aged 24 able seaman.
1880  Rosabelle master as before and George is now paid £1/15s. per week and 2/-bonus conduct money
1914 Ship SS Lindale, George is now aged 50 and ab seaman.   George died  whilst loading sulphuric acid  .He was overcome by the fumes, he died in the hospital in Antwerp Belgium.
Sovereign was registered in Colchester she was a 156 ton schooner belonging to W.J. Girling of West Bergholt.
Earnest was registered in Colchester and 154 tons. she was wrecked in 1880.
Era registered in Colchester, she was a 175 schooner and owned by J.G. Chamberlain of Wivenhoe.
George was also on the Havelock  registered in Colchester ,she was a 144ton brigantine.  George's half brother Samuel Ridgley Cook was lost at sea when the Havelock was wrecked ,he was aged 16  in 1881.
Rosabelle built in 1875 at Wivenhoe , probably Harveys yard  and owned by Theodore Pim as a yawl.
P.S. the relatives of Capt. George Cook aged 56 years received the sad news of his death in Antwerp.
he was engaged on the SS. Lindale plying between Antwerp and London. Deceased leaves a widow and 6 sons and 3 daughters. The 2 eldest sons George and Stanley left for the funeral yesterday.
George was buried at the Kiel cemetery row 13 number 29.
Thanks to Nick Sheen Western Australia for all this information.

Carry on knitting.

These people were knitting for the war effort in w.w.2,this photo was taken in what is now the Lucy Dee on Black Buoy Hill next to the black buoy.
back row Marjoie Wadley,  Freda Watsham,  Grace Schofield,  Jane Wadley,  Ethel Waite,  Mrs. Everitt.
Second row ........, Kathleen Barrell,  Margot Pawsey,  Captain Ham,  Elsie Ham,  Grace Dunne,  Winnie Govan.
Third row Irene Wenlock.
Front row,  Mrs Collison,  Edith Slaughter,  Clara Sainty,  Grace Dann,  Nellie Pike, and Norman Pike,  Clara Atkinson.
Names Dick Barton.
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p.s The lady with the kettle is Mrs. Collison.

All Wivenhoe to a man.

Cup winners at the Park Hotel ,Darts match ,All the money raised was donated to the Alms House trust.
L-R, ........., Jack Styles(captain),  Beena Bartlett,  Don Mason (landlord of the Park Hotel),  Lewis Barrell,  Howard Goodwin.
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Photo Mick Mason.

They called her the ship that vibrated.

The Moler Venture launched at James W.Cook shipyard , she carried brick e\arth up to the moler factory at the Hythe now the site of new flats. the brick earth was used for making fire bricks.
Thanks to John Holden for the picture.

This is Wivenhoe, way back.

A long time ago.

Sir William De Sutton Knight , was born at Wivenhoe in 1265 and married Margery Bataille in 1289 at Wivenhoe church.  William died in 1318 at Wivenhoe.

Their son was Sir John de Sutton , knight. He was born in 1290 in Wivenhoe, Essex. He married Agnes, who was born in Wivenhoe in 1293, they had the following children .John died Jan 25th 1366

 Sir John de Sutton Knight , born 1313 and died in 1393.

Sir Richard de Sutton knight, born 1315 and died in 1395
Margaret de Sutton was born 1318 at Wivenhoe, she was the daughter of John 1st baron de Sutton of Holderness and Constance Sutton.  Margaret Married John de Walton of Wivenhoe in 1339.
Margaret was the sister of William de Sutton ,John de Sutton knight, Sir Thomas de Sutton.High sheriff of Yorkshire.

What a wonderfull Lady.

"Receiving cheques from Mr M G Bailey, factory manager of Colchester Manufacturing Co. Ltd. on their retirement are, Miss Mabel Hillyard (centre) and Mrs Olive Hubbard (right). Miss Hillyard of Wivenhoe, has  served 45 years in the machine room, and Miss Hubbard of 20 London Road, Lexden has been office cleaner for 28 years."

I read in Nicholas Butler's 'The Story of Wivenhoe' that the Colchester Manufacturing Company Limited operated from 30 Alma Street from 1935 until after the second World War. They employed about 25 Wivenhoe girls and made alpaca coats and sports blazers.

Nick Sheen Western Australia.

 I bought Mabel Hillyard's bungalow from her in 1974 and have lived there ever since, nice little old lady she was. The bungalow (8 Stanley Road), was built by her father George Hillyard and I have retained all the original features of the building, including the Bakelite light switches!
Text by antionette Stinson.
 Hi Antoinette, Your bungalow was built by William Hillyard who is my great grandfather. He was a yachtsman and served on the YHS Britannia as a Steward to King George V. My mother has told me stories of how they walked from Colchester to Wivenhoe to visit William and his wife Ethel (nee Cook). They played cards and apparently it was taken very seriously. I can remember visiting them at 8 Stanley Road when I was very young (probably under 5). I can vaguely remember a maze of concrete paths in the back garden and gooseberry bushes. It's lovely to hear that you have kept the original features - Nick Sheen, Western Australia( Perth)

The things you can find out.

Times in Wivenhoe.

John Archer keeper  At The Park   1568.

 Earl of Oxford gave to his wife Dame Margery, the Manor of Wivenhoe  1485.

William Betts priest of this parish died in 1571.

John Smith ,shipbuilder of this parish died 1594.

The second time the plague strikes Wivenhoe in the year 1625, there were 39 deaths

The third time the plague strikes Wivenhoe 18 deaths , also the plague of London in the year of 1636.

1678 an act was passed that everybody had to be buried in woollen shrouds.

Sir Robert Townsend is the lord of the Manor,in the year 1615.

1715, John Bawtree's  widow is paid £5-00 for burying her husband IN a linen shroud ,1772

1781 it cost £2-oo to be buried in a brick grave .

1802 John Barrell Church clerk and constable 

1802 30 persons in the workhouse at Wivenhoe Cross, and 36 persons claimed out relief. 
Shops in Wivenhoe in 1802.
John Pratt,  shoemaker.
Ann Sanford, Shoe shops.
Hannah Sargent , general store.William Mortimer, Malster.
Thomas Norfolk malster.
Philip Eust, tailor.
William Webb, shoe maker, shoes were 3s6d per pair.
Mr. Simpson , blacksmith.
Robert Munnings cooper shop.
 

Little dears.

Wivenhoe primary school games 1954-5

It wasn't all sticky plasters.

The local St.John's ambulance division at Wivenhoe.date unknown. I know some of the names but not sure of the rest .  I would guess it was taken late 1950's -60's

Bandages at the ready

Judges at a first aid competition at the St.Johns ambulance hall in Chapel Rd.

Back row l-r, Mr. Dixey,  Len Barton,  Frank Blundon,  Ted Coe.
Front row,  Dr. Radcliffe,  Ruth Munson,  .........,  Dr.Dean.

What memories, but i am to young to remember them!!

Army surplace stores on the marshes behind Wivenhoe port estate site in the late 1940's  also the old ferry tolgate and house

It was all shorts and long socks.

Military sports day on Mill Fields 1915 At Wivenhoe.

Essex Chronicle 1915.
Pte.Salisbury and Payne were Wivenhoe men.

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All right if you wanted a crane for your back garden.

This is a sales list of ex w.d. supplis for sale at Wivenhoe, the store sheds wer on the Colchesterb marsh now behind the Wivenhoe port estate.
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Essex County Standard 1949.

He must have got his ropes in a twist

The rope works Wivenhoe Cross 1899. There has been a rope works here since the early 1700's when it was owned by William Harrison, later taken over by william Popps amd then byWilliam Browne untill it closed.
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Essex Newsman.

Well shake my boots

The rear of the Ship at Launch pub on the corner of bath st. and the quay, after the Earthquake of 1884 at Wivenhoe Essex.
This could well be Mr. Dan Chapman's building crew, the pub was later pulled down.

Another gallant Wivenhoe man.

Lt. Henry Heath Wood of Wivenhoe, has been awarded the distinguished service cross for gallant works in the 1914-18 war.

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Ian Valentine.

Essex County Standard.

They liked parades in those days

Wivenhoe High Street c.1903.

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