Chocks away boy's

Maindy Tower being launched at Forrestt's Shipyard  1920.

Nottage Institute

He never took his hat off.

Mr Ernie Turner ex shipyard worker and local primitive artist lived in Alma street.

Poor old Ford Prefect.

Park Hotel Boy's.  It wouldn't be allowed these day's

Those were the day's

Local lads outside the Park hotel, looks like Tubby Durrell in front.
sitting on wall next to Tubby Durrell is Mick Green

I bet the sparrows in the ivy kept you awake.

The Nook at wivenhoe on the corner of Park Road and Belle Vue Road, I think that the people could be Mr/Mrs. Rice  date around 1900.
Left click on image for super size.

what a lovely site

The Brightlingsea one design  Jean number 1  skippered by Malcom Goodwin Wivenhoe regatta 2015

Quite a buzz that day.

The regatta at Wivenhoe 2015, makes a change from all those old pictures.

Silver fields

Sprats being used for fertilizer, when they were not a £1.00 for a pound and the poor fishermen could not sell them on the market