Loved watching them unload the sprats.

fishing boats Essex Girl and Fisher Girl in the North sea Canning Company dock on the Quay.  They canned sprats in the winter and chickens in the summer the owner was Lewis Worsp.

looks different now !

The Flag Inn Wivenhoe ,the main building dates from 1795 The man in the cart could be local carrier Whip Wyatt.

Wivenhoe Memories community page  now on facebook under Wivenhoe Memories.

New and old photo's and any stories most welcome ,nearly 200 members since Monday ,have a look if you like Wivenhoe.
Sally Glozier-Green and John Stewart ,founders of the page.
www.facebook.com/wivenhoe memories

sorry about the quality.

Local lad's going for a sail on the boat Why-Not at Wivenhoe

Take a last look. For you Mark Dufton

A sight we will never see again ,probably the last coaster to go up to the Hythte at Colchester. 1980's

Correct name is Mark Dufton

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  Amazing picture

They look like carefree days

The Ferry Hard at Wivenhoe 1920's alas the ferry shelter disappeared in the 1960's also the row of houses behind which went out into the river have also been demolished.

It looked nice until it was covered by plaster.

The new Methodist church in the Avenue opened on the 24th October 1901, they had one before which was the old Wesleyan church in Chapel Road ,now a potery workshop.

Wivenhoe must have been very interesting in W.W.2

ML276 one of three boats in dock for repair at Vospers yard in W.W.2 these were high speed patrol boats.

Just seen the photo of ML276.  Fairmile B class motor launch.

 

As a matter of interest my father Norman worked as a designer for Fairmile Marine at their office at Cobham in Surrey for a large part of WWII and was involved with this and other classes of Fairmile vessels.

thanks to Graham Wadley for additional information.

The brave crew of the Minesweeper Beveland., Built at Wivenhoe Shipyard 1943.

1. Jan Moot.
2. Klass Blok.
3. Job Groen.
4. Bastiaan. Luyendyk.
5. Johannes Leenderd Spaans.
6. Tjeerd brouwer.
7. Dirk dijkstra.
8. Leenderd Nutby.
9. ?
10. Anton Tol.
11. Dirk Van der Oever.
12. Leendert Knooester.
13. Arend van Ree.
14. Cornelis Zuidhoek.
15. Klass Stam.
16. Frank Knoester.
17. ?.
18. Gerrit Blok.
19. Henk Westerduin

Copyright of R Vader and Bill Ellis.

I am sure it went faster than that

The Donkey Express, Brightlingsea-Wivenhoe to St. Botolphs

I doubt if we ever see this again.

A long forgotten site of a coaster heading towards the Hythe,  photo taken in 1985 from lower lodge estate.
Photo Mike Dufton.

What a lovely sight..

Sailing barges loading sand at the jetty in Alresford Creek Essex.

What a maritime history we have

The yacht King Coel, built byJames Husk at the folley yard ,Wivenhoe ,completed in 1898 for Alexander Barlow of Wivenhoe Hall.
1901 soold to Percy Hall -Chelmsford.
1908 sold to Frederick Clarke.
1913 sold to Henry Beasly of Southampton.
1920 sold to William o Neill -Southampton.
1921 soldto Edmund Agarstone -North Finchley.
Text John Collins- Shipbuilding on th Colne a brilliant book.

A pity it was not restored!

The 279 ton barquentine,  Cap Pilar ,built in St. Malo, France for the cod trade by G.Gautier. Acquired by the Palestine Maritime League, the Cap Pilar was to be restored for youth sail training, but the money needed was not raised. . She was bought by a young crew who wanted to sail round the world which they did between 1936-38. After W.W.2 she was towed up to Wivenhoe where she became derelict and ended up in Wivenhoe dry dock and covered in concrete, when the old shipyard site became a timber yard

Text by John Collins -shipbuilding on the Colne 

Nick Butler- The Story of Wivenhoe.

One had a sad ending.

Two boats on Cook's slipway the Belama and the Baruka , i hope i have spelt these right. They were bound for the Solomon Islands.

Wonder where they kept the ride on lawnmower?

Wivenhoe Urban Distric Council Offices from 1898-1927 based at Little Wick-no38 High St. Wivenhoe , the caretaker was Mrs. Emily Watcham.

One of many Wivenhoe actor /artists

Sir John Martin Harvey 1863-1944.  He was the son of John Harvey ,shipbuilder at Wivenhoe, he was one of seven children ,3 of whom died in infancy the others were May, Charles and Goyder. and they lived at Quay house on Wivenhoe Quay. Sir John was an Edwardian actor manager.

Most of Wivenhoe were employed in this yard

Old steam yacht in the dry dock in Forrestt;'s shipyard now the site of the Wivenhoe port housing Estate.Forrestt built several houses on Spion Cop ie.1-24 Manor Road to house their skilled staff they bought with them from London.

He never took his hat off.

Mr. Ernie Turner inside his home in Alma St.  Ernie is well known as one of Wivenhoe's primitive painters and his work is well sought after, Ernie spent most of his life in the shipyard as a shipwright and when he retired in 1964 he took up painting ,self taught.

My sandwiches are under there somewhere!!!

Can somebody shut the door ,there is a draft in here. road accident in Queens rd Wivenhoe.

He was liked in Wivenhoe.

McEvers Bayard Brown the American Millionairewho owned the steam yacht valfreyia of 730 tons.
The yacht was kept in the dry dock at Wivenhoe untill his death c.1926, his body was sent back to the united States for burial .

Salty old boys

Winners of the 1922 sailing smack cup outside the Shipwright Arms Pub in West St. the landlord was George Hillyard seen on the left back row with the peak cap.

Excellent photo, John. I've never seen George before. He died in 1967 aged 91.
Hi Chris nice to hear from you again.

Talk about a tight squeeze!

It looks life a lifeboat for Cook's yard negotiating a tight squeeze round Ballast Quay date unknown.

Great no engines.

A lovely view of Brightlingsea,Essex.not a motor boat in sight. What peace!

Good ole Wivenhoe boy's

If you are going to retire this is the way to do it .These are Wivenhoe Allotmenteers who have mastered this way of life , there is a lot of years of experience which hopefully they passed on
 Sam, George and Don Taylor.
 Last of the Summer Wine comes to mind! Sam was my father - Anita Dufton.

Been over there a few times!!

The old Crab and Winkle train crossing over the iron bridge at Alresford creek in the 1950's she was a j class loco.

What industry we had and lost.

An old steam yacht in the dry dock at forrestt's yard Wivenhoe, now the Wivenhoe Port housing Estate.  The dry dock was built around 1888.

Wait till you see her in full sail.

Work on the Lord Nelson, sail training ship being built at James .W. Cook Shipyard at Wivenhoe for the jubilee sailing Trust in the 1980's.

You needed your wellies on ,most of the time.

Mr Jack Hatch the local postman on Spion Kop near Manor Rd.1950's

A chemist that sells cigaretts and medicine!?

William Brown's apothecary's shop on the corner of East St. and Anchor Hill.

The Admiral Day in Cook's basin being fitted out ,the yard master's office can be seen on the right of the picture, i think his name was Mr. Hodson.
Left click for super size pic.

No white coats or hat's

Frank's the bakers in East St Wivenhoe, now a private house.

Poor Wivenhoe people.

The death of Mrs. Susannah Bates a local Wivenhoe Woman of a well known sea farer Family.
Left click on image for super size text.

I am a descendant of the Bates family and Susannah was my Gt Gt Aunt. Elijah Turner married my Gt Aunt Caroline and they are the parents of Tom Turner who is on the war memorial at Wivenhoe. I have been following the family through the census and trying to locate where they lived. I have been able to get a rough location for most of them using nearby landmarks (pubs etc) but I cannot locate Bovits or Bovets hole which is in the 1871 census and was somewhere near Angelsey Rd. If anyone can help me with the location I would be grateful. David Bates.


Hi David Bobbets hole was a term used for the water mill house that used to be on the Brook at Wivenhoe .  It is now part of the dene Park Estate that you can pull up on Google Earth There is a road called bobbits way. Best wishes John Stew\art Admin.