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Overseas visitors from Brisbane,Australia to the Wivenhoe memories exhibition on August bank holiday.

Rope making times at Wivenhoe Cross.

Ropery House ,Wivenhoe cross.

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A video from the Wivenhoe Memories Exhibition.

TORNADO.

The TORNADO at Wivenhoe Station.
Photo. by Amy Terry.

Magnificent

The Walton Pier Express pulled by the new steam loco. TORNADO celebrating the 150th year of the Walton railway line.  Seen here passing through Wivenhoe Station.

It's so nostalgia.

Someone said there has been a Tornado at Wivenhoe on the 12/8/2017, this one was called 60163. We will probably never see this site at Wivenhoe on the main line again! Thanks to all the people who built the TORNADO and all who organized this great day

A view of the Quay, the yacht on the left is John Worsp's The Maid of Wyvern and on the left can just be seen the concrete barge that Ken Green smoked his fish in.photo taken in the 1960's.
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Wivenhoe arts club float in the 1984 Carnival in the High Street.

Wivenhoe Memories Exhibition

My Exhibition will be held at the William Loveless hall, High Street Wivenhoe, CO7 9AB.
26-27-28th August.  Opening times are 10am-6pm all three days.  Admission is free but any donations to the Wivenhoe Mayors Charity which funds all good causes in the village ,so you know where your money went.
Refreshments will be available ,home made cakes and teas.
You will be able to see hundreds of old photo's of the village and some old maps of where your house is 
There is plenty of room between tables for push chairs and disabled transport. It is a great social event, with visitors from all around the U.K. and i have some visitors coming over from Australia .  If anybody would like to help in the cafe serving you will be most welcome.  If you would like to trace your ancestors i have the Internet in the hall, so just ask me at the desk as you come into the hall, there will also be a stand from the Essex family history society.
You should be able to see it all in a half day but you might not be able to take it all in.
There will be several model boats on display of the type built in Wivenhoe.
 If you have any queries email me   johnstewart172@gmail.com   or tel.01206 825358 after 6pm.

Wivenhoe Memories Exhibition at the William Loveless Hall this August Bank Holiday ,26-27-28th 10-am-6pm all three days , adm. free.

If you haven't been before, here is a glimpse from last year's Wivenhoe memeories Exhibition.

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Sid Green of Manor road with his son Brian Green who ran the fish and chip shop in East Street

Old mariners sitting by a wall at Rowhedge in 1890.  I think the old man Left is Jack Spitty one time smuggler.

Ships of wood and men of iron.

The crew of the yacht FOXGLOVE under the command of their Captain Harry Garrard of Wivenhoe

what a pretty little line.

The GER branch line to Brightlingsea as seen from Anglesea Road Bridge in 1963, shortly before the line closed in 1964.

It seems to have a bad case of subsidence at the moment.

James Husk the local boat builder had this house built in Anglesea Road next to the bridge on the Elmstead side of the road he lived here in 1922.

St Mary's chuirch.

St Mary's church at wivenhoe in1903. The 15th century tower is topped by a 18th century cupola The main body of the church was restored in the 1860's. The weather vane on top bears the date of 1802.

New town Road.

PAGET HALT.

 During the lifetime of the Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea railway company they used the main line track and Station at Wivenhoe. This all belonged to the Great Eastern Railway who had their eye on the W.A.B.R.C. which they wished to take over, so in the 1880's they suddenly announced that the the trains of the Brightlingsea and Wivenhoe railway could no longer use the great eastern tracks and station so trains had to stop some 200 yards short of the Wivenhoe station to which passengers had to walk if they wished to catch a connecting train. Two temporary platforms were erected by the Paget Road crossing , one 110 feet long and the other 75 feet long. on the Paget Road side there was also a new road built called New town Road ( Hamilton Road) which was built at the junction with Brook Street to the new platform to carry freight from Brightlingsea. This inconvenience was to much for passengers and the freight business and the Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway sold out to the Great Eastern Railway Company in 1893 for the grand sum of £31,000 . The old platforms eventually disappeared during the start of the depression years when the locals used the timber on the platforms for firewood.

The Maid of Wyvern, built for Lewis Worsp of Wivenhoe ,who owned the North Sea Canning Company on the Quay.

What a great photo.

A lovely shot of the Lord Nelson in full sail.

Moby Dick strikes again.

Friday Green having a whale of a time .Moby Dick strikes again and the formation of the Alresford and Wivenhoe football club. Some of the Committe names i can make out are A.K. Barlow, George Durrell, William Head, Mr. Tabor and Mr. Watson.

Anything for a get together

Edward V11's coronation at Wivenhoe in 1902.
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Henry (Guy) and Frank Downing outside Broadway House where they lived in Anglesea Road.

Another Cook's boat.

Another Cook's boat the HOOKNESS. Built at the yard in 1969 as a salvage vessel for the Port of London Authority.

They loved the soft mud.

Old steam yachts laying down the sea wall .  they overwintered here in the soft mud berths .  Just what their owners liked.

Smart looking sailors.

Bill Blackwood of Wivenhoe and Jack Holland of Brightlingsea aboard the Royal Racing yacht Britannia.

It hasn't changed that much.

Wivenhoe lower High Street , photo taken in 1894.

Now three seperate Houses.

One side of the Anchor pub on Anchor Hill date is 1884.

The old sailing barge WYVENHOE seen here was built at Forestts yard at Wivenhoe in the late 1800's.

Mr.and Mrs. Jack Barrrell and Mr. Mrs. Carrington also.

Members of the Colne Social Club in Park Road.

Lovely days ,as long as you didn't get soot in yoyur eyes.

Colchester- Clacton train leaving Wivenhoe Station in 1956.
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Looks pretty fearsome ,so he will do.

Wivenhoe school attendance officer at the old National School , Circumference Goodwin.

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Someone has dropped a pretty necklace in Elm Grove Wivenhoe over the weekend. That is between the Playing Field or Park and the woods. Please share this so it can be returned

Who left that motorcycle in the middle of the road

A view along East Street, Wivenhoe, most of the houses on the left were pulled down in the 1930's

Edwardian Wivenhoe

Wivenhoe High Street pre 1914 showing the old national school,  now the public Library

When we had time to look after the elderly

Wivenhoe Charity Committee who used to supply Christmas goodies to Wivenhoe pensioners, perhaps they should revive this useful food donations!!

I think i will bottle some Wivenhoe air!!

Bricklesea Breezes, bottled fresh air, can you believe it?
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Best fish and chips ever !1

Brian Green's fish and chip shop in East Street, L-R. Bridget Bowes , Brian Green, Jamie Bowes, chip boy

You are brave Billy!!

Jamie Bowes left, trainee deckhand with Billy The Fish on a local fishing boat.

Wivenhoe water supply,

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Wivenhoe water carrier in 1898 if you did not have a well you purchased your water from the carrier at a halfpenny a bucket which he obtained from the brook Yuk!! The water carrier is Mr. Munson.