Anything for a get together

Edward V11's coronation at Wivenhoe in 1902.
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It hasn't changed that much.

Wivenhoe lower High Street , photo taken in 1894.

Many Wivenhoe men joined up here.

The Army recruitment office in the High St. next to the hairdressers.  This was used by the Essex Regiment in 1914.

Any excuse to dress up and see your neighbours.

A Wivenhoe church parade in the High Street in 1913.

Tilf senior and Junior outside the shop.

Tilf Glozier's shop in the High Street which sold tobacco,sweets and was also the village hairdressers.  i was on the site of the present Estate Agents.

Barclays bank.

When Wivenhoe had a Barclays Bank in the High Street. I think this was Rememberance Sunday.

This was a great little shop

This is Bartons in late 50s, early 60s. Can just see my mum Pat inside the shop.
Photo Linda Panton.

And we all thought it was a gate house.

A photo of the High Street showing Cedrics garage which was built by Gray's the builders ,the old house was the chauffers house for Wivenhoe Hall.

Pity it burnt down in 1927.

Wivenhoe Hall a fine mansion which burnt down in 1927 and is now the King George 1v playing fields.

Before they invented the motor car and ruined everything

Wivenhoe High St. taken in 1905.

Before Health and Safety too - look at the angle of that ladder !
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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.

They liked parades in those days

Wivenhoe High Street c.1903.

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You could not get one over on Jack.

Jack Barrell's paper shop that once belonged to George Slaughter. of Wivenhoe

Open the gates!

The opening of the King George playing fields on the site of Wivenhoe Hall land in 1938.
Front row second from right Dennis Durrell.

I think Thomas Harvey was a wealthy Man!!

This map is from the will of Elizabeth Eade and is dated 1879. you can see the name of Mr. Thomas Harvey who purchased Wivenhoe Park house Estate and later sold off  the plots of land.  here you can see the Park Hotel plot on the corner of the High St. and belle vue road and the new road now called Rebow Rd.

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When he died, he left £184 11s 5d. His widow didn't leave a will. I did ask my grandma - his grand-daughter - where the money went, but she didn't know. I suspect he spent it.
Hi Chris ,nice to here from you. John admin.
Thanks to Chris goddard (webrarian).

Hats off to those lads.

This could be the Essex Regiment band with troops at the church parade at Wivenhoe W.W..  That big base drum is in the Essex Regiment museum at Chelmsford essex.
Aside from the soldiers (dread to think how many of them didn't come back), it's interesting to see the churchyard with the headstones and box tombs in it. They were all taken down before I was born

Thanks to Helen Barrell.

You didn't have to walk far for a pint.

The Grosvenor Hotel one of the new breed of hotels that sprung up with the coming of the railway in the late 1800's.  when this photo was taken Henry Bow was the landlord.

Looks like Christmas.

Alan Hayes butchers shop on the High St.1983,   it is now the Hair dressers.

When did it cease to be a butchers?
 It was still a butchers in the 1970's
Photo by Mike Dufton.

One of many Wivenhoe pubs.

Beer house to let.

To let with immediate possession, capital BEERHOUSE, RED LION, WIVENHOE ; doing a fair trade;might be  greatly improved;incoming low, by valuation; good reason for leaving.  Apply, Dick Ham , Valuer, Wivenhoe.

The Red Lion was situated opposite the Church and is now the wine and tapas bar.

What a view!!

A view from the roof top in the High street.Top left shows Brightlingsea.

Photo by Tim Wright.