Rose and Crown.

A first rate and most respectable Country Inn.

On Wednesday, the 10th of September, 1834.  That well known and much frequented  INN the Rose and Crown, at Wivenhoe,now in the occupation of Mr. Mathew Brookes, the proprietor who is retiring from public business.

This valuable property is situated on the very best part of the Quay,at Wivenhoe for commanding an extensive business with the North Country Captains, and others trading to that port and the port of Colchester.   There is a very old and respectable connection to the house.

The sitting and bedrooms particularly are all of a description fully to insure the comfort of the visitor and respectable traveller, either by sea or land.

The house and premises are in every respect substantially built, and are now in thorough repair, and in the most perfect order, and contains a very pleasant keeping room, or bar parlour, a spacious club room, fronting the Quay; two sitting parlours,excelent cooking kitchen, and store room, and convenient bar, good dry beer and liquor cellars, with arched wine vaults.

There are several capital and neat bedrooms, good stabling and other out buildings.

The estate is copyhold of the Manor of Wivenhoe.

Sale is on the 10th of September  1834, at the Rose and Crown.

Looks as though you could walk across there

The big freeze at Brightlingsea 1947.

Paul Brown pic. Left click on image for super size.

Wivenhoe memories collection.

They all look like little pirates.

This is a Wivenhoe Carnival photo. of 1972.  In the striped t-shirt in the front is Adam Piper, the boy next to him in a striped shirt is Daniel Marsden.  The little boy behind him with patched trousers is Ben Marsden and their Mother standing alongside Ben is Pat Marsden .

Thanks to Pat Marsden for the photo.

Left click on image for super size.

Those poor old Smugglers.

Smugglers boats.

To be sold by Auction at Wivenhoe  for his Majesties Customs, on Tuesday the 19th August 1792, at three in the afternoon.

Those good Yawls and Schoot undermentioned.

Yawl called the NEPTUNEof 19 tons.

Yawl called the John and Sarah of 13 tons.

Yawl called the John and Ann of 7 tons.

Smack called the Prosperous of 18 tons.

Schoot, called the Johannes of 40 tons.

Lug-sail boat,(cut to pieces) and materials.

A deposit of 25%, will be required on each lot, and the remaining part of the purchase money to be paid on delivery of the Vessels.

No one pound notes will be taken, except those of the Bank of England; nor any country bankers notes except those of Colchester.

The seized vessels were sold on for other uses, and their boats were cut in half or pieces to deter the smugglers from trying again.

Ipswich Journal 1792.

it must have seemed like an endless job.

George Studd of Brightlingsea working on the railway bank near Brightlingsea.

Thanks to Paul Brown.
 I have a copy of this photograph in my grandfathers collection. I think he may have taken this photograph. Tim Foster was station master at Brightlingsea and a keen photographer. Earlier he took a camera to Galipoli and Egypt in the first world war. He became the first english station master in Jerusalem .

A puzzle!

Lady Elizabeth Rich.

Head stone found in Wivenhoe church yard.

Lady Elizabeth Rich ,Wife of Daniel Rich. She was born 1813 died 1842.

How did a titled Lady end up being buried at Wivenhoe.

Sorry don't know her maiden name, but was she titled before she was married?

In the 1841 census, Daniel Rich was living in East Street, occupation a mariner. Thanks Chris
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Her death was registered as Ann Elizabeth Rich, and she's listed as Ann in the 1841 census. I'm just wondering in Ann somehow was misread as "Lady"?  Thanks Chris. i will check the headstone again.

Have checked the parish records, Ann Elizabeth Rich buried Feb. 7th 1842. aged 29 years.
I must have misread the headstone. John. Admin.

Get knotted.!!

Wivenhoe Rope Works.

Wivenhoe 1762.  William Popps, twine spinner, of Wivenhoe in the County of Essex, have taken the rope walk which was the late Michael Harrison's, in Wivenhoe Aforesaid, and intend to carry it on in all its branches;  where Gentlemen, may be supplied with all sorts of Tarred ropes, rope yarn, spun yarn, white ropes of all sorts, white rope yarn of all sorts, twine, line, pack thread, shop thread, whip cord and small cords of all sorts..... all persons that please to favour me with their orders, may depend upon their being carefully executed, and all former favours gratefully acknowledged, by their most humble servant  William Popps.

There must have been a rope works at the Cross in the early 1700's or maybe the late 1600's.

Ipswich Journal 1762.

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