The ferry man plying his trade.

An early image of the Quay c.1900.
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Kindly loaned by the Nottage Institute.

a great place for sledging on Bobitts.

A view of Bobbitt's meadow now valley road on dene park estate. in the foreground is Padget road crossing and top of photo can be seen Ballast Quay house

i remember it well and the gardens.

The Nook House Stands on the site of the mansion house of william Brummell in Wivenhoe Park,hence the name of Park Road. The house was built around 1861.

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.

Look no cars.

Wivenhoe High Street around the 1950's, i think i remember the grocers stores as Earnshaw's a sort of High class grocers where Joan Hickson shopped it was later taken over as Barton's

I knew him well after he hit me on the head with his banner.

Alma stores once the Live and Let Live pub and home to Hyman Goldstein of the East end of London,He changed his name to St.John Paul Johnston after the second world war,he had several nicknames including Wonk and holyJoe

They were craftsmen!!

A fast motor torpedo boat under Inspection in W.W.2 in the shed near the folly now part of Cook's housing complex. The yard the belonged to Vosper's of Portsmouth who came here in 1941 as well as building they also repaired a lot of boats that were damaged during the war.
225 Men worked here then, The firm stayed here until 1946 and in 1947 the Yard was taken over by James W Cook of London.
 the MM.T.B.RML 547 in the shed is there for inspection after running aground.
Vospers built 16 MT B's and two high speed rescue launches for the R.A.F  while they were in Wivenhoe