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Essex Collection

Background imageEssex Collection: Thames Estuary during the winter of 1947

Thames Estuary during the winter of 1947
A scene during the great freeze of 1947, one of the harshest winters known in Britain

Background imageEssex Collection: Pirate Radio ship, Radio Caroline, Essex coast

Pirate Radio ship, Radio Caroline, Essex coast
The pirate radio ship, Radio Caroline, anchored off the Essex coast near Walton-on-the-Naze, with a boat alongside. circa 1966

Background imageEssex Collection: Caravans in Martello Camp, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Caravans in Martello Camp, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Martello Caravan Camp at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. This photograph was taken from the top of the Martello Tower, which gave the camp its name

Background imageEssex Collection: Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex

Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex
Part of Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, Essex. Several patients can be see in beds on the open balconies. The hospital was opened in 1903 by the West Ham Union for the sick poor in the area

Background imageEssex Collection: Cockle Sheds, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Cockle Sheds, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Cockle Sheds, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageEssex Collection: The Beach, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

The Beach, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
The Beach, Leigh-on-Sea, near Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1940s

Background imageEssex Collection: Pirate Radio ship, Radio London, Essex coast

Pirate Radio ship, Radio London, Essex coast

Background imageEssex Collection: Street Scene 1950S

Street Scene 1950S
Scene outside Gants Hill underground station near Ilford, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: England / Southend-On-Sea

England / Southend-On-Sea
A glimpse of Pier Hill, seen from across the Boating Lake, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, with the impressive Palace Hotel in the background

Background imageEssex Collection: Pier Train / Southend

Pier Train / Southend
The electric train carries passengers to the end of the one and a half mile long pier, the longest in the world

Background imageEssex Collection: Brightlingsea / Essex

Brightlingsea / Essex
Brightlingsea, Essex, High Street West - the flags may be for Edward VIIs Coronation

Background imageEssex Collection: England / Finchingfield

England / Finchingfield
Finchingfield, Essex, a textbook English village, with its village green, ancient church, stream, duck pond, manor house and almshouses and pretty colour-washed cottages

Background imageEssex Collection: West Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross, Essex

West Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross, Essex
West Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex, viewed across a small lake

Background imageEssex Collection: Horse Plough

Horse Plough
Pair-horse single furrow ploughing in the autumn, on a farm in Essex, England

Background imageEssex Collection: The Kino Cinema, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

The Kino Cinema, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Kino Cinema in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. This was the towns first cinema. Cycle racks for the use of patrons were a feature. circa 1935

Background imageEssex Collection: Caravans in Martello Camp, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Caravans in Martello Camp, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The Martello Caravan Camp at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. This photograph was taken from the top of the Martello Tower, which gave the camp its name

Background imageEssex Collection: ENGLAND / WIVENHOE

ENGLAND / WIVENHOE
The old yacht-building port of Wivenhoe, Essex, England, as seen from across the ferry. Date: 1950s

Background imageEssex Collection: Clapton Orient FC football team 1936

Clapton Orient FC football team 1936. Back row: Oakley, Murray, Farrell, Searle (Captain), Herod

Background imageEssex Collection: Leyton Cricket Ground

Leyton Cricket Ground
Essex host 1902 champions Yorkshire in a County Championship cricket match at the Leyton Ground, East London

Background imageEssex Collection: HMS Thunderer at Dagenham, Essex

HMS Thunderer at Dagenham, Essex
HMS Thunderer (launched 1911) was the third Orion-class battleship built for the Royal Navy and the last vessel to be constructed by Thames Ironworks

Background imageEssex Collection: Bathing machine owner and swimming master, Essex

Bathing machine owner and swimming master, Essex
Pictured in front of his bathing machines on the beach at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, is Charlie Bates with some of his family and the horse which hauled the machines down to the waters edge and back

Background imageEssex Collection: Butchers shop, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Butchers shop, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
An impressive display of meat and poultry outside a butchers shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, with the butcher and assistants posing for their photo on the pavement. circa 1900

Background imageEssex Collection: Southend-On-Sea

Southend-On-Sea
Deckchairs on the sea front at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageEssex Collection: Saffron Walden by Madge Howard

Saffron Walden by Madge Howard
Saffron Walden in Essex, East Anglia, UK, showing a peaceful high street with half-timbered houses with pageting (decorated plaster work typical of the region) during the summer months

Background imageEssex Collection: London arms and seals

London arms and seals
The Arms and Common Seals of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London and of the City of London, with a block map showing their boundaries

Background imageEssex Collection: Advert for Bentley, the Silent Sports Car, featuring a Bentley motor car in front of a

Advert for Bentley, the Silent Sports Car, featuring a Bentley motor car in front of a house in the village of Stratford St Mary in Essex. Buy a car made in the United Kingdom. Date: 1939

Background imageEssex Collection: Woodfield Road, Leigh on Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1909

Woodfield Road, Leigh on Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1909

Background imageEssex Collection: USS Essex aircraft carrier

USS Essex aircraft carrier, CV9, built for the US Navy during the Second World War

Background imageEssex Collection: British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1

British Military Recruitment Poster, WW1
Recruitment poster printed by Gale and Polden Limited, 1914 (c). Associated with the Essex Regiment. Recruits are wanted for this regiment, famous in war and sport. Date: 1914

Background imageEssex Collection: O E Simmonds aerial view of the Frinton-on-Sea Essex

O E Simmonds aerial view of the Frinton-on-Sea Essex
O.E. Simmonds aerial view of the Frinton-on-Sea, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: Highwood School, Brentwood, Essex

Highwood School, Brentwood, Essex
The administration block at Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood, Essex. The school was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for the treatment of ophthalmia in children

Background imageEssex Collection: Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Aerial view of Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, used for the care of children with tuberculosis

Background imageEssex Collection: Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Children with tuberculosis at Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex. Beds were placed on the balconies to provide sun and fresh air

Background imageEssex Collection: Crooked House, Southend

Crooked House, Southend
The Crooked House, one of the attractions of the funfair in the Peter Pan Gardens at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England

Background imageEssex Collection: Saffron Walden / 1909

Saffron Walden / 1909
Saffron Walden, Essex: the town centre

Background imageEssex Collection: Thomas Cromwell

Thomas Cromwell
THOMAS CROMWELL, earl of Essex statesman with his autograph

Background imageEssex Collection: Essex Union hunt. By Canewdon Church in the marshes by the River Crouch. Date: 1937

Essex Union hunt. By Canewdon Church in the marshes by the River Crouch. Date: 1937

Background imageEssex Collection: Market Hill and former workhouse, Maldon

Market Hill and former workhouse, Maldon
A view of Market Hill, Maldon, Essex. The large building at the left is the Maldon Unions former workhouse. Date: circa 1900

Background imageEssex Collection: Stratford St Mary from the Coombs, by John Constable

Stratford St Mary from the Coombs, by John Constable RA (1776-1837). Suffolk. Date: circa 1800

Background imageEssex Collection: GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- a foam tender

GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- a foam tender
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageEssex Collection: Bar inside a martello tower, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Bar inside a martello tower, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
View of a stylish circular bar which was built inside a martello tower at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: Beach scene, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Beach scene, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Scene of holidaymakers on the Albion Beach at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. A long line of bathing machines on wheels can be seen in the background, waiting to be hauled by a horse to the waters edge

Background imageEssex Collection: Frinton-on-Sea, Essex - The Church

Frinton-on-Sea, Essex - The Church of St Mary the Virgin, once recorded as the smallest parish church in England Date: circa 1910

Background imageEssex Collection: Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex

Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex
Entrance to Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, Essex. Several patients can be see in beds on the open balconies. The hospital was opened in 1903 by the West Ham Union for the sick poor in the area

Background imageEssex Collection: Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, Essex

Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, Essex
The Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital

Background imageEssex Collection: Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex

Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex
Ben Dale, a famous lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex, who served as Coxswain for 23 years. Pictured here with two medals pinned to his chest

Background imageEssex Collection: England / Thaxted

England / Thaxted
High Street, Thaxted, Essex, with the fine spire of its Cathedral of Essex church, rising high above the ancient timbered Moot Hall

Background imageEssex Collection: Walton on Naze / Essex

Walton on Naze / Essex
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex: bathing huts at South Cliff

Background imageEssex Collection: P. D. S. A. AMBULANCE

P. D. S. A. AMBULANCE
The Small Animal Ambulance of the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals (P.D.S.A.) arrives outside the Sanitorium in Ilford, Essex, England

Background imageEssex Collection: Larkswood Lido

Larkswood Lido
Two glamorous girls in bathing costumes and high heels surveying the scene at Larkswood open air swimming pool, Chingford, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: Training Ship Exmouth, full crew

Training Ship Exmouth, full crew
Full group photo of the crew of the Training Ship Exmouth

Background imageEssex Collection: Thomas Cromwell / Holbein

Thomas Cromwell / Holbein
THOMAS CROMWELL earl of Essex statesman

Background imageEssex Collection: Elizabeth Is Signature

Elizabeth Is Signature
A Facsimile of Queen Elizabeth Is signature on the death warrant of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (this original published in 1807)

Background imageEssex Collection: England / Manningtree

England / Manningtree
The foreshore at Manningtree, Essex. Date: 1930s

Background imageEssex Collection: Southend / Essex 1930S

Southend / Essex 1930S
Southend-on-Sea, Essex: Pier entrance and Pavilion Date: 1930s

Background imageEssex Collection: Barnardos Girls Village Home, Barkingside, Essex

Barnardos Girls Village Home, Barkingside, Essex
A general view of the childrens cottages at Barnardos Girls Village Home, Barkingside, Essex. Girls sit on benches while a nurse pushes a pram. Date: early 1900s

Background imageEssex Collection: The River Crouch, Hullbridge, Essex

The River Crouch, Hullbridge, Essex
The River Crouch, Hullbridge, Hockley, near Battlesbridge, Essex, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageEssex Collection: GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageEssex Collection: A Rolls Royce in Essex

A Rolls Royce in Essex
Mrs Garner of The Drive, Snaresbrook, Essex (now part of London E17) posing with her Rolls Royce Phantom, mounted with enclosed drive limousine by Mulliner, Northampton

Background imageEssex Collection: Wanstead Golf Course

Wanstead Golf Course
Driving from the 16th hole on Wanstead Golf Course, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: Benfleet / Essex / 1909

Benfleet / Essex / 1909
Benfleet, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: Saffron Walden by Madge Howard

Saffron Walden by Madge Howard
Saffron Walden in Essex, East Anglia, UK, featuring a street of half-timbered houses with pageting (the decorative plaster work typical of the region) covered with snow on a peaceful starry evening

Background imageEssex Collection: Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drill

Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drill
Uniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth perform dumb bell drill

Background imageEssex Collection: Training Ship Exmouth

Training Ship Exmouth
The Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: Harlow New Town

Harlow New Town
Two little girls marvel at Trigon, a modern statue in the shopping mall of Harlow New Town, Essex, England

Background imageEssex Collection: Crop-Spraying Potatoes

Crop-Spraying Potatoes
A farmer uses horse-drawn machinery to spray main-crop potatoes with Bordeaux Mixture as a preventative against late blight, on an Essex farm near Rickling

Background imageEssex Collection: Walthamstow Avenue FC football team 1936

Walthamstow Avenue FC football team 1936. Back row: Took (Honorary Secretary), Wright, Oliver, Mercer, Pinner, Hicks, Garner (Trainer), Childs, Barlow

Background imageEssex Collection: The Three Horseshoes Inn, Great Parndon, Harlow, England

The Three Horseshoes Inn, Great Parndon, Harlow, England
The Three Horseshoes Inn, Great Parndon, Harlow, Essex, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageEssex Collection: Photograph of Gardeners Arms, Loughton, Essex

Photograph of Gardeners Arms, Loughton, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Background imageEssex Collection: The Great Docks Strike of 1912 - Scene at Grays, Essex

The Great Docks Strike of 1912 - Scene at Grays, Essex
The Great Docks (Docker s) Strike of 1912 - Scene at a Demonstration at Grays, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: Street Scene, Thorpe Bay, Essex

Street Scene, Thorpe Bay, Essex
Street Scene, Thorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea, near Shoeburyness, Essex, England. Showing The Half-way House Date: 1925

Background imageEssex Collection: High Street, Burnham on Crouch, Essex

High Street, Burnham on Crouch, Essex
High Street, Burnham on Crouch, near Maldon, Essex, England. Showing Shop/Premises of J Watt Stationer and The Old Ship Hotel Date: 1910s

Background imageEssex Collection: The Village & River, Coggeshall, Essex

The Village & River, Coggeshall, Essex
The Village & River, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex, England. River Blackwater Date: 1915

Background imageEssex Collection: Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex

Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex
The entrance to Oldchurch Hospital, Oldchurch Road, Romford, Essex. The hospital began life in 1839 as the Romford Union workhouse, designed by Francis Edwards

Background imageEssex Collection: The Village, Great Waltham, Essex

The Village, Great Waltham, Essex
The Village, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, near Broomfield, Essex, England. Date: 1911

Background imageEssex Collection: Newland Street, Witham, Essex

Newland Street, Witham, Essex
Newland Street, Witham, near Chipping Hill, Essex, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageEssex Collection: Halcyon Caravan Park, Hullbridge, Essex

Halcyon Caravan Park, Hullbridge, Essex
Halcyon Caravan Park, Hullbridge, Hockley, near Southend on Sea, Essex, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageEssex Collection: Dr Barnardos Home, Barkingside - aerial view

Dr Barnardos Home, Barkingside - aerial view
An aerial view of Dr Barnardos Village Home for Girls at Barkingside in Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: The Hyde Ingatestone Essex

The Hyde Ingatestone Essex
The Hyde, Ingatestone, Essex. Date: 1855

Background imageEssex Collection: Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, Essex

Training Ship Cornwall, Purfleet, Essex
The Training Ship Cornwall was established on the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex, in 1859 by the School Ship Society as a boys reformatory establishment

Background imageEssex Collection: Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls, Barkingside, Essex

Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls, Barkingside, Essex
Dr Barnardos Village Homes for Girls at Barkingside, Ilford, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: St Margarets Hospital, Epping, Essex

St Margarets Hospital, Epping, Essex
Aerial view of St Margarets Hospital, Epping, Essex. Designed by Lewis Vulliamy, the site began life in 1837-8 as the Epping Union workhouse

Background imageEssex Collection: Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, Essex

Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, Essex
Boys in surplices leaving the chapel at the Shoreditch Union cottage homes, Hornchurch, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: Day Ufo Abduction / 1974

Day Ufo Abduction / 1974
At AVELEY, Essex, John and Susan Day are abducted, with their child and their car, aboard a UFO where they undergo a physical examination by the aliens



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