the white hart c.1914
Early bus, taxi and charabanc outside the White Hart in Mersea. The fleet is thought to have been owned by the White Hart. Postcard sent to Miss M.E. Went, from ‘Mother’, posted 1914. Arthur Went was landlord of the White Hart for several years.
molly kennel’s bookshop
Molly was the owner of the oyster smack HYACITH CK256 for many years. Her son Brian was to go on to have a successful trade as a boatbuilder which included the complete rebuild of the PIONEER Class 1 Smack.
coast road c.1900
Taken near the beginning of last century, from Church Road. The only building in Coast Road is the pair of weatherboard cottages opposite St Peter’s Well. (Still there although much improved.) The Pullen Family lived there, and worked on the Market Garden owned by the people living in Yew Tree House. 12 members of the Pullen Family were born there.
waverley hotel c.1912
The Waverley Hotel, West Mersea. Coast Road. Postcard mailed 16 October 1912, to Mrs R. Burgess, The Chase, West Mersea. Now known as Coast House, restored in the mid 1970’s to its former glory.
coast guard station c.1909
The Waverley Hotel, West Mersea. Coast Road. Postcard mailed 16 October 1912, to Mrs R. Burgess, The Chase, West Mersea. Now known as Coast House, restored in the mid 1970’s to its former glory.