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Essex Collection (page 2)

Discover the captivating charm of Essex, a county steeped in rich history and diverse attractions

Background imageEssex Collection: Wanstead Golf Course

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

Background imageEssex Collection: Thomas Cromwell

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

Background imageEssex Collection: Chequers Inn, Dagenham, Essex, 1960

Chequers Inn, Dagenham, Essex, 1960

Background imageEssex Collection: England / Manningtree

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

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: 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: CJ5 2020 Evening sun at low tide, West Mersea

CJ5 2020 Evening sun at low tide, West Mersea
Evening sun at low tide, West Mersea. The sun sets in West Mersea, Essex, England over the river Blackwater, small boats, low tide

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. Martello towers were small defensive forts

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: 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: 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: Toot Mill, Toot Hill, Essex - William Brown MacDougall

Toot Mill, Toot Hill, Essex - William Brown MacDougall
Oil on Hessian 87.6 x 99.1

Background imageEssex Collection: Aerial image of Southend Pier, the longest pleasure pier in the world

Aerial image of Southend Pier, the longest pleasure pier in the world, and estuary of the River Thames, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageEssex Collection: Benfleet / Essex / 1909

Benfleet / Essex / 1909
Benfleet, Essex

Background imageEssex Collection: Thomas Cromwell / Holbein

Thomas Cromwell / Holbein
THOMAS CROMWELL earl of Essex statesman

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: Feering Church, 1814 (pencil on paper)

Feering Church, 1814 (pencil on paper)
BAL12924 Feering Church, 1814 (pencil on paper) by Constable, John (1776-1837); 8.1x11 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London

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: 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: 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: Hadleigh Castle near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hadleigh Castle near Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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: 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. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment

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. In 1903

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: 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: Southend Pier, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Southend Pier, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageEssex Collection: Colchester Castle, the oldest Norman keep in the U. K. built on Roman temple to Claudius

Colchester Castle, the oldest Norman keep in the U. K. built on Roman temple to Claudius
Colchester Castle, the oldest Norman keep in the U.K. built on Roman temple to Claudius, Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageEssex Collection: Training Ship Exmouth, full crew

Training Ship Exmouth, full crew
Full group photo of the crew of the Training Ship Exmouth. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment for pauper children

Background imageEssex Collection: Maldon and Blackwater Estuary mudflats and coastal sea defences, Essex

Maldon and Blackwater Estuary mudflats and coastal sea defences, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageEssex Collection: Finchingfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Finchingfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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: 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: Leighs Priory, Essex, engraved by E. Young, 1832 (engraving)

Leighs Priory, Essex, engraved by E. Young, 1832 (engraving)
XJF451304 Leighs Priory, Essex, engraved by E. Young, 1832 (engraving) by Bartlett, William Henry (1809-54) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leez Priory)

Background imageEssex Collection: Pathway and boardwalk in wetland habitat, Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve, Thames Estuary, Essex

Pathway and boardwalk in wetland habitat, Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve, Thames Estuary, Essex, England, august

Background imageEssex Collection: Sydney Allard driving unfrocked Allard Dragster at North Weald

Sydney Allard driving unfrocked Allard Dragster at North Weald

Background imageEssex Collection: Bridge over the River Orwell, Essex / Suffolk border, England

Bridge over the River Orwell, Essex / Suffolk border, England
Bridge over the River Orwell, Essex/Suffolk border, England

Background imageEssex Collection: Hornbeam trees (Carpinus betulus) ancient pollards, Hatfield Forest, Essex, England

Hornbeam trees (Carpinus betulus) ancient pollards, Hatfield Forest, Essex, England, UK, October

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. The pre-war era witnessed massive industrial unrest as dockers, transport workers

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: Photograph of Rising Sun PH, Chelmsford, Essex

Photograph of Rising Sun PH, Chelmsford, Essex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub




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Discover the captivating charm of Essex, a county steeped in rich history and diverse attractions. Set sail on a journey back in time as you explore the legacy of Pirate Radio ships like Radio Caroline and Radio London, which once graced the picturesque Essex coast. Immerse yourself in the nostalgia of bygone eras at Martello Camp in Walton-on-the-Naze, where caravans whisper tales of seaside holidays gone by. Indulge your senses in Maldon, a Blackwater Estuary town renowned for its majestic Thames Sailing Barges that gracefully navigate its waters. Lose yourself amidst the rustic beauty of Cockle Sheds in Leigh-on-Sea, where local delicacies tantalize taste buds and salty sea air fills your lungs with delight. Step into Saffron Walden, an enchanting town that has stood since 1909, exuding timeless elegance through its historic architecture and quaint streets. Brightlingsea beckons with its idyllic coastal scenery and tranquil atmosphere that invites relaxation and rejuvenation. Southend-On-Sea proudly represents England's vibrant spirit with its lively promenade bustling with activity. Uncover hidden gems like Wivenhoe near Colchester; this charming village captures hearts with its quintessential English allure. Even during times of conflict such as the Korean War, Essex played a crucial role as witnessed by photographs capturing USS Shelton refueling from USS Tolovana while USS Essex awaits her turn - reminding us of the county's significance on an international scale. Embark on an unforgettable journey through time and experience all that Essex has to offer – from pirate radio legends to serene coastal landscapes – there is something here for every adventurer seeking to uncover treasures both past and present.