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THE HIGH STREET THE CASTLE THE GARRISON THE TOWN HALL PAGE 2.
ALL SAINTS BALKERNE CROUCH STREET EAST HILL ELD LANE GREYFRIARS HARWICH ROAD HEADGATE HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL HYTHE IPSWICH ROAD LEXDEN LION WALK MIDDLEBORO MIDDLE MILL NORTH BRIDGE NORTH HILL PAGE 3.
NORTH STATION RD NORTH VIEW SCHEREGATE SIEGE HOUSE ST BOTOLPHS ST GILES ST JOHNS ST LEONARDS ST MARTINS ST MARY AT THE WALL ST MARY MAGDALEN STOCKWELL ST RUNWALD WIMPOLE ROAD GENERAL OTHER PAGES.
PRE 1900 PICTURES mainly from picture books of the period
DAVID MAY TRIBUTE with many different subjects such as shops, premises, pubs, streets, Colchester Pageant, schools, people, theatres, trams, etc. Also local towns and villages.
COLCHESTER CHURCHES a subject all of their own!
MISCELLANEOUS unknown and mystery! Can you help with identification?
1 - 400 High Street looking
west postally unused but probably
c1905. 2 - High Street looking west giving a
view of the wonderful St Nicholas Church in the High Street,
later demolished. 10255 postally unused 3 - 584 High Street looking
east Valentines postally unused 4 - High Street looking
west JV postmarked Nov 1916, Mrs S Pearce,
Bideford 5 - High Street looking
east Poysers Series postmarked Sep 1906, Mrs Maudsley,
Twyford 6 - 450 High Street looking
east 50684 JV undated but probably c1905, sent to
Denmark 7 - 420 High Street looking
east A971/713 postally unused 8 - 1735 High Street looking east with St
Nicholas Church and All Saints Church beyond Friths Series postmarked Sep 1903, Mrs Morgan,
London 9 - 420 High Street looking
west postally unused 10 - 405 High Street view from
Jumbo Kingsway postally unused 11 - 565 With another view of St Nicholas
Church in the High Street 12 - 150 From a photo by Gill posted May 1920, Miss Gladys
Hopwood, Eltham, from 25 Crowhurst Road,
Colchester 13 - 420 With another view of St Nicholas
Church in the High Street. 14 - 325 posted Dec 1903, Mrs Tyrell,
Bournemoth Frith's Series 15 - 220483.JV Valentines Valentines 16 - 345 Postally Unused 17 - 380 1060 10 8091 S Dated Jan 1911, To Miss Cole of
Wisbech, from Lizzie 18 - 1378 A View from Jumbo postally unused - note the
tram 19 The Wyndham Series W7148. Sent to
Miss M Reeves of The Ship Inn, Worplesdon in October
1917 20 - 460 21500 Postally
unused (20a - a second version of this card was
sent on 23rd August 1946 to Mrs Payne of
Hamworthy) 21 - 585 V310-3 Dated May 1907, To Miss Ash
in Leamington from Becks 22 - 145 Postmarked Sep 1958, to Miss
Gladwell, Guildford, from Win and John 23 - 350 High Street in the 1950's, postally
unused, National Series 24 - 210 High Street in the 1960's, postally
unused, Harvey Barton, showing Woolworths in the High Street
before it burned down. 25 - 169 Posted September 1914 to mr
Stoneman, Colebrooke, Devon 84342 26 - 260 Unused, printed by
F W Pawsey and Son, Ipswich 27 posted July 1942 to Miss Sybil West
of Greenford With another view of St Nicholas
Church in the High Street. 28 D F and Co, York. posted
October 1903 to Miss Jones of Putney 29 - 220482 JV, No 17 Postally unused, Valentines series,
1920's? 30 - 577 220462 JV, No 3 Posted 19 July 1938 from Phyllis to
Miss Hannah Platt of Shoreham by Sea. 31 - 499 8177 21 Postally unused. Looking
east. With another view of St Nicholas
Church in the High Street. 32 - 380 A postcard of superb photographic
clarity, posted in July 1934, it shows the Red Lion Hotel
(Trust House), J Sainsburys, Kendall and Sons with the Red
Umbrella sign, Lawrences outfitters, market stalls and St
Nicholas church spire. Sent to Mr and Mrs (Annie) G Gardner
of Gateshead by an unnamed person of 1 Essex Hall Road,
Colchester. 33 - Postally unused. Tram in view. W
and K No 4 34 - 310 Posted Sep 1904 to Miss Ada Smith
of Ipswich. 35 - 399 Photochrom V2299, posted 4 Oct 1956
to Mrs C R Watts of Bexhill on Sea. 36 - 338 Unused 1950's card. M and L
National Series 37 Unused 1950's card. M and L
National Series. With another view of St Nicholas
Church in the High Street. 38 - 942 This is a Valentines Series card,
unfranked or stamped but sent to Miss F E Hudson
of Whalley Range, Manchester by Nell. 39 - 470 Unused card, Photocrom Co Ltd
74099 40 - 828 Unused card, Valentines, All Saints
Church on left, tram centre, building on right was
demolished when war memorial was built. 41 - Another 1950's view of the High
Street. Unused card, Photocrom Co Ltd 74099 42 - 21437, unused 43 - 475 The British Mirror Series 24/17
257. Posted to Miss A Boyes of Hawick, Scotland in July
1905. Without a doubt, the most
attractive (if not beautiful) church in Colchester was St
Nicholas Church in the High Street. It was a grand Gothic
revival building, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, but
declared redundant by the church commissioners and
demolished in 1956. We didn't learn from this either.
The powers that be have since gone on to destroy many more
of our heritage buildings since then. May history judge
them! Go here
for details. 44 - 335 Another view of St Nicholas
Church. 45 - 191 Unused, Valentines Series, G6833,
c1930 46 - 191 Unused, Valentines Series, 220483,
c1930 47 - 235 Exclusive Grano Series, , The
Photocrom Co, posted to Mrs Carter of Woodford Green in July
1931 by Phyllis Crane 48 - 194 published by Valentines, 67343,
posted 1913 to Mrs C Osborn of Grays, Essex 49 - sent May 1904 to Miss Kathleen
Gooding of Hamilton Road, Felixstowe 50 - 677 21501, sent to Miss Rofe? of
Kensington on 18th September 1935 51 - 66566 Photochrom, sent September
1930 to Mr J G Hickman of Clapham Road,
London 52 - 651 Postally unused but pencil note
date July 1905 53 - 1130 The Grand Theatre. Postally unused.
W8527 54 - 280 RA Series, posted August 1917
to Miss Mary Allen of Westcliffe on Sea by
Lily 55 - 149 Valentines 57343?, postedSep 1922
to W D Lewis of Crouch End, London
56 - This is a photograph, not a postcard. It is dated from the 1939 to 45 period. We assume that it was taken by an American serviceman, as it came from the US. It is a high quality picture and shows protective barriers and screens aoutside the Town Hall, as well as a sign on the nearest lampost stating, 'Salute the Soldier - LET YOUR SAVINGS - Present Arms'. There is a tremendous amount of detail shown of the Cups Hotel (demolished in the 60's), shop signs, bus stop destinations, seamed stockings, etc.
57 - 129 Photochrom Ltd, 51690,
unused 58 - 695 JWS 1262 unused card 59 - 774 This is not an actual postcard but
what appears to be a master for a postcard, with the No
10114, Poulton's Series marked on it, the Sea Horse pub on
the left. 60 An interesting view of the imposing
Three Cups Hotel, before it was demolished in the
1960's. 61- kb01 S6740, unused 62 - kb03 52, M & L National Series,
posted Jul 1959 63 - 225 Sent to Mrs Lynch of Balham around
1930 (stamp unclear) 64 - 484 1-40-01-01 3248c by J Salmon Ltd.
Sent Jly 1967 to Mr M Frayer? of Swanley. Note the
Woolworths building on the left, burned down in the
1970's. 65 - 1438 Card by Jackson and Son (Gy) Ltd of
Grimsby and Bradford. Sent September 1921 to Mrs B May of
Bond Street, Cromer, from JB. At that time W Hunt and Sons
were having their summer clearance sale. 66 - 159 High Street looking east. Unused
card by M and L National Series. 67 - 400 The War memorial. Unused card by
Lilywhite Ltd. c1920. A077-380 High Street, Colchester. Aerial
view from Town Hall looking south west. M and L National
Series. 53. Unposted. 1950's. A107-979 Card unused. S 8050 Kingsway Real
Photo Series. W H SMith and Son on right. Sands
and Son further along. Tram No 13. A124-380 S8051 card by Kingsway
unposted A077-380 High Street, Colchester. Aerial
view from Town Hall looking south west. M and L National
Series. 53. Unposted. 1950's. A107-979 Card unused. S 8050 Kingsway Real
Photo Series. W H SMith and Son on right. Sands
and Son further along. Tram No 13. A124-380 S8051 card by Kingsway
unposted A180-900 unused card by Valentines. 22048?
c1935 A178-399 K 810 Card by Valentine. Posted
August 1954 to Master Christopher Honer? of Wallington,
Surrey by his dad. A177-255 C6614 Dennis Productions. Posted
August 1988 to Readon House, Petersfield, by
V A Spurdle. A185-290 Card sent 24th August 1934 to Miss
Doris Lee of Melbourne, Cambs. by Jess. A191-284 CHR 5 Mason's Alpha Series. Posted
August 1956? to Mrs Effie Green Nelson, Lancs by
Stella. A194-1000 View of Colchester and Town Hall
from an aeroplane (1274). Card by Photochrom by arrangement
with the Aircraft Manufacturing Co Ltd. Sent to Mrs
L E Bowden of Maidstone, Kent by her son Alf on
24th August 1931. A209-1343 The Albert School of Art. Posted
23rd May 1915 to Mrs E Gardiner of Tendring by her daughter
Daisy whose addres was Middle Mill. Star Series card
G D & D L A224-991 Unused card by S and S C.
1158. Tram 14. Hackney carriages. A255-424 The IXL Series.Posted 8th
March 1904 to Miss L Frisby of Archer Street, London by
Will, with mention of 20 Arlington Gardens. Shows the Lamb
Inn (soon to be demolished) far left. Also the George Hotel
and further along the Swan Hotel. A260-636 No 106. Posted 11 Sep 1907 to Miss
Adams of Stoney Stratford A265-470 Published by the Wrench Series. No
9399. Posted October 1910 to Miss Steadman of Little Bentley
by Annie R Mann of 123 High Street, Music Depot. On the
right we have W Hunt and Sons, Dressmakers and Milliners.
Also John Cork and Co. On the left we see Joslin's, then G
Farmers, then Blaxill and Co. A266-781 sold Unposted but note on back says
photo taken on board a tram, either Coronation 1911 or
Shopping Week 2012. Shop of F H Lester on left,
then a fruitere, then Croyden Bros, then the
Hippodrome. A298-1717 17991. Dated 29th March 1926 with a
message to brother and sister from Ted. It shows the east
end of the High Street with the recently erected war
memorial but before the buildings were fully removed and as
we see it today. Tram No 12 or 17, with soldiers on the top
deck. A302-221 2100. Unused
A296-300 - This is a particularly large card that measures A4 size.
It is written on the back that it is, 'THE PANEL CARD' and has a place for a stamp and it states that a half-penny stamp may only be used
if the address only is written on that side. Produced by WHS and Son.
1 - 230 The Castle Valentines postally unused 2 Castle Park looking
south postally unused 3 Outside the north wall, looking
west 4 - 250 Dated Sep 1918, To Miss Florrie
Cole of Gateshead from Hill? 5 - 250 41149, Valentines Dated 1911?, To Miss Impey? from
R J 6 - 375 The Bandstand, postally
unused 7 - 193 posted 1909? to Miss E Press
of Poringland 8 - 950 postally unused, Valentines Series
no 26099, circa 1924 9 - A series of cards published by the
Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What
date? postally unused, 4 Interior looking
north 10 - A series of cards published by the
Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What
date? postally unused, 9 East
Side 11 - A series of cards published by the
Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What
date? postally unused, 7 Interior looking
north east 12 - A series of cards published by the
Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What
date? postally unused, 10 north west
tower showing the original entrance 13 - A series of cards published by the
Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What
date? postally unused, 8 south east tower
and chapel apse 14 - A series of cards published by the
Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What
date? postally unused, 6 the great
staircase 15 - A series of cards published by the
Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What
date? postally unused, 3 Main
Entrance 16 - A series of cards published by the
Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What
date? postally unused, 5 door of the
county jail 17 - sold S and S C, postally
unused 18 - 760 Published by J Howe, General
Stores, 34 North Hill, Colchester, 5902...294, postally
unused 19 - 1550 A superb quality photograph showing
a view from All Saints church of the war memorial surrounded
by hundreds of people, with the castle in the background.
The card is unused and possibly records the dedication
ceremony on completion of the memorial in the
1920's. 20 - 400 The Cricket Pavilion in view from
across the lower Castle Park. Unused card M &
R C 21 - 405 Roman Excavations and Bandstand.
The Photocrom Co Ltd, ref 51689, postally
unused. 22 - 191 Castle Gardens Unused, Valentines Series, 220469,
c1930 23 - 191 Castle Park Unused, Valentines Series, 220470,
c1930 24 - 191 Colchester Castle Unused, Valentines Series, 220472,
c1930 25 - 191 War Memorial and
Castle Unused, Valentines Series, 220475,
c1930 26 - 360 sent July 5th 1907 to Mrs Cordley
c/o Mrs Fenner of Maldon Road, Colchester, by
CWC 27 28 W7166 The Wyndham Series. Sent to Mrs
Gladys Andrews of Brockley by Rose in 1915. 29 9 H G R C Photo by
Gill. Unused. 30 H G R C Photo by
Gill. Sent to Miss H Newman in Fort William in
1905. 31 36 H G R C Photo
by Gill. Unused. A056-2674 Peace. Thanksgiving Service. Castle
Park, Colchester. July 6th 1919. What looks like thousands
of people in the Castle Park being addressed by at least
three clergyman. Card by K Ltd. Unposted. A133-145 unposted, card by Sanbride published
by CBC A162-200 Raphael Tuck and Son, Oilette, 7209.
Sent 30th August 1913 to Mr Ted Humphey of Ware by J Warden?
of No 2 Ipswich Road and mentions Lily. A183-189 The vaults of the Temple of Claudius
c50 AD. English Life Publications Ltd, Derby. 8910T. Card
unused. A188-430 Card sent 10th January 1908 to Mrs
Carter of Dedham. Card by Bell's Photo Co, Leigh on
Sea. A257-825 Real photograph card by HGR. No 6.
Sent 17th January 1913 to Miss Dagley of Lowestoft by
Grace.
1 - 250 Officers Mess, Hyderabad
Barracks 76386 J V postmarked 1916? (George V) Miss
Lawrence, Kettering, E Haylock, North
Walsham 2 - 275 Presenting War
Medals H G R C from photo
by Gill postally unused but pencil note
to Charles Cock of Badcock Farm,
Abberton from Herbert 3 - 894 Royal Field
Artillery 201 H G R C from
photo by Gill dated March 1911, Leytonstone,
faint pencil 4 - Goojerat Barracks, No 107, postally
unused 5 - SOLD Cavalry Barracks, postally unused,
Signal series 6 - 415 Garrison Church, Military Road,
posted May 1908 to A Young of Middx. from
Allan 7 - 1075 The Abbey Field, postally
unused 8 - 282 Sobraon Barracks, posted November
1907, to Mrs Robinson in Gt Yarmouth 9 - SOLD Abbey Fields Posted August 1906 to
H J Edwards of Palmers Green from Hugh Rooney, the
IXL Series 10 - 569 Posted November 1909 to Mr
A H Childs of Paddington from his brother George,
published by E J Mercer of
Colchester 11 - 856 52nd Gordons, Colchester, March
1919 postally unused 12 - 359 Postally unused, Goojerat Barracks,
7172 The Wyndham Series Bob
Westfield is
looking for other pictures of this barracks, especially
nearer to to 1955 to 1957 when he served there
(040106). 13 - 600 Royal Field Artillery, by Gill,
posted 2 Sep 1914? to Mrs S Gladwell of
Woodbridge. 14 - 780 Essex I Y Camp,
Colchester 1903 15 - 480 Hyderabad Barracks, Valentines
Series, No 75385?, postmarked, 1918, to Miss D Lea
Sellaur?, Newhaven Surrey, from F. In black and white and
available but not shown. 15c - 169 Valentine Series 75385 JV. Postally
unused. In colour as shown. 16 - "B" Co., 10th Royal Fusiliers, Reed
Hall Camp, Colchester Cullingfords and Co Colchester,
postally unused. 10th Stockbrokers
Battalion. 17 - 454 Meeanee Barracks, posted 10th July
1919 to Mrs H Thomas of Rainham, Kent, from Frank. Published
by Chas. Clark, Stationer and Tobacconist, Headgate,
Colchester. 18 - 379 Posted 11th Dec 19?. George V
stamp. To Mrs Gilbert of Northampton from Alf (first left).
This is our mob just come home
from footballing on Sunday and got our tea with us on Photo
Bread and cheese and onions for Sunday's tea that's a luxury
for us We don't half live. Tell Percy if he......
Alf 19 - 328 Gill and Son, Colchester. Postally
unused. 20 - 901 Officers Mess, Artillery Barracks.
Valentines Series 31194. Postally unused. 21 - 835 Artillery Barracks. The Wyndham
Series. Posted 4 Jan 1923? to Mrs Capon of
Abergavenny. 22 - 1035 (22a - 437) (22b - scan
only) Distributing the South African War
Medals, Colchester Camp, Photo Deacon, Colchester. Postally
unused. We have a second copy of this card
that gives the date as 12th June 1903. We have a scan of a third version
of this card that states it to be of men of the Norfolk
Regiment, and signed to the reverse "with Love and best
wishes for Xmas and the New Year from Cecil - The photo is
of the regiment receiving the King's medal from Genl
Buchanan CB ". The officer has also identified himself with
an arrow [to the front]. 23 - 225 Cavalry Barracks. Postally unused.
Moore and Roberts, Colchester. 24 - 425 The Abbey Field. Postally unused. M
and R Series 25 - 630 Posted 24 Sep 1914, George V stamp,
with a note of Fusiliers. Sent to somebody in Scotland by
John. Cannot read. 26 - 630 Posted 25 Sep 1914, George V stamp,
to Percy Ford of 53 Trentham Street, Southfields, London,
from Will. 27 - 280 Artillery Barrack entrance.
Postally used Sep 1946, sent to Mrs Sleath? in Little
Clacton by her niece. 28 - sold Meeanee Barrack Entrance, off
Mersea Road. Postally unused. 29 - 529 The Abbey Fields, Army Cadets,
c1910, postally unused. Valentine Series ref
41143. 30 - 614 Meeanee Barracks, posted 7th Feb
1911 to Miss F R Scott, Chelsea 32 - 419 The Military Hospital - Valentines
Series 80205, postally unused. 33 - 1774 205 HGRC, 16th Lancers, Colchester.
Sent October 6th, 1905 to Miss E Blake of Botesdale by Jim.
Card by Gill. 34 - 801 The 4th Hussars, Cavalry Barracks,
posted to Miss E M Tullett? of Fareham, Hants in
1905 35 - 135 Goojerat Barracks
c1915 unused, published by
E J Mercer, Military Road (repeated A282) 36 - 899 unused, Corporal Jones, Mobile
Vets, Colchester, dated 5th May 1917 37 - Sobraon Barracks unused, Valentines
76584 38 - 280 Artillery Barracks unused, Raphael Tuck No
2050 39 - 801 unused, real photographic postcard
of a group of Officers & NCO's serving with the Army
Ordnance Department together with civilian staff at the
Colchester Ordnance Depot. 40 - x The Military
Hospital donated image 41 - 469 A large group of NCO's of the Royal
Engineers, taken at Colchester, with many arm and sleeve
badges on display including a Sergeant Farrier. Unposted.
(Photographer's stamp, J E STUTTER of 11 Errington
Road, Colchester) 42 - 325 A fun card of the Old Duff Section
(Northants Regiment?), with a tin of Fray Bentos meat on top
of a football. Posted March 10th 1910 to Miss Laura Sharpe
of 21 Field Street Avenue, Kettering, by George. E Denison
Binns, 44 Mersea Road, Colchester stamp. 43 - 292 Sobraon Barracks.
unused 44 - 242 sent August 1913 to Miss Clarke of
Stanstead 45 - 342 Sobraon Barracks. Sent to Mrs J
Brown of Riding Mill, Northumberland, George V postmark, by
her son. He failed examination for infantry but passed into
Army Veterinary Corps, getting 3d a day in England and 4d a
day abroad. 46 - 309 The Garrison Church.
unused 47 - 1700 Aerial View of Colchester Showing
Camp Church and Weslyan Chapel. (1275) Photochrom and Co
Ltd. Postally unused. 48 - 601 Postally unused but notes on the
back say 'May 1916. Colchester Camp. D Company with Derby
Recruits. ' Also a separate note saying Territorials,
Manchesters. A high quality photograph with clear
details. 49 - Soldiers of the Essex Yeomanry.
Postmarked Colchester 1912? Sent by E E Minns at 2 Campion
Road, Colchester to W Butcher of Longlands Park Road,
Sidcup. 1194 L/Cpl E E Minns, Essex Yeomanry. The writer
mentions that the Old Theatre Royal being completely burnt
out the previous week. 50 - 420 Sobraon Barracks, unused,
R A Series 51 - 514 Meeanee Barracks, Moore and
Roberts, sent to Mrs Diggins of Oxford Road, Clacton-on-Sea
on Nov 2nd 1906. 52 - 319 M and RC unused card, Garrison
Gymnasium 53 - 525 C and D Companies 8th Battalion,
Royal Sussex Regiment, Colchester No 30. Real photograph
card unposted. Card produced by Foster and Harwood of
Brighton. 54 - kb20 unused but a pencil date of 1947.
Ricky Photo Service, Clacton-on-Sea,
W F Rickman 55 - kb21 unused 56 - 3407 206 HGRC by Gill - 16th Lancers,
posted Oct 1905 to Mr E Buckett of Hightown, Manchester by
Walt. 57 - 1013 Soldiers Home, with pencil note
stating 'opened Queen Street in 1879 replacing one 2 Osborne
Street, demolished 1940 for New Police Station. Published by
the Southgate Studio, Short Wyre Street, k43301. Posted to
Mrs Lunnis? of Ypres Road, Colchester in
1927. 58 - 1337 Interior of the Military Hospital.
Sent Nov 1907 to Miss Milley Williams of Torpoint by
Nellie? 59 - 939 The Time Gun on Abbey Field. With
written message in French. Sent Sep 1905 to Mlle Poussin c/o
Notariat de Corneilles, France. Published by HGRC, photo by
Gill 60 - 901 Real photographic postcard of a
group of NCO's and men serving with a rifle regiment. They
are regulars and wear full dress. The facings, we think, are
KRRC [Kings Royal Rifle Corps ] - though may be
Rifle Brigade. They are seated with a trophy, and we imagine
are in barracks at Colchester. Photo by E. Dennison Binns,
44 Mersea Rd, Colchester. Postcard in very good overall
condition for age, though light staining to edges. Unused.
Does anybody recognise the trophy - or the
men? 61 - 1150 Peace with Victory. 1918? Unused
card by Oscar Way, Royal Studio, Colchester. A016-2110 16th Lancers changing guard. 211
HGRC. Photo by Gill. Unposted A019-588 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys)
farriers. 210 HGRC. Photo by Gill. Unposted. A044-495 A cropped postcard showing the band
of the East Lancs Regiment on church parade. Posted to Mr E
Audy of Bradford, Yorks by somebody at Greenstead Road,
Colchester. George V stamp, dated October
1913. also, A304-640 SH 1915 Unused card by
Stringer and Co of Colchester. A090-901 52 RB2 C Coy NCO's 1918-19.
Rifle Brigade. Unposted but in pencil on the back is
written, 'Ted Feb 19th 1919, 18 years 9 months at Cavalry
Barracks, Colchester'. Card by J E Stutter of
Errington Road, Colchester. A116-485 364. Staff of No 2 Cook House,
Colchester 1919. One of the lads has a lance corporal
stripe. These lads survived the Great War. A128-1750 sent to Mr H Boning? of Gt Yarmouth
in Aug 1904 A132-650 Sobraon Barracks. 20737 card by
E T W Dennis and Sons, Dainty Series.
Unposted and in poor condition. A136-482 Hyderabad Barracks. Card ny Moore
and Roberts and sent Jan 1906 to Pte Charlie Bradwell of 2nd
Essex Regiment at Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich by
Millie We have another version of this
card sent 4th Septemeber 1907 to Miss Moore of Mansfield by
JMM. A141-413 Sent 22 Oct 1914 to Mr Woodbr...?
of Roxeth Farm, Harrow by Tom. Badly creased and scuffed.
Badges suggest Royal Fusiliers - part of Kitchener's New
Army - with their bell tent in the background - their
battalion would have gone over to France the following
spring. A145-500 Artillery Barracks, Officers Mess.
40. Unposted. Napier Road sign on railings. (This is the building
that later became the Sergeants Mess and which was the
centre of an abortive campaign to purchase in 2010 for the
Roman Circus interpretation centre and home for the
Colchester Archaeological Trust. See here.) A154-475 230. Card sent to George Edward
Lawrence of Norwich on 10th Sep 1914 (with Colchester
postmark) by George. A glum looking lot, soon to be sent out
to Mons. It must have been a cake party as they seem to be
displaying their slabs of cake for the camera. Cap badges
suggest Rifle Brigade, with one stretcher
bearer. A160-1001 Hampshire Regiment. Unused card by
Gill and Son. A161-1237 No 3 Section. School of cookery.
Unused card. A169-2347 The execution of the cook. 113 Batt
RFA. Royal Field Artillery. Unused card by E Dennison Binns,
Colchester. The soldier 4th from right displays a 'wound
stripe' pointing up his arm rather than the reverse for a
rang stripe. A193-3277 Military soldier out of uniform,
20th Hussars. sealeydg2 This is not a postcard but is a
photograph that came from the collection of Mr Don Goodman
of Colchester. With Butt Road on the left and the soldier's
clean washing on the right, Don tells us that it shows Le
Cateau Barracks, a section of the 24th Field Battery, Royal
Artillery, taken on 16th December 1937 witha X marking one
J P Goodman. Photo by Oscar Way of Head
Street, Colchester. Battery Orders by Capt
J F Adye RA gave details of the parades and
mentioned that No 1039339 Sgt, Goodman J.P. has been awarded
the Long Service and Good Conduct Meadal (with
gratuity). sealeydg1 Another photograph from Mr Goodman
dated 4th November 1937 of J P Goodman, location
unknown but presumed to be Colchester. A200-2511 Unused card by Bradley and Blowers,
11 Mersea Road, Colchester. Written on the
back, 'The Soldiers Corner in the
cemetery Colchester, where Walters Grave X
is' The date of this card therefore
must be 1919 or 20, at a time shortly after the end of the
WW1. One cross is marked with a death in August 1919. The
crosses were to be replaced in due course by the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission gravestones that we see
at this exact place today. The casualties must have been
brought back from France and Belgium, after hostilities had
ceased and excavation and recovery could
begin. A228-414 Here follows a series of cards of n
army kitchen cookery theme. This one of an improvised sand
bag brick oven of the School of Cookery, Colchester.
Unused. A229-414 Improvised tea tin kettle trench.
This sent to Mrs Finch of Gravesend in Dec 1915 by
Charly. A230-414 The Kitchen No 2.
Unused. A231-414 The Kitchen No 4.
Unused. B003military1 A scan of this postcard was kindly
sent by Mr P Hawkey of Cornwall in October 2012 and shows,
No 9 Section, School of Cookery,
Colchester, together with some detail about the
card. A233-736 Sobraon Barracks No 16. Posted to
Miss Eva Arrowsmith of Stoke on Trent by George on 29th
April 1911 A235-2615 2nd Batallion Suffolk Regiment 2.
Unused card by Gale and Polden Ltd A238-2340 Band Norfolk Regiment 99. H
Osborne, General Dealer sign on left. Unused card but
written in pencil on tyhe back states the photographer as E
Dennison Binns of Colchester and date 1914. A240-1242 Queen Victoria's Rifles. Unused car
with 'Colchester 1926 Duty Bugler' in ink on reverse side.
Some damage in mid area. A242-699 This is not a postcard but is an
early photograph of a group of Royal Artillery
soldiers. A243-1755 Meeanee Barracks. Card bu
Cullingford. Posted 11th November 1914 to Miss Eliza Briggs
of Long Stratton by Jack. The picture seems to show some new
recruits in civvies. A247-680 Essex Yeomanry, Colchester Camp.
15. Sent 21st May 1913 to Mrs Morley of Stanford le
Hope A250-832 Gunner's funeral. Card by E
Dennison Binns of Colchester. Posted 18th April 1913 to W
McGregor of Leith, by Jock. The script states that the photo
was of a guard in Jock's battery who was killed by one of
the guns turning over. A254-1094 Band of 16th Queens. Unused Card
with note of date being March 1918. A263-1094 Unposted but in pencil on back 'RE.
Australian Field Engineers, August reinforcements, at
Colchester in November1918'. The line up looks as if they
are a military band. A271-859 Peace Celebrations in 1919, Queen
Street. Published by the Southgate Studios, 3A Short Wyre
Street. Unposted. A281-537 Colchester Military Hospital 1945.
A photograph, not a postcard. A282-746 Goojerat Barracks. Published by
Thomas Clark, Stationer and Tobacconist of Headgate,
Colchester. Posted February 19? George V stamp to Miss Kitty
Gentry of Manor Park London by Charles. He had been running
round the yard with a gas helmet on. (Repeated 35) Col13 An image donated to us by local
collector Simon Gallup. It shows a view of the military
hospital and another of the rifle range at
Middlewick. Col17 An image donated to us by local
collector Simon Gallup. It shows 4 views of the after
effects of an air raid on Colchester in 1915. In Butt
Road? Col28 An image donated to us by local
collector Simon Gallup. It records the representatives of
the Russian 'Duma' visit to Colchester, with the inspection
of the troops at Abbeyfields.
Please note that there are other, earlier pictures of the garrison on the 'early' page.
The following 20 postcards are of the First World War and are connected with Colchester in that they have been sent either to or from Colchester by various lovers of the same family connection.
We have over 30 of these cards of different designs and mentioning various of these following people.
To Bombardier A E Gentry, L29659 B Battery, Aldershot from Dolly. Dated 1915.
To Miss Kitty Gentry, 7 Parkhurst Road,Manor Park, London from Charles. Dated 1916.
To Private C Abrams, 21697, C Company, 12th Batt Essex Regt, Goojerat Barracks, Colchester from Kitty. Dated 1916.
On checking the marriage records, Charles and Kitty were married in West Ham in 1918.
Did they have any children and modern day descendants?
A305-169
Our Boys - 4 Days Leave - Thumbs Up. Card sent with a Colchester postmark on 28th March 1915 to Miss R Mitson of Clare by her brother Ted.
1 - 370 Colchester Town Hall Dainty Series postmarked Sep 1905, Lizzie to Miss
M Whymark, Ipswich 2 Colchester Town Hall postally unused 3 Valentines postally unused 4 Inside the Moot Hall postmarked Aug 1906, Miss M
Forward, Cardiff 5 - 610 The Oyster Feast, Moore and
Roberts postally unused, date
unknown 6 - Posted December 1905, to Miss
Cottle? in Rivenhall End, from Eliza 7 - 165 Posted June 1903 to Mrs C Stedman
of Clacton on Sea 8 - 592 Starting the Trams, Colchester,
July 28th 1904 Photo by Gill, postally
unused 'The Colchester Tramway
opened in the year 1904, with a fleet of 16 trams, to
provide modern transport through a town which dated back to
Roman times. The trams, supplied by Dick
Kerr & Company, had bodies made by the British Electric
Wagon & Carriage Co. Ltd at Preston, mounted on Brill
21E trucks. These had two 35hp motors. In 1906 two further
trams were added to the fleet, identical to the others
except that they had direct instead of reverse staircases.
For the inaugural run on
28th. July 1904 the Lady Mayoress, Mrs E.H. Barritt drove
tram no.13 to Lexden. The fleet was decommissioned in 1928,
and the trams sold to Mr Moss, a builder, for use as site
huts. In Colchester, the trams
operated out of a depot in Magdalen Street in the centre of
town, where they were also cleaned and maintained.
Trams were quiet, economical
on fuel, and pollution free. The only disadvantage was the
overhead wires and the rails - the latter could produce a
problem like that so vividly depicted in the film Genevieve,
when the veteran car's wheels stuck in the tram rails and it
was guided the wrong way like a railway wagon! The trams
were a significant feature of the town scene, both before
and after the First World War, until they were replaced with
motor buses.' Quote from eBay 9 - 338 unused 1950's card. M and L
National Series 10 - 280 9830, posted 1908 to Miss L E
Cadman of The Glebe House, Lexden 11 - sent August 1904 to Mrs Win?
Causer? of Southend by her daughter Flora. 12 - 1679 Colchester Oyster Feast 1905 with
Frank Cant advertisement. Sent Aug 1905 to Mrs E Paul of
Mortimer, Reading. 13 W7150 The Wyndham Series. Unused.
Croyden Brothers Grocers
More pictures will be added in due course, together with comments. Can any of you identify any particular vehicle, tram, individual, etc?
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