1 - 948 Jumbo and the Balkerne Gate
	2 - 350 15210, unused
	3 - 464 2114, Posted August 1906 to Miss G Bengough of Crediton
	4 - 260 The Balkerne Gate from the North East, postally unused, English Life Publications, Derby, 8913L Response by email 060707 Thank you for the latest Colchester Postcard series, it is so good to see the town again as it was when I was a boy. On page 2 ref. 4-260 on the right hand side looking up Balkerne Hill is a white looking house with a window which looks north down the hill. This house was no. 38 Balkerne Lane, where I lived from 1941 - 1948. I was 8 when we, the Everitts, left. This is the only picture I have ever seen of the house where my wartime experiences and family dramas were experienced. Any chance of a copy please? I'd like my sons to see where they came from with its outside lavatory, the copper next to it where a fire was lit to heat water for the weeky wash, and fill the tin bath which was placed in front of the fire range for weekly baths. Paul Everitt.
	5 - 395 51698 by Photochrom Co Lt, unused.

CROUCH STREET

	1 - sold In the 1960's, just before Balkerne Lane was widened and Crouch Street was split in two.
	2 - 1175 HGRC by Gill postally used, George V stamp, date unclear, sent to Mrs Measures of Peterborough by her daughter Anne
	3 - 901 24/16 258 The British Mirror Series unused
	4 - 385 S6754, unused
	5 - 684 The IXL Series. Posted to Mrs P Beckett of Bedingham, Stamp missing so undated. From Bess. The camera in Headgate by the Fox and Fiddler, looking west. Shops Moore and Rice shown. Also a harness maker and a bookseller.
	6 - kb02 10 80915, posted April 1911

EAST HILL

	1 - 809 East Hill looking west IXL postally unused
	2 - 1017 44 Postally Unused My grandfather was working at this mill in 1929. I used to live on the Harwich Road, very close to the East Gates railway crossing. I used to walk past this mill everyday on my way to school, St. James Primary; not the new one. The old one used to stand on the opposite side of the road to the present school. It was a old Victorian, three classroom building, long demolished. I can still remember the old barges tied up to the wharf unloading the grain. Post card No. Five, East Street. You ask the question, does anybody remember the petrol station? It was called Days Garage, and was situated on the corner of East Street and Brook Street. This area was known as East Bay. I had a school friend who lived a couple of doors up from the garage. Colin Andrews. (September 2007)
	3 - Postally unused (although we have seen another version of this card which was used in 1913). The Thames barge shown in the picture has Colchester on the stern and probably named "Maid o'the Mill". Details and comments are: Built 1888 at Rochester, Kent by George W. Gill. 45 registered tons, spritsail rigged, fitted with Taylor and Neates patented screw steering gear. Owners included W. Marriage of Colchester, E. Marriage of Colchester and H. Cunis of London. Broken up in 1930 at Nortons Yard, Charlton, on the R. Thames. Marriage was the company that owned East Mill, Colchester. The pictures must therefore have been taken no earlier than 1888 as Marriages were the 1st. owners and used her from new. Up until 1874 such barges were built with massive wooden tillers to steer them. After that date screw gearing systems were progressively introduced. In the early years they were a novelty - a hi-tech approach of their day! They were less tiring to operate and allowed longer barges to be built whilst still being controllable. We must thank Mr Mike Wignall for this information. Please view his website at: www.thamesmatch.co.uk
	4 - 800 Posted August 1961 to Master M Batie of Sevenoaks from Aunty Rosie. M and L National Series
	5 - sold The same card but in black and white. M and L National Series No. 5. Can anybody remember the petrol station on the left? This card is unused. The petrol station was ‘Days Garage’ owned by a Mr Watson and his wife. He also operated Watsons Taxis. Originally the petrol pumps were on the pavement on the corner of Brook Street. Sometime in 48 or 49 the pumps were moved to the position shown in the photograph. In those days your tank was filled for you and usually ‘Tommy’ was the one who operated the pump, 10 gallons (42 litres) for £1.00. We lived in Greenstead Road from January 1947 until March of 1955, I was 22 when we left. My Dad owned an ice cream business, Orchard Creameries, as well as the snack bar on Scheregate Steps and the East Bay Hotel which was diagonally opposite Days Garage. I went to school at CRGS and there met Geoff Wade who remained my best friend for 55 years, until he passed away in 2002. Where now are the friends of one's youth who, in our minds, never grow any older? Bob Gooderson - October 2007 Thanks Bob!
	6 - 335 Another unused black and white card, but this time showing Greyfriars College on the left (previously as nunnery/convent) and the Minories on the right. Judges No. 29118.
	7 - 465 The Rose and Crown and East Street, CHR6, Masons Alpha Series, posted 11th July 1959 to Mrs H Gratton of Cork, Ireland.
	8 - x This card was kindly sent to us by Mr Bob Gooderson whose father, Mr R H Gooderson, once owned the East Bay Hotel (east side of the Goat and Boot pub on East Hill). He believes that it dates from 1953 or 4.
	9 - 851 Marriages Mill. 26. Excel Series? Postally unused but damaged on back from pasting into a book. Name of barge unclear. It seems to be something like ......WEL and LONDON
	10 - 850 Old Houses in East Street, postally unused. Poyser and Co, Photo by Gill, 7399
	11 - kb05 Card by Valentine 57084, posted Sep 1907
	12 - kb16 unused, undated, card by S & SC
	13 - kb17 1159, posted May 1906
	14 - 707 East Mills and Bridge, S and SC 2610, unused. The mast and sails had to be lowered to get under the bridge and then, presumably, raised again to offload.
	15 - 189 The Old Coach House, East Bay. Unused card by M and L National Series. This building was at one time the Rose and Crown Inn, closed around 1910. In the 1950's it re-opened as a pub, having been heavily restored by Mrs Faithfull-Roper. See the Inns, Taverns and Pubs of Colchester for more details.

ELD LANE

	1 - 833 Scheregate Steps and the Clarence Pub, postally unused, Valentines 63383
	2 - 557 Eld Lane Baptist Church and the Spurrier Memorial, postally unused
	3 - 1810 Real Photograph by HGR, No 33. Posted May 18th 1918 to Mrs Sansome of Horton Road, Bradford by Jas Hy. C Watkinson, Carpenter and Undertaker sign shown. The Clarence pub on the right, Scheregate Steps on the left.
	4 -

GREYFRIARS

	1 - 480 postally used dated 1906, sent to Mlles. Van Ash in Belgium
	2 - 414 Grey Friars Convent, Colchester. Postmarked 1910. Sent to Mademoiselle Cl Allemand of Hyeres, France.
	4 - 433 Dining Hall Unused, P A Buchanan and Co, Croydon
	5 - 433 Unused, P A Buchanan and Co, Croydon
	6 - 433 Unused, P A Buchanan and Co, Croydon

HARWICH ROAD

1 Harwich Road looking north RAP Co Ltd 9158 postally unused

HEADGATE

	1 - 1425 unused, HGRC by Gill
	2 - M Series, marked no. 378, postally unused
	3 - $2.40 postally unused, looking south
	4 - 579 Head Street looking north with the Fleece Hotel and Halfords in view. Posted 1920's to Miss Hanks of Woodstock, Exclusive Crano Series 51697.
	5 - 1130 Head Street looking north showing tram number 10, a horse and dray, the premises of A and E P Baker, etc. Postally used March 1910, sent to Mrs M Millbank of Wethersfield. Card by the Rapid Photo Printing Co Ltd with reference V310-5
	6 - 925 Souvenir of the opening of the Colchester Electric Tramways, 28th July 1904 at Headgate Corner W Gill photo posted 28 Jul 1904 to Mrs J Hughes of Long Lane, Finchley
	7 - 399 posted 1911
	8 - 385 S0738, unused
	9 - 129 Frith CCR10 unused card

HOLY TRINITY

	1 - 420 Holy Trinity Church with the Town Hall in the background A971/713 postally unused
	2 - 567 Unused, V2297
	3 - 139 Posted April 1907 to Mr S Joffre of Lyon, France, from Pierre
	4 - 260 postally unused, S and S C
	5 - 371 Unused card, S and S C.
	6 - Masons Alpha CHR7 card, unused. c1955. Richards Shops on Culver Street. WNO 539 Riley 1500? car registration.
	7 -

HOSPITAL

	1 - 459 Essex and Colchester General Hospital 24/23 British Mirror series postmarked Jul 1906, Mrs J Storkey, Leiston
	2 - 460 Posted April 1918 to Mrs Baker of Walthamstow from Harry
	3 - Essex County Hospital Staff c1912 Left to Right Back Row - 2 Spooner, 3 Moffat, 4 White Second Row - 4 Dr Chichester, 5 Dr P Laver, 6 Dr Clowes, 10 Stribling, 11 Wilkinson Third Row - 4 Dr Curl, 5 Matron Buckham, 6 Dr Nicholson, 10 Mitchell Who are all the others?
	4 - 425 The Hospital - Valentines Series, posted to Miss Rosie Milne of Hampton Hill on 25th July 1903 by NM.
	5 - 1030 New Children's Ward, card sent Miss Olive Seatt of London N22 by Minnie on 27th March 1918. Photo by Gill.

HYTHE

	1 - 1015 Hythe Quay looking east 57088 Valentines postmarked Nov 1908, E Carstairs, Almondsbury, Huddersfield
	2 - 1217 (Sold) Colchester Hythe Quay No 19, postally unused. High quality black and white version not shown here but image available. Same as view shown.   2c - 838 HGRC from photo by Gill. posted 23rd Dec 190 3 or 5. Christmas version in colour. To Miss Winnie Luen? of Frinton, from Maude,
	3 - 616 Postmarked Sep 1946, to Miss Catherine Gladwell, Surrey . In February 2008 we received the following feedback: The sailing barge on the right of the picture is the 55 ton "Paglesham" built in 1877 at Paglesham by Kemp for A.J.Meeson of Battlesbridge as a wedding present for his wife. Meeson owned several barges and the flour mills at Battlesbridge. For many years "Paglesham" was skippered by Bob Eves of Wivenhoe, and later, Dick Daniels. "Paglesham" was sold to W.H. Theobald of Leigh on sea (trading as Leigh Building Supplies) and was generally employed carrying softwood from the Surrey docks. The postcard shows her having just discharged a timber cargo at Groom Daniels wharf. In April 1944 "Paglesham" loaded Kentish wheat in Whitstable harbour for London. She survived the war and was in the Surrey docks in 1947 loading timber when she was sunk by a steamer, she was "raised but condemned" and was aquired by the Sea Scouts as a guardship and was broken up around 1953. "Imperial" was requisitioned, during the war for the storage and delivery of ammunition to ships coming in to the Chatham dockyard and afterwards rebuilt and converted into a motor barge for London and Rochester Trading Co. (1949 on) she was laid up around 1958 and became a houseboat at Temple Marsh,Strood,Kent and derelict by 1961. Colin Swindale.
	4 - 2185 Hythe Docks, 13, poster 7th May 1913, from the barge Albert. Sir, your letter to hand on Tuesday morning. Sir we shall finish unloading Thursday and be leaving for Ipswich on Friday morning for timber farm. Yours truly, H Spicer. Sent to Mr A Hutson, Flair Meadow, Maidstone, Kent ~~~~~~~~ On the left of picture is the 100 ton Gem, originally a coal fired sailing steamer built of iron in South Shields in 1881 and registered in Colchester that year, 80ft x 16ft with a 20hp steam engine. Gem was the last of the Colchester "passage boats" from 1902-1914, skippered by David Francis and trading occasionally to Holland, and sometimes to Poole, Dorset, but mainly from Colchester and Mistley to London. Thanks to Colin Swindale for this additional information - March 2008 The barge on the left is Gem of Colchester. The vessel on right is Dina Joanna. The rowing boat far left has markings but illegible. The middle vessel equally so.
	5 - 385 An unused picture of Hythe Quay showning the Spirality of London, M and L National Series, No. 57.

We are indebted to Mr Mike Wignall of

www.thamesmatch.co.uk

Which provides the future programme, results and history of the Thames Sailing Barge Match itself, which was founded in 1863 and is still running.

Mike very kindly identified one of the barges shown on the Hythe section. Here follows his comments:

Postcard 3-616 shows "Imperial". She was a Thames sailing barge which had a very characteristic main/top mast and sail arrangement with a massive spar at 30-45 degrees, the base pivoting almost at deck level i.e. spritsail rigged. This rig is quite unmistakeable once you know what you're looking for and it is easy to pick out a Thames sailing barge amongst a forest of masts of various vessels in photos - based on their spritsail rig.

In the card she is shown as belonging to "LRTC" [cut in/painted above her name] which was the 19-20th. century London & Rochester Trading Co., based at Frindsbury, near Strood, in Kent on the R. Medway. She's shown as being registered in London and she was built in the East Greenwich bargeyard of Shrubsall, in 1902 and was owned by one Valentine Colchester of Ipswich. She was of 53 registered tons, length 84.6 ft., beam 19.2 ft and draught 5.9 ft.

She was sold on in 1925 to another company "Rands", who sold her on again to the LRTC in 1934. This company was keen on racing their working barges in the annual Thames Match and annual Medway Match where they competed against their arch-rivals in the sailing barge transport industry - F. T. Everard & Sons. "Imperial" came 1st. in 1902, and 3rd. in both the 1928 and 1933 Thames Matches. She came 1st. in 1902, 3rd. in 1929 and 2nd. in 1930 in the Medway Match. LRTC converted her from a sailing barge to a motor barge in 1949. She finally ended her days as a hulk in the vicinity of the Temple Marsh & Strood Yacht Club.

The photo the postcard was made from must therefore have been taken sometime from 1934 onwards.

	6 - 300 St Leonards Church on Hythe Hill, postally unused.

Here follows Hythe 7, an oil painting of the docks at the Hythe. It is not a postcard but it is a delightful scene.

	8 - 300 2124, card sent August 1906 to Miss Bengough of the Rectory in Crediton.

IPSWICH ROAD

1 Ipswich Road roundabout c1935 9158 RAP Co Ltd postally unused

LEXDEN

	1 - 1282 Lexden Park looking north 50686 Valentines Postmarked Aug 1908, Wilfred Fallen, Balham Hill
	2 The Sun pub on the right IXL Series printed in Germany postally unused
	3 RAF Co Ltd 9158 postally unused
	4 - 420 Lexden Road Sep 1904, Master Donald Schaby?, c/o Mr Selsby, comment that this is where Bill Bailey takes his walk.
	5 - 600 unused, M and R C
	6 - 600 S and S C  Postally unused
	7 - SOLD Lexden Church, postmarked August 1930 to Miss M A Ainsworth, Mayor Street, Bolton, from Florrie
	8 - 584 Entitled Lexden Village, this card was posted in January 1906 to Miss Drury of Brentwood by Chaney.
	9 - 874 Postmarked 28th July 1910 to Miss ereant of Sta Saviors, Jersey, from ? 147 7379
	10 - 290 Valentines 57089, unused
	11 - 2252 Wellesley Road looking north towards Lexden Road. Posted August 10th 1906 to Mr G Hurrell of Ilford. Marked 2607 on back.
	12 - kb19 2150, unused, by S & SC

LION WALK CHURCH

	1 - SOLD Card recalling the Colchester Earthquake in 1884 Posted April 1906 to Hugh Rooney from his mother 362 H G R C Note the missing piece off the spire. Only the tower now stands in the centre of the Lion Walk shopping area.
	2 - postmarked August 1906, to Miss Bolton of Hoddesdon, from A Turner, commenting that 'this is a view of Rev F Y Leggatt's church'. Photo by Gill, H G R C
	3 - 360 Lion Walk Church interior, HGRC Photo by Gill, postally unused

MIDDLE MILL

	1 - 487 Middle Mill The Star Series George V stamp, Pte Ernie H Everett, Weeley
	2 - sold postally unused
	3 - sold Photograph postally unused
	4 - Middle Mill at Colchester (since demolished). Postally unused but written on back from Edith to Charles and dated 14 July 1937
	5 - 299 S8052 by Kingsway. Sent Oct 1909 to Miss Cissy Whitbread of Manchester by Dad? and Jennie

MIDDLEBOROUGH

	1 - sold Tram No 3 at Middleborough c1920
	2 - x The Cattle Market donated image

MILE END

	1 - 716 S and S C 2613 unused
	2 - 1094 Mile End Street, sent to Miss Elliott of 200 Old Kent Road, S E London on 9th Sept 1909 by Dolly
	3 - The New Asylum, Myland Published by W Tipper, Newsagent, Myland, posted 1912? to Mrs Stuart of Dublin by Bridie Delahenty?

NORTH BRIDGE

	1 - 495 North Bridge 50645 JV Harry to Ethel, no date
	2 - 250 S and S C, Dated Apr 1905 To Miss L Stebbins of Saxmundham from Grace
	3 - 625 Valentines Series 57347. Posted between 1911 and 1935 (George V stamp). to Miss E Gardiner of Great Oakley.
	4 - 191 Unused, Valentines Series, 220487, c1930
	5 - kb13 A975/715 84346, posted Aug 1909, W H S & Son

NORTH HILL

	1 - 260 North Hill 60191 Harvey Barton postally unused
	2 North Hill 31199 JV postmarked Sep 1914, Mrs M Jowett, Bingley
	3 - 750 North Hill looking north postmarked 1924
	4 - 84344 a 975/715 postally unused
	5 - 695 unused, 1060, 10 80904 'The building with the canopy on the left in number 29 North Hill, and is a tailors and outfitters going by the name of Broom's'. John Broom, Barnsley
	6 - 450 Postally unused
	7 - Posted September 1955, to Hession? of Massachusetts, printed by Photochrom Co Ltd
	8 - 576 postally unused, by Photocrom Co Ltd but compare the similarity with the preceding card dated 1955. Two pubs are shown; the Coach and Horses (demolished) and the Marquis of Granby.
	9 - 364 Valentine Series, 31190 JV. posted 17th Sep 1907 to Mrs Dickenson of Newton, Yorks, with mention of Ted and Prissy?
	10 - 610 North Hill showing a tram which started running July 28th 1904. Posted 6th Sep 1904 to Mr Harold Preston of Blackpool
	11 - 464 Unused card, s6745
	12 - 470 card by Cullingford and Co, Colchester, SH 1871. sent August 1914 to Mrs R Whittington of Yiewsley.
	13 - 795 385 M Series, 24 Queen Victoria St, London EC, unused but after 1904 as the tram lines can be seen. Edward Broom, Tailor and Hatter on left. J Rutkin. A & L Noy. The Marquis of Granby. Evans further up.
	14 - 425 Valentines K823, postally unused. Approx 1950
	15 - 427 M and RC unused card of St Peters Church
	16 - 129 Frith CCR12 unused card
	17 - kb12 Posted May 1905, shows the Coach and horses pub on the right, St Peter's Street on the left.
	18 - kb14 by Photochrom, 84450, unused
	19 - 1200 The Wyndham Series, W7156, unused. Showing the Marquis of Granby pub as it was before a fire and rebuild around 1914. Truman, Hanbury and Buxton were the owners. There are no tramlines so the date would be around 1903. As ign on the building on the right hand side has the word Chignall (we think).

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