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Wivenhoe Earthquake

  • After the 1884 Earthquake and Fundraising

    After the 1884 Earthquake and Fundraising

    Appeals raised around £10,000
  • St Mary's Church pre and post the earthquake

    St Mary's Church pre and post the earthquake

    A picture of the Church before and after the earthquake in 1884
  • The Great Earthquake of 1884

    The Great Earthquake of 1884

    Destruction on the Quay and elsewhere in Wivenhoe
  • The Great English Earthquake

    The Great English Earthquake

    By Peter Haining, Robert Hale Ltd, 1976, 219pp (Essex County Libraries E551.22)
  • Wivenhoe and the Earthquake

    Wivenhoe and the Earthquake

    By Peter Kay, Peter Kay, 2005, 28pp (Essex County Libraries E.WIV.55.22)
  • Wivenhoe Earthquake

    Wivenhoe Earthquake

    In 1884 Wivenhoe was rocked and shaken by the Essex earthquake which was felt as far afield as Middlesex, London and Suffolk.
Events
  • A Large Foreign Hog 1772
  • Cock Fight at the Falcon: 10 Guineas a Battle or 100 Guineas the Odd Battle 1727
  • Eleven Hundred Sick and Wounded Soldiers from the Continent to Arrive at Wivenhoe 1795
  • Queen Victoria's Jubilee 1887
  • Strange News from the Deep
  • Suspension of Business and Supply of Coal due to Frost 1799
  • The Wivenhoe Trade Fair - May 1996
  • Crime and Misdemeanours
  • Peddling or Toy Fair
  • Second World War
  • Annual Town Meetings
  • Colne Barrier
  • Coronations
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  • May Fairs on KGV
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  • Wivenhoe Regattas
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  • Wivenhoe Crabbing
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