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  • Sea-Change: Wivenhoe Remembered - About the Book and the Project which began in 2004

    Sea-Change: Wivenhoe Remembered - About the Book and the Project which began in 2004

    The Wivenhoe Oral Community History Project culminated in a book and a DVD being published in 2006
  • About the STS The Lord Nelson built at Wivenhoe in the late 80s

    About the STS The Lord Nelson built at Wivenhoe in the late 80s

    Wivenhoe's connection with the Jubilee Sailing Trust's vessel, The Lord Nelson, by Brian Sinclair
  • Wivenhoe Project 2000 and the Wivenhoe Trade Campaign

    Wivenhoe Project 2000 and the Wivenhoe Trade Campaign

    To promote Wivenhoe, support local businesses and keep Wivenhoe special
  • Recalling 1940 at Wivenhoe Shipyard

    Recalling 1940 at Wivenhoe Shipyard

    Memories of Peter Simons, a Ship's Draughtsman
  • Mary Martin's Will 1703

    Mary Martin's Will 1703

    Captain Matthew Martin's mother National Archives Probate 11/518
  • Will of Sarah Martin (1683-1738) made in 1722

    Will of Sarah Martin (1683-1738) made in 1722

    Wife of Captain Matthew Martin. National Archives Probate 11/695 5 March 1738
  • Will of John Thomas, Yeoman, 1809 - 1813

    Will of John Thomas, Yeoman, 1809 - 1813

    Owner of properties called Cold Hall and the Bath in Hog Lane (now West Street)
  • About the Silver Queen bus service

    About the Silver Queen bus service

    First started operating between Wivenhoe & Colchester in 1919
  • Will of Edward Sage (Probate 11 March 1817)

    Will of Edward Sage (Probate 11 March 1817)

    Former owner of the Wivenhoe House Estate sold to William Brummell in 1811
  • Will of George Edwards, Esquire, Royal Navy 1751-1797

    Will of George Edwards, Esquire, Royal Navy 1751-1797

    Illegitimate son of Isaac Martin Rebow
  • Abstract of Title to a Coalyard 1763 - 1825

    Abstract of Title to a Coalyard 1763 - 1825

    Formerly the Old Storehouse Wood Yard and Key belonging to John Harvey, Captain Daniel Harvey's grandfather
  • About the Wivenhoe Housing Trust

    About the Wivenhoe Housing Trust

    It manages 13 properties in Wivenhoe for older people
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