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Page link: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales. Vol. one
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales. Vol. one
by John Marius Wilson. circa 1866
Page link: Doris Flaherty's memories of Canvey Island from 1932 onwards
Doris Flaherty's memories of Canvey Island from 1932 onwards
At 101 Doris must be one of Canvey's oldest residents
Page link: White's Directory Essex 1848
White's Directory Essex 1848
Canvey Island
Page link: John Luck
John Luck
emailed in by his great granddaughter Sharon Sciachettano
Page link: Canvey Island and its Churches    Price 6d
Canvey Island and its Churches Price 6d
Published in 1947 By W Marston Acres with Illistrations
Page link: Canvey on Sea
Canvey on Sea
1920-39 Pouter Pigeon
Page link: The Bomb the Tree and the Midwife
The Bomb the Tree and the Midwife
by Charlie Ford
Page link: Captain Shannon
Captain Shannon
By Coulson Kernahan 1896
Page link: The 'Sketch' Sept. 13, 1893
The 'Sketch' Sept. 13, 1893
in its 'Small Talk' column had this to say about Canvey:
Page link: The Naturalist on the Thames
The Naturalist on the Thames
published in 1902 possibly written c1896 by C.J. Cornish (1858-1906)
Page link: The Canvey Explosives Arsenal Scheme of 1875
The Canvey Explosives Arsenal Scheme of 1875
Dynamite Hulks and the Kynoch Hotel
Page link: Woolworths
Woolworths
The end of an era
Page link: 'The shimmering estuary of the Thames'
'The shimmering estuary of the Thames'
as described in Adromeda
Page link: Andromeda, an Idyll of the Great River
Andromeda, an Idyll of the Great River
A novel By Robert Buchanan, published 1900
Page link: Wartime Memories Of Canvey *UPDATED*
Wartime Memories Of Canvey *UPDATED*
from Charlie Ford in New Zealand
Page link: Quest for the Dragonfly
Quest for the Dragonfly
The Quest
Page link: Memories Of Canvey *UPDATED*
Memories Of Canvey *UPDATED*
by Ray Warren in Perth Australia
Page link: The RSPCA Canvey Island Branch 1952-1963
The RSPCA Canvey Island Branch 1952-1963
and the Animal Defenders
Page link: HMML115 The Ship Canvey Adopted for Warship Week 1942
HMML115 The Ship Canvey Adopted for Warship Week 1942
New information just sent to me by Chalky White
Page link: Canvey Island Warship Week
Canvey Island Warship Week
From the Diary of L.S. Tomlinson, (Lofty) Coxswain of ML115
Page link: My memories of life on Canvey from 1930 onwards
My memories of life on Canvey from 1930 onwards
An interview with Jean Cook
Page link: Memories Of Canvey
Memories Of Canvey
By David Hart in South Africa
Page link: Harold Allpress Thomas
Harold Allpress Thomas
Founder of Whittier Hall
Page link: Denys Cook, local artist 1922-2008
Denys Cook, local artist 1922-2008
An interview with his widow Jean
Page link: Canvey Island's Coat of Arms
Canvey Island's Coat of Arms
First granted in 1971
Page link: The Story of Canvey Island
The Story of Canvey Island
Canvey Island in More Tenses than one.
Page link: Captivating Canvey
Captivating Canvey
written Fred B McCave, published in 1974
Page link: Within Living Memory
Within Living Memory
My memories start on Canvey Island in 1928-1937.
Page link: Champion Gardener
Champion Gardener
Bill Beaver 1981
Page link: My memories of Canvey Island
My memories of Canvey Island
*UPDATED* by Jeff Thomas
Page link: Windyridge
Windyridge
by Ian Hawks
Page link: The Stuckey Sisters' Ancestry
The Stuckey Sisters' Ancestry
Their life before Canvey
Page link: Canvey Souvenirs
Canvey Souvenirs
Recently spotted on the internet
Page link: Knightswick Farm in 1913
Knightswick Farm in 1913
Southend & Westcliff Graphic (Friday, 8th August 1913)
Page link: A shopping basket full of memories of Leigh Beck
A shopping basket full of memories of Leigh Beck
Remembering shops, buildings and people from the 50s onwards.
Page link: Canvey's First Fire Brigade
Canvey's First Fire Brigade
Bill Beaver one of Canvey's first volunteer firemen
Page link: Canvey Conservative Ladies
Canvey Conservative Ladies
Sue Hampson talks to the Ladies about our work at the Archive
Page link: The Search for Coal in Essex
The Search for Coal in Essex
Canvey a Coal Mining Town?
Page link: My memories of Canvey Island
My memories of Canvey Island
Written by the late Bill Beaver
Page link: A Cartoon from 1969
A Cartoon from 1969
Signs of the times
Page link: Nostagic Return
Nostagic Return
Sunny Day by The Sea
Page link: Cricksea aka Greenglades
Cricksea aka Greenglades
Pictures of this High Street Cafe
Page link: Life on Canvey in the 1920's
Life on Canvey in the 1920's
Freda Tozeland and Bersalem
Page link: The end of the Rehu Moana
The end of the Rehu Moana
Alan Winter
Page link: Three Canvey Sailors Lost - A Naval Blunder? part two
Three Canvey Sailors Lost - A Naval Blunder? part two
Who were the three sailors?
Page link: Three Canvey Sailors Lost - A Naval Blunder? Part one
Three Canvey Sailors Lost - A Naval Blunder? Part one
The sinking of HMS Aboukir, Hague and Cressy September 1914
Page link: Canvey District Football Club
Canvey District Football Club
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