Model Railway Show
Castle Point Transport Museum
Some memories of Canvey
written for us by Joyce Humphreys
Wartime Canvey
written for us by Joyce Humphrey
My Mum and the flood of 1953
written for us by Joyce Humphrey
'Save our pool'
Town Council meeting 15th February
Paddling Pool latest
Paddocks meeting 9th February 2010
Radio Amateur Rally
Sunday 7th February 2010
Frank Saul
Spurs Footballer
Canvey's Paddling Pool
An old picture taken when 1950's?
Edward Rayment
Chairman of the Canvey Island Urban District Council
My monkey Patrick
and memories of Canvey
Dutch Cottage in the snow
Pictures by Steve Bullock
Memories of Canvey Island
Written by Linda Perfect nee Sparkes
RIP Casino Horses
Video of the crash
The floods of 1953
remembered by George Smith
1930's Paddling pool
Soon to be demolished
Canvey Demonstration in London 1973
Protestors storm the E.N.I building
The snow has gone at last
Time for a spring clean!
Canvey Clay Pottery
Written by the author of 'Invaders of Canvey' Olivia Whitcomb, B.Ed Hons.
Canvey August 1990
Sent in by Frank Whitnall
PC Charlie Burt
Canvey's popular police officer
Welcome to a New Year, 2010
In and around the Lobstersmack
Castle Point Transport Museum
Farmers Market December 2009
The Hotel Monico
Its Illuminated inn sign used for navigation
A Child's Sounds of War
Written and Illustrated by Terry Buchanan
The Chapman Lighthouse
Some oil paitings by Harry Russell
My remembrance poem
written by Harry Whitcomb's Great Grandaughter Leah Stone
Edwin Green
Vicar of St Katherine's 1919-1926
Canvey to Brighton?
The Vintage Car Rally 2009
Waiting for the tall ships
Watercolour by Harry Russell 1980's
Canvey's Sea Defences
Oil painting c1980's by Harry Russell
Cornelius Vermuyden
Mabbutt House School Leavers 1989/90
Early Canvey
Edith Hayes family 1920's
Day on the beach
Edith Hayes family on Canvey Beach 1920's
The Land I knew
Verse and painting H. G Russell
Father and son
Oil painting by Harry Russell
Pandora
Original Design Sketch by Harry Russell
The Black Cat
Painted and written by Harry Russell
Postcards from Canvey
Exhibition of Vanessa Rolf's project
The Chapman Light
Verse and painting by Harry Russell
Vic Ellis
Portrait by Harry Russell
The Barge
by Vic Ellis a Canvey Artist
"The Hills"
and the striped buildings
Thorney Bay
Paintings and words by Harry Russell
Chapman Lighthouse-Low Tide
Painting and words by Harry Russell
Hole Haven Incident
Written by Harry Russell 1989
Beach House
Painted 1984 by Harry Russell
Claydon's Farm
Oil Paintings by Harry Russell
The Great Flood
Painting by Harry Russell
'Harry the Artist'
Portrait of the Artist
Long Road School Pictures
also called Canvey County
Hops, Doodlebugs and Floods
A memoir of growing up in Essex by Dr Alan Whitcomb
Canvey Photos from the 1920's
Can anyone identify the locations?
Womens Institute Hall
Pictures Donated by Keith Bonsor
The Old Village Hall
Pictures donated by Keith Bonsor
Armed Forces Day 2009
Canvey Island Independent Party Video
The Song of Canvey
Sung by the Dutch to Sir Cornelius Vermuyden
The Deep Water Docks schemes
Sale of part of the Spitty Estate
Canvey Island in the 1920's
The original article by Fred McCave was published in 1977
William Read School
The original building was built 1924
My Canvey Memories
Interview with Thelma Payne
Castle Point Show 2009
Showground at Waterside
Aerial Pictures of Canvey Island
pictures by Terry Joyce on Wikomedia Commons
Tewkes Creek Hall c1982
Looking to the South West
BBC Film Canvey Island Floods of 1953
BBC Interview by the BBC with Geoff Barsby in 2008
Small Gains Creek Wall 1949
Bulldozer consolidation back wall
The Point c1981
The new seawall reaches the point
Hole Haven Sluice
Reconstruction July 1945
Northwick Sluice
M/s Trevor Construction 1939
Northwick Sluice
M/s Trevor Construction. 1939/40
Northwick Sluice
Reconstruction 1939
1953 Floods video clips
donated by the Stevens Family
Labworth 1980
Showing the old 1953 seawall
Leigh Beck Sluice
Reconstruction 16 February 1939
The Seafront early 1980's
Building of the new wall
The Land God gave to Canvey
4000 Acres of Canvey Island
Fuel Terminals late 1970's
Building of the new seawall
The area they want to destroy
between the Dutch Village and Cornelius
After the floods
Pictures taken October 1953
Benfleet Flood Barrier
Pictures taken late 1970's
The changing village
Canvey's transition is an object lesson
The Worlds End
Published in Essex Countryside January 1967
The East Creek Barrier
Pictures taken late 1970's
Smallgains Creek area
Late 1970's showing the 1953 seawall
Canvey Model Village 1964
with Eileen Potter visiting the village
Winter Gardens Baptist Church
83 Years at Hilton Road, Canvey Island
Lifesavers Club
Picture dated 1973
Raft Race
photos by Paul Judge
William Read School
Pre war school picture
Conservative Social Function 1954
with Mrs Elkington, the First lady Chairman of Canvey Council
Mud Larks!
Castle Point Clarion 1973
1973 Lifesaving Champions
Canvey Life Saving Club wins Pat Gray Trophy
Canvey Island Lifeguards 1973
Photos by Jackson Photo Service
A knock-out way of raising cash
Canvey Lifeguards June 29th 1975
Quenby's The Oldest Island Chemist
Written by Miall James and published in 'The Bulletin' in 1980
"Nieuwe Harlingen Courant", 14.10.1932.
Published by Fred McCave in The Bulletin in 1983
Canvey Island Sea Wall
by Herbert Price Powell Esq from the 1931 Canvey Guide
Canvey Island's Institutions
Originally published in the 1931 Canvey Island Guide
The cleanup after the floods of '53
Watercolours by local artist Harry Russell
Our Lady of Canvey and English Martyr
Named after the Beacon Our Lady of Canvey
St Nicholas Church
Nearly 50 years of history
The Formation of the First Canvey Island Cricket Club
written by Laurie Lock-Dingley and published in the Bulletin in 1984
Letter to The Bulletin January 1983
from Joyce Humphrey (Mrs) Nee Ellen
Tide of Terror (2006)
written by Terry Smith
Canvey Chronical Cartoons 1933
by local cartoonist and reporter Phil Blanchard
St Trinians comes to Canvey
Island Yacht Club Dance 1952/3
Baby Show at the Carnival
Old 'Wilalla' in the background
More photos from the 1930's?
From the Harrison/Bolt family photos?
Canvey Beach scenes in the 1930's
From the Harrison/Bolt family photos?
Bi-plane over Canvey?
From the Harrison/Bolt family photos?
A Miniature Holland
The Graphic (London) Saturday July 29 1893
Bumble Bee Park, Labworth
Planted by Lubbins Park Primary School
The granddaughter
From the Harrison/Bolt family photos?
Two interesting pictures
From the Harrison/Bolt family photos?
Group pictures from Canvey
The Harrison/Bolt family photos?
A grandson?
From the Harrison/Bolt family photos
The Grandmother
The Harrison/Bolt family pictures?
A Canvey Family
Three Generations of the same family
Painting called 'Canvey Island'
by Margarete Heymann-Marks 1899-1990
Madge Moore OBE
'Skipper' of the Sea Rangers
Canvey Island
By James Runcie
Audrey's Quest
Looking for her Nan, Mabel Lewis
Canvey Island Rotary Club
Graham Stevens talks to the Rotary about the Archive
The Essex Hundred Histories
by Andrew Summers and John Debenham 2008
Agony of the Animals
PDSA Animal's Magazine March 1953
House of mirth
by Lynn Tait c1988
Clara James, trade unionist and community activist
JP, Councillor and founder of Canvey Island's Woman's Institute
Unknown Essex
Pictures from Donald Maxwell's 1925 book
The Flood of 1953
extracts from the memoirs of the late Major Reg Stevens M.C., C.Eng., F.I.C.E.
Souvenirs from Canvey
and the Chapman lighthouse
The Floods of 1953
Memories of a six year old
Hole Haven and the Estuary
Paintings by William Lionel Wyllie
J J Proctor Illustrator
Illustrator for 'The History of Canvey Island' 1902
Tom Merry aka William Mecham
Illustrator for 'The History of Canvey Island' 1902
Mr Joseph Hills 1816-1909
Illustrated by Tom Merry
The Lobster Smack 1909
by the artist Fred Roe
Paintings of the Lobster Smack 1910-1914
by the artist, writer and sailor Charles Pears
Canvey District Nursing Association
Affiliated to the Essex County Association
Britains Great Flood Disaster
By Hank Janson, profits donated to help flood victims
Treasure Trove
by Katie Mallett
Island Treasure
By Katie Mallett
The land of Cana's People
written by Katie Mallett
A special message just for Canvey Archive
written by the Novelist and Poet Bernard Durrant
Canvey Carnival 1927-2000
Interview with Mary Dallas
When I grow up
written by Doris Flaherty in 1998
The Canvey Cyclopaedia
written in the 1980's and never published in book form by D. M. Dowd
Christmas's Past
written by Doris Flaherty
A night to remember
Written by Doris Flaherty
Kelly's Directory of Essex
1882, 1894, 1902 and 1914
Kate Carney visits Canvey
Music hall singer and comedian
Canvey on Sea
1920-39 Pin cushion Pidgeon
Kelly's Directory of Essex 1933
Canvey Island, Residents and Commercial
John Luck
emailed in by his great granddaughter Sharon Sciachettano
Canvey Island and its Churches Price 6d
Published in 1947 By W Marston Acres with Illistrations
Canvey on Sea
1920-39 Pouter Pigeon
Captain Shannon
By Coulson Kernahan 1896
The 'Sketch' Sept. 13, 1893
in its 'Small Talk' column had this to say about Canvey:
The Naturalist on the Thames
published in 1902 possibly written c1896 by C.J. Cornish (1858-1906)
Woolworths
The end of an era
Andromeda, an Idyll of the Great River
A novel By Robert Buchanan, published 1900
Canvey Island Warship Week
From the Diary of L.S. Tomlinson, (Lofty) Coxswain of ML115
Harold Allpress Thomas
Founder of Whittier Hall
The Story of Canvey Island
Canvey Island in More Tenses than one
Captivating Canvey
written Fred B McCave, published in 1974
Within Living Memory
My memories start on Canvey Island in 1928-1937.
Champion Gardener
Bill Beaver 1981
Canvey Souvenirs
Recently spotted on the internet
Canvey's First Fire Brigade
Bill Beaver one of Canvey's first volunteer firemen
Canvey Conservative Ladies
Sue Hampson talks to the Ladies about our work at the Archive
My memories of Canvey Island
Written by the late Bill Beaver
Three Canvey Sailors Lost - A Naval Blunder? Part one
The sinking of HMS Aboukir, Hague and Cressy September 1914
Canvey Lake
A walk by the lake
Harry Whitcomb
Canvey Island CISCA House
The Parks Family and Canvey Island
Marjorie Parks' memories of Canvey
Birds in my garden
My feathered visitors
Mr Reynard
My "Foxy" new neighbour
Canvey's Wildlife
Butterflies, Bees and Dragonfly etc
WRVS Luncheon Club January 1981
Children of Long Road Junior and Infants School entertain members of the WRVS
William Bowles and his houseboat
Info & pictures from his son Robert Bowles
Nationwide Community & Heritage Awards 2008
Canvey Community Archive are Regional Winners
No.4 Branch O. A. P. Club Village Hall 1954
Album of photos kept of outings and special days by the late Ernie Cox
St Katherine's Church (Heritage Centre)
The Heritage Centre's face lift now finished
Carnival Time
by Sandra Davis
Canvey Snowed in 1987
Pictures by Sandra Davis
Some pictures of interest
Pictures from Sandra Davis
Grease Lightning
Photos from Sandra Davis
John Tindale's exploits during the Flood
Sent to us by his daughter Pauline Gashinski
The Woods and Bone families of Canvey Village
From information given to me by Richard Powell
Over 80 years on Canvey
Richard Powell's memories
Maurice Blackford RN 1873-1933
Served on HMS Orlando during the Boxer Rebellion
1953 Flood pictures
Lent to us by Eileen Cutler
Old Canvey Traffic Jams
Pictures lent to us by Eileen Cutler
The B17 Bomber Crash 1944
Memories of Stan Pierce, Brisbane, Australia
The Germans on Canvey c1943
Memories of Stan Pierce, Brisbane, Australia
St Katherine's Churchyard
'Pages' of Canvey's History
Does anyone know where this was taken?
A picture sent to me by Pauline Gashinski
Northwick Park Junior School
Mrs Dingle's class of 1983-85
A 'Showman' comes to Canvey
Dick Monte Aka Richard Monte-Williams 1876-1953 written by his granddaughter Pauline Gashinski
Pictorial Canvey Island 2007
Photos taken around the coasts of Canvey
Wreck(Rack) Hall Farm and the Morley family
The Canvey-Stoke Newington-Canvey connections
Pictorial Canvey Island
Photos taken 2001 - 2004
Ebenezer Joseph Mather
The founder of The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen
Warship Week 1942
The week Canvey pulled out all the stops