We have been very fortunate that Carol Rowles has sent us pictures of this lovely collection of Canvey memorabilia to add to our souvenir category showing the vast array of gifts that have been available to holiday makers visiting Canvey over the years.
Porcelain 5″ (Bon Bon)dish From Canvey on Sea Picture & wording Lucky White Heather Base word foreign
Porcelain 7. 5″ dish Made in Germany on base Canvey on Sea Essex .. Deo Juvante with coat arms to the inside
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A Souvenir Plate (7") from Canvey Island Decorated with beach scene Gold lettering to back reads ..Clifton Heathcote China & Sons.
Carol Rowles
Porcelain Jug Colour Blue lustre Picture & wording of The Jetty and Chapmans lighthouse Canvey on Sea Height 4" To base the wording ME G.N.O. Bavaria Foreign
Carol Bowles
Porcelain Bowl Colour Blue lustre Picture & wording of Chapmans lighthouse Canvey Island width 4" Depth 3" To base the wording ME G.N.O. Bavaria Foreign
Carol Rowles
Porcelain Jug Picture on cup is The village Canvey Island with wording of the same affect. height 4" To base the wording ME Bavaria Foreign
Carol Rowles
Porcelain 6" Butter / Cheese dish To the Lid picture of The Village Canvey Island + wording on both lid & base markings ME Bavaria 22
Carol Rowles
Black boot with Leprechaun sitting on front with the word Canvey.3" in length
Carol Rowles
Porcelain Cup & Saucer Picture on cup is Chapmans Lighthouse Depth of cup 2.5" Saucer 5" To base the wording G.H.O Bavaria Foreign
Carol Rowles
Porcelain Cup & Saucer Picture on cup is Canvey Village Depth of cup 2.5" Saucer 5" To base the wording G.H.O Bavaria Foreign
Carol Rowles
Porcelain Cup Picture on cup is Chapmans Lighthouse Depth of cup 2.5" To base the wording G.H.O Bavaria Foreign
Carol Bowles
Carlton Ware Porcelain Ship Lucky White Heather From Canvey On Sea Picture & wording Tallest part 4" length 4" To base the wording W&R Stoke on Trent Carlton Ware to front lower part of ship Saucy Sue
Carol Rowles
Lucky White Heather Donkey From Canvey - on - sea tallest area 3.5" Length 3" Saddle area has bunch of Lucky white heather and wording to this affect which shows slight wearing on the lettering. To the front of base from Canvey-on-sea. Marked on base foreign.
Carol Rowles
12 Miniature porcelain from Canvey/ on sea /island Coronet, Carlton and Shelly
Carol Rowles
Elephant with picture of the Canvey Island Dutch Cottage and wording of the same. I believe this is a candle holder thou never been used. Height 3inch Width 5inch. Marked on base-foreign
Carol Rowles
Porcelain Boot or Shoe. Picture on the front is of fruit and the wording 21 Present from Canvey on Sea. Lenth is 5inch Width 3inch. The wording on the base ME Bavaria 18
Carol Rowles
Donkey Barometer From Canvey - on - sea Height 4.5inch Width 2.5inch Saddle area has wording a present from Canvey-on-sea To the front of base wording Donkey-Barometer! To be put in the air. To back panel instructions of use, the wording is faded in parts. Marked on base foreign.
Carol Rowles
Porcelain Elephant with picture of Dutch cottage Canvey Island with lettering of same. Length is 3.5inch and height from 1.5 - 2inches To base the wording Foreign
Carol Rowles
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By Janet PennPage added
28/01/2011
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I got the Yacht!
Thanks to Carol for giving us the opportunity to see this wonderful array of quality Canvey souvenirs. My Dad would have loved this although he generally collected the smaller items. An interesting question is which shops on the Island originally sold these items. I definitely remember the smaller souvenirs on sale at Miss Swann’s shop in the Casino and in the 60s there was a specific souvenir/gift shop in the seaward end unit on the Fantasy Island parade. However the porcelain items seem to pre-date that era(I await my brother-in-law Peter Stacey’s more expert opinion), if so they must have been available in other shops around the Island in the 30s. I can only guess at Longmans, the Post Office at Haystack Corner and the Gift Shop which used to be next to Lewin’s butchers at Lakeside. Has anybody else got any ideas? Graham
This was my collection, I am pleased I was able to provide these pictures to a wonderful site, and pleased to know they are loved by their new owners.
My parents bought a small porcelain ornament of a girl sitting on the edge of a rowing boat. She’s wearing a green hat, a white shirt with red buttons and black trousers. There is an anchor on the boat and the words A present from Canvey Island. They bought it in 1945 On the back it says Germany 203. Since they were Jewish Refugees, I thought it was ironic they bought something made in Germany
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