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Alesha Jamaican Model in White Lemon Swimsuit and Pure White Robe On Location Photoshoot Clacton-on-Sea Seaside Town and Resort Essex
37057 t&t 254 "Cardiff Canton Depot" - 1Q97 (1122 WO STP Barking - Cambridge Reception Roads via Grays, Liverpool Street, Harwich Town, Chelmsford, Clacton on Sea, Liverpool Street, Southend Victoria, Stratford, Shenfield, Liverpool Street & Broxbourne, which was formed of 4 Network Rail test coaches [977868/5981/977983/6263]) - Clacton-on-Sea - 1830 to 1847 - 26/04/17.
Ultimate Warbirds - P-47D Thunderbolt 45-49192 (G-THUN) "Nellie", TF-51D Mustang 44-84847 (G-TFSI) "Contrary Mary", Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon "White 9"" (G-AWHH) and Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX TA805 (G-PMNF)
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Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town in the Tendring peninsula and district in Essex, eastern England, and was founded as an urban district in 1871. It is a seaside resort that saw a peak of tourists in the summer months between the 1950s and 1970s.
The town's economy continues to rely significantly on entertainment and day-trip facilities and it is strong in the service sector, with a large retired population. The north-west part of the town has two business/industrial parks. In the wider district, agriculture and occupations connected to the Port of Harwich provide further employment.
For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clacton-on-Sea
Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron three-ship flypast with MiG-15UTI 'Red 18' (N104CJ) leading Vampire FB.52 PX-K (LN-DHY) and T.55 PX-M (LN-DHZ)
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Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town in the Tendring peninsula and district in Essex, eastern England, and was founded as an urban district in 1871. It is a seaside resort that saw a peak of tourists in the summer months between the 1950s and 1970s.
The town's economy continues to rely significantly on entertainment and day-trip facilities and it is strong in the service sector, with a large retired population. The north-west part of the town has two business/industrial parks. In the wider district, agriculture and occupations connected to the Port of Harwich provide further employment.
For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clacton-on-Sea
Driver/Co-Driver: Tony McCarthy / Shaun Layland
Car: Talbot Sunbeam
Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring & Clacton 2018
Race Day 22nd April
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Clacton-On-Sea, United Kingdom
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Ultimate Warbirds - P-47D Thunderbolt 45-49192 (G-THUN) "Nellie" and TF-51D Mustang 44-84847 (G-TFSI) "Contrary Mary"
37175 t&t 219 "Jonty Jarvis 8-12-1998 to 18-3-2005" - 1Q97 (1122 WO STP? Barking - Cambridge Reception Roads via Grays, Liverpool Street, Harwich Town, Chelmsford DGL , Clacton on Sea, Liverpool Street, Southend Victoria, Stratford [London], Shenfield, Liverpool Street & Broxbourne, which was formed of 4 Network Rail test coaches [4 96608 / 72639 - Plain Line Pattern Recognition / 977974 - Track Inspection Coach / 96604]) - Clacton-on-Sea - 1831 - 29/03/17.
Driver/Co-Driver: Mark Holmes / Craig Simkiss
Car: MG Metro 6R4
Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring & Clacton 2018
Set-up and Scrutineering day 21st April
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What more do you need for a weekend away at the seaside. Clacton even has a train from London via Colchester which is just a few miles up the line. Lovely weather for the 27th January 2022.
Driver/Co-Driver: Robert Beales / Mike Leflay
Car: Volkswagen Beelte
Finished 12th in Class A, 69th overall (final finisher)
Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring & Clacton 2018
Race Day 22nd April
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Alesha Jamaican Model in White Lemon Swimsuit and Pure White Robe On Location Photoshoot Clacton-on-Sea Seaside Town and Resort Essex
Ultimate Warbirds - P-47D Thunderbolt 45-49192 (G-THUN) "Nellie", TF-51D Mustang 44-84847 (G-TFSI) "Contrary Mary", Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon "White 9"" (G-AWHH) and Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX TA805 (G-PMNF)
St Paul, Clacton on Sea, Essex
This is one of the most important post-war Anglican churches in East Anglia. It was built in 1965 to the design of Ray Gould, and is full of 1960s confidence. It is entirely Anglican - the holy end, the pulpit and lectern, the lady chapel - it really couldn't be anything else. The exterior is dramatic with an unsymmetrical rising bell tower. To the west of the church is an ecclesiastical village - the hall, offices, the rectory, etc. It is hard to imagine that a CofE church of this scale and confidence will be built in England again, since they all seem to be ecumenical sheds these days. The east end is focused on a vast dalle de verre window by Rosemary Rutherford (Hinderclay, Boxford, Bradfield St Lawrence, etc). The other windows in the church are resettings of earlier windows by her from the preceding Victorian church. The church gets a full page in the colour plates section of the revised Pevsner, with as many photos as Thaxted church gets. The couple on duty were delightful, and insisted on showing me around. The church's presence is enhanced by its somewhat suburban setting, albeit only a few hundred yards from Clacton's main drag.
This is from the plane as the pilot came in to land at Clacton Airfield. The view across the fields is completely different today. The large lump to the right on the horizon is an old Gasometre and the one on the left may have been a factory but has been levelled to make way for the shopping area in Clacton. Thanks to Neil for finally working it out, with the help of an ipad and google earth. www.clactonaeroclub.co.uk/
Photo's by Alf Jefferies
Driver/Co-Driver: Tim Mewett / Liz Jordan
Car: Ford Escort Mk.2
Corbeau Seats Rally Tendring & Clacton 2018
Set-up and Scrutineering day 21st April
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Twister Aerobatics Team and the FireFlies
Two Silence Twisters (G-TWST and G-RIOT) and two Vans RV4s (G-SPRK and G-SPRX)
Thursday evening display
The Postcard
A postcard published by Roe and Son of Clacton-on-Sea.
The card was posted in Clacton on Saturday the 7th. September 1907 to:
Miss F. Linsell,
The Downs,
Great Dunmow,
Essex
The message on the back of the card was as follows:
"c/o Mrs. Challis,
'Brooklyns',
Station Road,
Clacton.
Dear F,
Arrived safely, found
all well.
The weather down
here is lovely.
Love to Dad and
yourself,
R.L."
Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town in the Tendring peninsula in Essex, England, and was founded as an urban district in the year 1871. It is a seaside resort that saw a peak of tourists in the summer months between the 1950's and the 1970's.
The town's economy continues to rely significantly on entertainment and day-trip facilities, and it is strong in the service sector, with a large retired population.
In 1936, Billy Butlin bought and refurbished the West Clacton Estate, an amusement park to the west of the town. He opened a new amusement park on the site in 1937, and then, a year later on the 11th. June 1938, opened the second of his holiday camps.
This location remained open until 1983 when, due to changing holiday tastes, Butlins decided to close the facility. It was then purchased by former managers of the camp who reopened it as a short-lived theme park, called Atlas Park. The land was then sold and redeveloped with housing.
The Lusitania's Maiden Voyage
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?
Well, on the 7th. September 1907, the British passenger liner RMS Lusitania set out on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York City.
She was built by John Brown & Co. of Clydebank, Scotland, and had a length of 787 ft (239.9 m) and a beam of 87 ft (26.5 m).
She was briefly the world's largest passenger ship, with a capacity of 552 first class, 460 second class, and 1,186 third class, totalling 2,198 passengers. There were also 850 crew.
The Lusitania had 9 passenger decks and four triple blade propellers.
The Sinking of the Lusitania
On the afternoon of Friday the 7th. May 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed the Lusitania, 11 mi (18 km) off the southern coast of Ireland.
A second, unexplained, internal explosion, likely munitions she was carrying, sent her to the seabed in 18 minutes, with the deaths of 1,198 passengers and crew.
Because the Germans sank, without warning, what was a completely defenceless, officially non-military ship, killing almost a thousand civilians, many of whom were children, they were accused of breaching the internationally recognised Cruiser Rules.
The sinking presaged the United States' declaration of war on Germany in 1917.
The wreck of the Lusitania lies approximately 11 mi (18 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse in 300 ft (91 m) of water.
The station has history going back to 1882,. The building with the impressive frontage now also houses some catering and retail outlets. Clacton-On-Sea Station is the terminus station at the end of what is sometimes called The Sunshine Coast Line.
There is also a maintenance depot alongside the station.