A selection of early postcards and photos Early postcards and photos provide a
most effective insight into village life in the past. Although photography
was developed for the 1850s onwards, few private photographs of Goldhanger have
been identified and our main source of early village scenes is unquestionably
postcards. These were popular form of communication between the 1880s and the
1950s. Over the 150 years between 1800 and 1950 maps available indicate that
there were very few changes in the village, so postcards are a very good
indication of appearance of the village over that 150 year period.
Surprisingly there are currently over 200 different postcard images of the
village, the Creek, Osea Island and Millbeach in the local archives (not including groups and family photos). |
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YouTube videos available... |
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Here is a
selection of the postcards... select a picture for an enlargement Contents |
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o . Maldon
Rd |
o . Lt
Totham Rd |
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o . Fish St |
o . Head St |
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o . St Peters Church |
o . Church St |
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o . The Square |
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o . Family
Photos |
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the east-end of Maldon Rd was previously
known as "The Avenue" and "Darcy Road", and the west-end was known as "Broad Road" |
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The Avenue
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Highams Farmhouse
home of the Highams Family
see 1906 property sale |
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Rectory Cottage
Early 1900s
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Rectory Cottage
in the1930s
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Maldon Rd
near the Pit Cottage triangle
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The first council houses on the Maldon Rd
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The Swedish Houses
in 1953
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Cobbs Farmhouse
home
of William Bentall see 1851 property sale |
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Gardeners Farmhouse in the1950s see... WW-1 Flight Station see 1851 property sale |
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Vaulty Manor
Home of Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk
and author Henry Coe Coape
see 1786 property sale |
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LITTLE TOTHAM ROAD
Previously
known as Upper Street |
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Follyfaunts
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in 1910 |
in 1939 |
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Named after Johannis Falefaunt in 1250 variously know as . . . Ffollyfants in 1527 Folyphauntes Manor 1533 Follyfauntes in Henry VIII letters of
1543 Ffollifauntes in 1540 Follifaunts by 1760 Folly Fants in 1813 Home of
author Major
Lindsay Fitzgerald Hay |
See past property sales In 1813, 1848 & 1906 |
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Falcons Hall |
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in the1950s |
in the1930s |
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Named after John Ffalons or Ffawcon in 1346 variously known as . . . ffakons in 1445 ffacones in 1484 Faulkins Farm in 1730 & 1777 Goldhanger Hall in 1848 census |
See past property sales in 1828, 1832, 1891, 1920, 1925 & 1955 |
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HEAD STREET
Previously known as . . . High
St, Chaple Street and Goldhanger Street |
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Peartree Cottage
and the
Parsonage on the left |
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The Parsonage in 1933 on the north side of Head St known as The Limes before 1910 then The Parsonage until the
last curate left in the 1960s home
of author Ernest Mansfield see 1906 property sale |
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The Parish Rooms
See...Goldhanger lost |
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The Limes on the south side of Head St know as Marriners in the 1700s Crabtree House in 1894 and Levers in
1857
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Embersons
butchers shop
on the right petrol pump lamps are visible on the left |
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View towards The Square
With boys playing |
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View
towards Head St
From the Rowley
collection of cards in the
1950s |
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The New Village Hall
In
1937 See...
Village meeting places |
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Saddle-backed
cottages
at No.11 &
13 Head St See...
Cottages Lost |
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Church Street
Postcards Postcard scenes zoomed more recent memorable
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