Representatives of Essex VCH were delighted to attend the annual VCH day on Thursday 14 May, to see the Clacton VCH group be given an Outstanding Contribution Award. The VCH day, held at the Institute for Historical Research at Senate House in London, is a chance for VCH groups from across the country to come together to hearContinue reading “Clacton group receives VCH Outstanding Contribution Award”
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The Home Front and civilian morale in Harwich and Dovercourt
To mark the uploading of our latest draft history on Harwich and Dovercourt during WW2, VCH contributing editor Dr Andrew Senter has written this blog examining civilian morale during the conflict. During the Second World War civilian morale on the Home Front was maintained by a variety of means. All denominations of the church playedContinue reading “The Home Front and civilian morale in Harwich and Dovercourt”
Lord Howard’s Larder – VCH Luncheon at Lambard’s Salthouse, Harwich, 7 March 2026
In support of the VCH Essex Trust and its work on Harwich [Red Book Vol XIII], Nick May, the owner and landlord of the Lambard’s Salthouse restaurant in Harwich, ran a fundraising luncheon special menu. On 7 March there was a special occasion at which the former county editor, Chris Thornton, gave a short talkContinue reading “Lord Howard’s Larder – VCH Luncheon at Lambard’s Salthouse, Harwich, 7 March 2026”
The VCH and Newport
In this blog post, VCH Essex Trustee Ben Cowell looks at links between the VCH and the village of Newport, which was the subject of the very first ‘Short’ volume published by the Trust. The VCH Red Book volumes for Essex have yet to reach Uttlesford in the north-west of the county. Nevertheless, Newport in Uttlesford isContinue reading “The VCH and Newport”
Southend Short Book Review
We were delighted that our recent short publication, Southend, Victorian Town and Resort by Ken Crowe et al was reviewed by Simon Coxall in the most recent Friends of Historic Essex newsletter. We thank Simon and the Friends for permission to reproduce the review on our blog. Ken Crowe, with I. Yearsley, J. Butler, E.Continue reading “Southend Short Book Review”
History through poetry at the ERO
On Tuesday 6th January members of the Victoria County History of Essex were very happy to be at the Essex Record Office to support a talk given by Professor Catherine Clarke, Director of the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community at the Institute of Historical Research, which is the home of theContinue reading “History through poetry at the ERO”
Clacton volunteer group update
Clacton on the Tendring coast is home to one of our three volunteer groups. In this blog, chairman Roger Kennell introduces the group and their current project. The volunteer members of the Group, founded as a collaboration with the VCH Essex in 2002, have met monthly ever since to research on a range of localContinue reading “Clacton volunteer group update”
Exploring Essex History: Crime and Society
Trustee Ben Cowell, Director General of Historic Houses, has provided this report about our annual symposium, which took place at the Galleywood Heritage Centre on Saturday 4 October 2025. The Essex VCH Trust was very grateful to all who joined in our 2025 study day, held at the Galleywood Heritage Centre on Saturday 4 October.Continue reading “Exploring Essex History: Crime and Society”
Interwar Harwich – new draft history available!
To mark the upload of a draft chapter on Harwich 1919-1939, VCH Essex researcher Dr Andrew Senter has written a post about the growth of motor traffic, and attempts to accommodate it, as Harwich and Dovercourt went through a period of considerable modernisation between the wars. The increased use of the roads by private motorContinue reading “Interwar Harwich – new draft history available!”
Annual Symposium programme
Join us for an exciting in-person afternoon event on Saturday 4th October at the Galleywood Heritage Centre, exploring research about crime and society in Anglo-Saxon, early-modern and eighteenth-century Essex. There will be a series of four fascinating talks with a mid-afternoon break for tea and cake (included in the £15 ticket price), a booksale andContinue reading “Annual Symposium programme”
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