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!”
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A difficult start to his new post? William Innes, vicar of Dovercourt cum Harwich (1619–1639)
In this blog, Herbert Eiden uncovers the tricky relations between William Innes and his parishioners in Harwich. Shortly after Thomas Drax, the incumbent vicar of Dovercourt cum Harwich, died in January 1619, the bishop of London presented William Innes on 18th March 1619 as perpetual vicar to the parish. Since the dissolution of Colne Priory,Continue reading “A difficult start to his new post? William Innes, vicar of Dovercourt cum Harwich (1619–1639)”
Victoria County History of Essex 