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”
Tag Archives: Harwich
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”
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!”
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 