Heybridge Basin (Cannibal Island)

Home For Motherless Children (HMC)

Mrs Clara Webb. Matron

The Matron lived nearby in the 'Robins Nest' (No7 Lock Hill).

1902 - 1925

The building on the corner of Lock Hill which is now the current 'Old Ship'. was called 'Sunneyside' when occupied by the H.M.C.

(above) From a card postmarked 1904. A picture of a Brig in the Basin. The corner building on the extreme right is still a private residence before becoming a pub, depending on the date it could either be Tea-rooms or Mrs Webb's Home for children.

(above) emptying of the canal. There appears to be a lady in charge of a small group of boys watching, possibly from the home on the corner of Lock Hill. Josh Wright's net is across the lock.