Heybridge Basin (Cannibal Island)

Severe Winters

 A series of pictures showing the local conditions around the village area during some of the coldest winters of the 1960's - 1990's period

 The Canal area

 The Village

 The Waterfront

 (above) Lockside when George Clark was the Lock Keeper.

 (above) Lockside when the landlord of 'The Old Ship' was Mick Green.

 (above) the cottages and 'top yard'.

 (above) view along the Basin side with the 'Red Shed' far left. The 'Edith May' alongside where 'Dilbury' Clark was working on her.

 (above) The Basin and canal frozen over

 (above) the canal frozen over with footprints in the snow on the ice.

 (above) the old gateway in the 'Daisy Meadow' fence.

 (above) Roger Hardy's smack 'Victory' against the bank with Eddie Caswell's smack 'Maud' alongside her.

 (above) looking back towards the old gateway.

 (above) view from opposite car-park. The large cabin boat owned by 'Kiwi'.

 (above and below) from inside to out .... 'Priscilla', 'Maud', 'Conabor'.

 (above) two smacks

 (above) an early 60's picture of ice on the canal.

 (above) ice on the canal

 (above & below) ice in the Basin