BRIGHTLINGSEA HARBOUR - PROMENADE CINQUE PORT ESSEX IN UK - OYSTER DREDGING - BATEMANS TOWER - 2017
THE MISSUS AND I HAD A SPARE AFTERNOON SO WE POPPED OVER TO B/SEA IN ESSEX (MY BIRTH PLACE) (NOW TEN MILES FROM WHERE WE CURRENTLY LIVE) AND CHILLED OUT AROUND THE HARBOUR THEN AT THE END OF THE VIDEO WE STROLLED ALONG THE DISSUED RAILWAY LINE NEXT TO BATEMANS TOWER AND THE PADDLING POOL,
MANY HAPPY YEARS SPENT GROWING UP ALL AROUND THIS AREA !
FILMED ON A SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 ANDROID PHONE,
Brightlingsea is a coastal town and an electoral ward in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is situated between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea, at the mouth of the River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek in the united kingdom. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 8,076.
Its traditional industries included fishery (with a renowned oyster fishery) and shipbuilding. With the decline of these industries, the town is largely a dormitory town for Colchester.
Brightlingsea is a limb of Sandwich, one of the Cinque Ports. The town retains an active ceremonial connection with the Cinque Ports, electing a Deputy from a guild of Freemen.
Brightlingsea was for many years twinned with French oyster fishery port Marennes, Charente-Maritime, but the relationship fell into disuse. In the mid-1990s, the port of Brightlingsea was used for the export of live animals for slaughter, leading to a protest campaign dubbed The Battle of Brightlingsea.
In the centre of the town is Jacob's Hall, reputedly the oldest timber-framed building in England, built during the fourteenth century. Also in the town centre is Victoria Place, where many local businesses are based.
To the west, on the creek is Western Promenade. It has lines of beach huts, a skate park, swimming pool, boating lake, and paddling pool. It is a popular destination for tourists and Londoners. Bateman's Tower, a local landmark by the sea, has recently been renovated by the Colne Yacht Club with help from a Lottery Fund grant.
Earliest remains -
Brightlingsea sits on a promontory surrounded by the River Colne and its associated marshes and creeks (it was an island until the 16th century), and was settled from an early date. In 1995, an Early Neolithic pot, dated 4,000 to 3,100 BC, was found in a D-shaped enclosure with a ditch on a farm near Brightlingsea. Other early remains in the area date from the Bronze Age, Roman and Saxon periods.
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Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea Hard, some action on a dull day.
Point Clear Bay, Brightlingsea and St Oysths
This video is about PointClear, based in Brightlingsea. Accessed via The Orchards Holiday Park, St Osyths - the views are great and there is access to a marina where boat rides can be taken and watersports.
Brightlingsea: Water Front 2016.
Flight around Brightlingsea Harbour at low tide.
13 November 2016 Nov 2016 Down at Brightlingsea Harbour In Essex
Nov 2016
Down at Brightlingsea Harbour In Essex
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The Highlys @ Brightlingsea, Aug 2018
A few songs from our set at Brightlingsea Free Fest, Aug '18. Good Vibes!
Down At Brightlingsea Harbour In Essex
May 2014
Down At Brightlingsea Harbour In Essex
Panasonic HC-V700 Testing
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Brightlingsea - The Song & The Photography
Even though I've emigrated thousands of miles away, I love Brightlingsea. The little seaside town on the creek where I grew up. My true home where my family and friends are. The substance that makes so many of my dreams.
Someone was nice enough to write a song called Brightlingsea which is about the town and parts of my life. So, how better to portray my still images of my beloved home than with this song.
FYI - All of the images are available as high-quality, reasonably priced prints by emailing tim@trewmedia.com
Enjoy,
Tim Wheeler
Brightlingsea 2014
Mark & Roger sail to Brightlingsea from Faversham Kent
Back to Brightlingsea Marina
Back into Brightlingsea Marina. 4hp Mercury on 8ft RIB
Family cruise day 5. We leave Brightlingsea and have a lovely sail down to Burnham on Crouch
So after a short, but great stop over in Brightlingsea we get up early (well early for us) and start heading south again. This time down to Burnham, one of our favorite places on the east coast, for the start of a few days spent on the River Crouch
Music from
June 2017 At Brightlingsea Essex Carnival part 2
June 2017 At Brightlingsea Essex Carnival part 2
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Brightlingsea, Essex
High tide at The Hard, November 17, 2016.
Nov 2016 Down at Brightlingsea Harbour In Essex
Nov 2016
Down at Brightlingsea Harbour In Essex
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Inside Out Fifteen years since live exports divided Brightlingsea Protest
Mar 2010
BBC Look East News Inside Out
Fifteen years since live exports divided Brightlingsea Protest.
Wells to Brightlingsea Yacht Delivery - Part 2 to Brightlingsea
Sailing the MFV 'Stephanie Joyce' , an IP23 class, from Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk to Brightlingsea, Essex. After stopping in Lowestoft to let Hurricane Christian blow through we set off on 4th November 2013 in fresh conditions before the next storm was due.
This clip was published on my old Youtube account 'smacksman' which became unusable due to my then email account shutting down. I am now uploading my old vids to my 'smacksman1' channel .
Part 1 is here -
13 November 2016 Nov 2016 Down at Brightlingsea Harbour In Essex
Nov 2016
Down at Brightlingsea Harbour In Essex
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Vlog 394 Brightlingsea visit
Vlog 394 Brightlingsea visit
Batemans Tower Brightlingsea Essex UK
Bateman's tower on the seafront of Brightlingsea, Essex, UK was built in 1883 by John Bateman which he used as a folly for his daughter to recuperate from consumption; however it may have been intended as a lighthouse as part of a failed plan to expand the port. The tower is sited on Westmarsh point at the entrance to Brightlingsea Creek on the River Colne, and is often mistaken for a Martello Tower. During The Second World War the original roof of the folly was removed so that the tower could be used as an observation post by the Royal Observer Corps. In 2005, a restoration project funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund took place to restore the tower to its original condition, including the fitting of a replica of the original roof, refurbishing the interior of the tower and also painting the outside. The tower is now used by the Colne Yacht Club to administer races. During race days, the public can visit the tower, whose new roof makes it a popular gallery from which to watch races. Bateman's Tower is leaning slightly; it is said that its foundations were laid on bundles of faggots. It is a Grade II listed building.
June 2017 At Brightlingsea Essex Carnival part 1
June 2017 At Brightlingsea Essex Carnival part 1
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