Tiptree, The Windmill c.1955
Photo ref: T116015
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This town is noted for its strawberry fields and the Wilkins jam factory. The tower windmill is currently without its sails. There are tales that it was once used as a smugglers' hiding place for contraband brought up the River Blackwater.

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Windmills

Grinding wheels turned by wind – evocative photographs of windmills in bygone times from The Francis Frith Collection.

A Selection of Memories from Tiptree

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Tiptree

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On a whim I just did a search of tiptree international farm camp. My wife and I worked there in the summer of 1971 and have many fond memories of the many different people we met there during our 6 week stay. It appears from their web site that accommodations and wages have changed dramatically. In our day we paid £ 5 a week for room and board and were paid 10p for a 6 quart basket of picked ...see more
I entered White's Children's Home and Mission (known as CH&M) in June of 1945 having come from Surbiton, Surrey. I was 9 years old. The home was situated in Church Rd opposite "The Pond", it is now a CO-OP supermarket.  There was a large Georgian house named "The Grove" and a Hall with other buildings, we had a large field to play in, there was also a farm there. There were about 56 children there then, boys and girls. ...see more