Fingringhoe, 1907
Photo ref: 57561
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Fingringhoe, five miles south of Colchester on the Roman River, was close to a port once used in Roman times, which is now Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve. In this view, the ancient St Andrew's church and the church school of 1887 stand together above the pond, fed by a spring seen in the foreground.The springwater was used by the villagers and sold locally.

A Selection of Memories from Fingringhoe

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 Fingringhoe

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Hello my name is Derek Harrington. My Aunt was Nellie Combes who was the cook at Fingringhoe Hall and my mother was Doris Harrington who cleaned the rooms at The Hall. We had just returned to England from South Africa in 1944. I went to the stone school next door to St Andrews Church. We were taught in one large room by a lady and some of the older pupils. I was nine at the time. I was a ...see more