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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