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I am finding old post cards a really good way of looking back on the past and am putting my own collection free online.  Perhaps others could add links for more Essex places.

Burnham-on-Crouch
Burnham a 100 years ago

I am finding FlashEarth to be a really useful tool in all sorts of ways.  For instance you can pinpoint a building or location and then send a link to a friend giving them the exact spot.  If you are planning a visit to a Churchyard in an area you have never visited before you can easily zoom and scan for a suitable parking space.

I’ve found it useful to see how far my gt gt Grandmother had to walk to the Railway Station when she left her small Wiltshire village to become a nurse in Central London in the 1860s.

FlashEarth can be set to any location to suite – this is my England – Wales starting page.  It only takes seconds to zoom to a very detailed view.

Paul

Hope I'm not breaking any rules by posting about Edwardians but I am keen to get extra visitors to my family history web pages:-

Veitch Family in Burnham presents  photographs and information I have about my Grandmother's childhood in Burnham.  The family were only there from 1904-1912 and her father was the town's Coastguard.

Postcards of Edwardian Burnham - Only recently have I become interested in collecting old postcards and I think they are really good at showing how places were 100 years ago.  I wish I'd realised when my Granny was still alive since I'm sure she would have been able to tell me many stories about the people and places depicted.

Paul