Creek & Estuary Scenes these scenes that are mainly from old postcards show beach huts, bathing, sailing and barges portray how the Creek and Estuary were used for recreation in the past and also shows the earlier seawall construction select an image to enlarge * recent additions
Pathway to the Beach footpath to The Creek	Teenagers on the beach	Bathing Huts on the beach	* Highams Hatch in 1921
village from seawall in the early 1900s	* The Creek in the 1960s from Essex Countryside	* Boats in The Creek in the 1930s	* the outer Creek in the 1930s
Barge loading at The Shoe	Barge unloading at dusk	Wreck near The Shoe in 1937	Wreck near The Shoe date unknown
Ducks and Geese in The Creek With Snowdrop in the background	The Beach, Goldhanger In 1912	The Creek with the Coastguard Hut in background	Children boating In 1912
Beach party at The Shoe	The Beach, Goldhanger with children's swimming gala	The Beach, Goldhanger	The Shoe Wall, Goldhanger
Sea Wall, Goldhanger	The Creek with barge In the distance	The Beach, Goldhanger	Dog on theSea Wall With beach huts in background
Children on the beach in 1912	Removing the old sluice	The seawall in 1926	The Shoe Wall in the 1940s
The Creek in the snow in 1983	Two barges at The Shoe in 2008	* Sailing in the estuary in 2007	The Tug “Brent” near The Shoe in 1989 courtesy of the Brent Trust
* Head of the Creek in 2020	* The Sailing Club in 2007	* Sailing Club launch in 2007	Goldhanger Buoy off Osea Island
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