VINTAGE PHOTO PAGE Vintage photos are displayed on our sister site www.essex-family-history.co.uk. To prevent duplication this page is optimised so that a click on the relevant button will take you to Essex Family Histroy and then use of the back button will bring you back to Essex Country Life.   All images displayed on this site are copyright. The copyright page provides details for anyone wishing to use of any material from this site. Some iamges will be made available free of charge with no limitations whilst they may be a charge for other images. There are many photographs in digital and photo paper formats as well as some postcards available for purchase from this site. The purchaser will then be able to use the image for whatever purpose they wish.   FRANCIS FRITH IMAGES The first set of images are owned by a publishing company called Francis Frith.
	Francis Frith was a Victorian photographer who pioneered picture postcards. On his death the family business continued following the standards laid down by Francis Frith until it closed in 1971 rather than lower it's standards by competing with  the mass manufactured modern postcards. The Frith archive  contains over 365,000 photographs of some 7,000 towns and villages throughout Britain. Taken between 1860 and 1970 these form a topographical record of Britain without equal and is recognised as the only photographic collection of national importance remaining in private hands and so to be available for public purchase. Frith has used modern high quality digital imaging on the original photographic plated to bring up the best possible digital copy of the image making Frith Pictures amongst the best old photographs available. This web site has  over 50 of Francis Friths super pictures of Eastern Essex. You are free to browse and can connect to the Frith web site if you wish to download or purchase any of the images. To be taken to the village index page for these images please click the below Francis Frith image     Marshland Images The second set of images are offered by Marshland Marshland operate a group of web sites including Essex Family History and have a collection of old photographs and postcards dating back to 1890. Although there are items available for much of the United Kingdom most of the collection relates to Essex and particularly Eastern Essex. The photographs have been restored allowing to allow you to view the past. You are free to browse the images although there will be a charge if you wish to download any images or purchase photographic copies or purchase any of the postcards for sale. To be taken to the Marshland images please click on the below link. Newspapers Remembered Newspapers rememebered are able to supply a copy of a national newpaper for every day in the past 100 years. Although this is not cheap it does provide a unqique way to mark a birthday, anniversery or other pecial event To check out this offer please click the link below   The Special  Day Certificate The certificates are produced by Marshland  on velum paper . Each is individually tailored to meet the needs of the recipitent. They are suitable for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, retirements or any special occasion. The certficates usually relate to the day that the person was born although they can relate to wedding , enrollement or any other day in the last 100 years They are reasonably priced to make them a great affordable gift for that special occasion To check out this offer please click the link below