Got “Horse Shelter” notices up at Bourne Mill and Port Lane, the first in the town.
Heavy rain most of the day.
Band playing the Park tonight, very nice.
Heard a big explosion at 1 o’clock this morning.
- E J Rudsdale
- Born on 14th February 1910 in Colchester, Essex. Began work at Colchester Castle Museum in 1928.
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Media Links relating to E.J. Rudsdale's Journals
- BBC Radio 4 'Making History' programme featuring 'E.J. Rudsdale's Journals of Wartime Colchester', 22 March 2011
- Review of 'E.J. Rudsdale's Journals of Wartime Colchester' in the Dedham Vale Society Newsletter, Winter 2010-11, see pages 7-8
- Article on 'E.J. Rudsdale's Journals of Wartime Colchester' in 'Essex Life' magazine, January 2011, see pages 86-89
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Links related to E J Rudsdale's Blog
- Colchester Museums Service
- National Trust: Bourne Mill
- Essex Record Office
- Short History of Colchester in Essex
- Victoria County History of Essex: Colchester
- Colchester Historic Buildings Forum
- WW2 Timeline - BBC History
- World War II today: Wartime events as they happened
- 1940: Britain's Finest Hour: Imperial War Museum
- The Literary Consultancy
Links related to the history of Colchester and Essex
- BBC Essex - History
- Camulos - The Colchester Webpages
- Colchester, Vermont, USA
- Colchester Guide
- Blackmore Area Local History
- Essex Journal
- Essex Society for Archaeology and History
- Friends of Chelmsford Museums
- Friends of Colchester Museums
- Friends of Colchester Roman Wall
- History House - The History of Essex
- University of Essex, Department of History website
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