About the archive
Marks Tey Heritage Archive is a digital archive that collects information which can contribute to a better understanding of the history of Marks Tey and add to the overall picture of the village’s past and present. We cover the Civil Parish of Marks Tey, including Little Tey. We sometimes collect information relating to a wider area if it has a strong connection to Marks Tey.
About the Marks Hey Heritage Project
The Marks Tey Heritage project, running from 2024–2025, is a National Lottery Heritage Funded project centred around St Andrew’s Church. The project will be gathering and organising material to explain the history and heritage of not only of St Andrew's but also of various aspects of the village. Work is already underway in the scanning thousands of pages of documents and photographs. Although a large collection of photographs is held by our local historians it is very much hoped that more will come to light so that they can be copied for posterity.
By the end of 2025 there will be this digital archive, which we will continue to add to, hard hat tours during the works on the tower, exhibitions in the church with interactive material and a collection of oral histories from residents on their memories of the village.
Get involved
Our partners
St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy
We have partnered with St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy, working with the pupils and teachers to explore the schools and village archive, learn about the history of the school and village from their recording of its history and hearing the oral recordings of past pupils.
Essex Record Office
We have partnered with Essex Record Office to illustrate our archive stories with further images and objects outside our collecton.
Colchester Recalled
Colchester Recalled have supported us with equipment and expertise in recording new Oral Histories as part of this project.
About the design on this website
The heading typeface used across this website and project communications was developed from architectural forms and images from around Marks Tey — encompassing both old heritage buildings and modern constructions.
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