Places features

Clare Yerbury
Many happy times spent with family at Tollesbury and the Granary is a landmark that should be put to good use for future generations... These Essex marshes are and have been a special and productive area for wildlife and people over the centuries ... the Romans used to produce salt here.

Peter Fox
Although the granary was not selected, I would like to make a donation. Please advise me who I should contact. Thanks Peter Fox EDITOR: You can send cheques payable to Mid Essex Historic Buildings Trust marked Tollesbury Granary on the reverse to John Smith-Daye, Lambert Chapman, The Custom House, 112b High Street, Maldon, CM9 5ET

Nick Hamilton
I'm from Mersea, just over the river. As my father worked on the water I often went to Tollesbury - and saw the water front dominated by the old granary. The building's function has changed over the years. It could continue contributing to the community if it was restored to a new function. A restored granary would provide a link with the past and a facility for the futute.

David G.Smith
My wife and I are residents of the very beautiful village of Tollesbury and feel that the Granary is a vital part of the villages very vibrant history. Knowledge of the many uses to which the building was put will be lost to future generations.The proposed refurbishment will rekindle interest in local history and wildlife and will be a valuable teaching aid for future generations.This wiill add to the many atractions already on this facinating site. Thanks to the BBC for fostering such projects.

Joanna West
I think it is a very beauiful building and have admired Tollesbury for many years, having been there since a young child as my father moors his boat there amongst the saltings.

Emma Howells
This Building deserves time and attention, it is part of history which therefore should be greatly considered. Tollesbury is a very nice place to go for walks and great for family picnics etc, with out this building it will be an enormous shame because it is a big part of the Marina and Salt Pool.

Paul Leavett
I was born and raised in Vancouver BC Canada,but knew my grandfather came from England. This past year my wife and I have traced my ancestors to Tollesbury Essex. Imagine my surprise to find Leavett's still in Tollesbury.(Actually have earlier Leavett's back to 1600's in Kelvedon.)My earliest Leavett ancestor in Tollesbury was Isaac Leavett who married in 1762 then with continuous generations 'til my grandfather Frederick Isaac Leavett b.1885 Tollesbury. All were Mariners and Oyster Dredgers. Sometime after the 1901 census,when Frederick Isaac(mariner)is listed with his parents Isaac (mariner)and Eliza and brother Josiah(mariner), he travels all the way to Vancouver B.C.and settles down. You can imagine my interest when I googled Tollesbury and found your site about the restoration of the Granary at Woodrolfe Marina. I would like to add my support for the Granary as the choice for the restoration. Since finding the family connection with Tollesbury we are planning to visit in the next couple of years once I retire. I hope you add our vote in the competition. Thanks Paul and Pamela Leavett p.s. We always enjoy the BBC programs on our PBS channel.

Peter Gallon
I may be biased because I live in Tollesbury but yes, I do think the granary needs saving. This part of Essex is an attractive but oft-overlooked rural backwater, just one hour from London, that deserves more attention. Even if the granary doesn't win - which may prove to be the end of it - I hope its appearance on Restoration will help put Tollesbury and the Blackwater on the map.

Simon Bryan
I think this building is very deserved of the restoration funds available. I often would scamper into it as a youth after the war, telling ghostly tales to friends, and wallow in the mud below. Its structures like these we take for granted, but don't cherish until they're gone. Let us save it before it's too late!!