In June 2007, the motor repair building was demolished to be replaced by flats. The Royal National Lifeboat Institute had to wade through rising water in West Mersea, Essex, to rescue a mother, young girl and a baby from a car that was stranded in a flooded road. Its name comes from the Old English word meresig, meaning "island of the pool" and thus is tautological. 1 2 Next . The road can be covered for up to an hour at high tide, especially during spring tides. In 1916, a Zeppelin crash landed at nearby Great Wigborough to the northwest of the island. Now renamed as 'Temple Waterfront'. Read about our approach to external linking. Terrified, they rowed away at such a speed that they could have towed a water skier. and if you listen at full moon . [24], The Strood causeway was also built by the Saxons; oak piles discovered in 1978 have been dated to between 684 and 702 using dendrochronology. Officers were called to The Strood in West Mersea at 7.30am this morning (Thursday, February 21) following a crash involving a Ford Transit panel van and a Ford Fiesta. The Ontario Provincial Police is investigating after a fiery crash on Mersea Road 8 in Leamington that killed three people Sunday night. The damson cultivar 'Farleigh Damson'[39] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The Two Sugars Cafe is sited on a former World War II pillbox near the beach. Story continues below The collision happened just before 8 p.m. on Mersea Road 8 about one kilometre. In quiet residential area with regular bus links to town centre which take 5 minutes or a 15 minute walk. Welcome to Tide Text! [6], William Curel was Medway's oldest established barge builder, with two yards on the Strood bank. [46] After the war, the island suffered from severe winter weather in 1947 which destroyed much of the oyster fishery, and from the flooding of 1953, where numerous beach huts were swept out to sea. The offices of Strood Rural District Council were in Frindsbury, Strood; they are now a nursing home called Frindsbury Hall. You will be asked to login again in, Web publication, social media pages, news broadcasts, TV shows, clip shows, documentaries, movies. There was a loop between the lines at Strood, opened 29 March 1859 which closed in 1860. Kent. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham and Rainham. The many inlets and creeks around the area were used by smugglers to bring in tobacco, liquor, silks, sugar, nutmeg, and anything else the governments revenue agents might be interested in. [6] The parish registers start from this date. 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On nights in October, its said you can see half a centurion patrolling the Strood. Please select the category that most closely reflects your concern about the video, West Mersea Barrow. Mersea Museum, undated. [5], The Romans built a stone bridge and laid a road on a causeway across the marshy ground. HOTSPUR 1914 Date: 1914 Image ID HEM_OPA_019; 34. The West Mersea Lifeboat Station operates an Atlantic 85 class lifeboat, the RNLB Just George B-879. Matalan moved to Strood Retail Park, extending the retail offer toward Jane's Creek. In one such raid, they attacked a nunnery about ten kilometres (six miles) to the east. When the moon wanes, so does the duellists armour, flesh, and blood, which all fall away until the next new moon. House Mill, also known as Kimmins Mill or Frindsbury Mill, stood on Frindsbury hill and was a black smock mill. Description A live view of the Strood, a causeway that can be flooded at high tide, connecting Mersea Island to the mainland. We use cookies to collect information about how you use the Charity Commission Register of Charities and Digital Services, such as pages you visit.. We use this information to better understand how you use our website so that we can improve your user experience and present more relevant content. [12] There is also a small hamlet at Barrow Hill to the north of West Mersea. In the 1880s, the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould was rector of a church in East Mersea. During Samhain great bonfires would be lit and music played to guide these visitors from the underworld. Who wants to go out when the moon is full and stand in the gloom near a barrow to listen to the clash of swords? [17], Evidence has shown a number of fish traps exist around the island, which date from around the 7th century. Essex Police have warned drivers to avoid a busy Essex road following a serious crash that left two drivers injured. [4] The Gloucestershire town of Stroud has the same etymology. Also on Prospect Hill was Great Mill or Rose's Mill. [60] In 1911, local businessmen proposed a railway between Colchester and the island, which would have ended at a pier next to the Esplanade in the south, with an additional station in West Mersea on what is now East Road. National Rail Enquiries - Tel: 08457 484950. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. With the end of the Napoleonic wars the military justification had also been removed. The canal was 8ft deep (2.4m) with 27-foot (8.2m) headroom and 26ft 6in (8.08m) wide, to take 94-foot-long (29m), 60-ton Thames Barges. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. In January 2016 It was announced that Brantano would close due to going into administration. For daily updates and all the latest breaking news sent straight to your inbox sign up to our daily newsletter. Numerous people have reported seeing him as he marches up and down the causeway. [15][42] In 1912 there was a typhoid outbreak here, 56 people contracted it, and five died. The land was locked by the construction of the London, Chatham and Dover railway in an embankment and arches. River Medway. [63], East Mersea was a site in the Survey of English Dialects in the 1950s. The bus took everyone to safety once the water levels dropped. [53] The school was built by Horace Darken in 187172, with additional classrooms added in 1897.[54]. This will be her second child with former footballer and BT football pundit Rio Ferdinand, which they will welcome later this year. [57] During the 1953 North Sea flood, the Strood was submerged under over 6 feet (2m) of water, cutting off access to the mainland. Mersea Island /mrzi/[1] is an island in Essex, England, in the Blackwater and Colne estuaries to the south-east of Colchester. [38][39] In the early 19th century, the increased demand for oysters despite a limited supply from the Strood and Pyefleet Channel led traders to get oysters from other places and pass them off as native to the island. He took Rochester Castle and the bridge. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. The land is still occupied as winter quarters by the Showman's Guild with its running costs supported by an annual fair on the site. The largest is Cooper's Beach, which caters to 3,000 residents. Between 1804 and 1824 the Thames and Medway canal was dug. Drivers have reported the centurion suddenly appearing in their cars headlights and giving them a terrible scare when they think they have hit a pedestrian. This page was last edited on 18 December 2022, at 00:05. You entered an incorrect email, password, or both. [32] Among its broadest named neighbourhoods are the "Earl estate" and Marlowe Park, one named after a house builder, the other after the grounds of a former mansion house. Email sent! Transport in Strood was dominated by the river. Other officers later joined them and the local constable, Pc 354 Charles Smith, arranged for the prisoners to be handed over to the military on Mersea Island until they could be taken to prisoner of war camps elsewhere. [15] The centre contains the church of St Peter & St Paul, while the beach and esplanade are to the south. The 19th century railway embankment carrying the Chatham Main Line cuts across the back of the old hospital site. [45], At the outbreak of World War II, the island became part of the front line for invasion and was heavily fortified. Others say they have seen nothing but have heard footsteps following them. The survivors were stationed at Mersea before moving to prisoner-of-war camps. [3] The Old English name Strd refers to a "marshy land overgrown with brushwood". A sad loss of an Edwardian gem occurred in 2010 when Medway Council demolished the Aveling & Porter building to make way for a car park.[47]. Tourism remains popular, and there are a number of beach huts and holiday parks on the island. When this happens the life guard and fire brigade attend to rescue the occupants, which is a waste of emergency services time! In 1900 Gill and Son took over the yard, and it became a sail loft.[15]. The land around St Mary's, now drained and close to the station was used. The group provides information to its members on the latest traffic and travel updates from across the region - from the A12 to the Dartford Crossing to Greater Anglia train updates. The occupants of the house, a man, his wife and three children, ran for their lives as the airship hit the ground. Double bedroom, overlooking garden. This short video clip below is from an interview theBBCdid for their World War One at Home feature with a witness to Zeppelin L33 crash. "The tide floods the road approximately 1 week every month, although during November the tides were very high," the filmer wrote online. The land used for the Strood Fair was sandwiched between Grange Road and Station Road, adjacent to Strood railway station. 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He said: Following on from serious collision this morning on The Strood, Mersea, Colchester, we have opened one lane to get traffic moving whilst we await recovery. The land became a brick field. Recommendations for a day trip please 27 July 2016. 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She is said to have died in about 700 CE, almost a century before the Vikings began their adventures in 793. During WW1 troops were stationed on the island, Mersea had become a restricted area and the beaches and the Strood were patrolled daily. All emergency services are in attendance. The objective observer might lean towards the former. HOTSPUR 1914 Date: 1914 Image ID HEM_OPA_021: 35. In 1916, a Zeppelin crash landed at nearby Great Wigborough to the northwest of the island. A week-long festival of boat racing, Mersea Week, takes place every summer. Joining Janes Creek, at a right angle was Pelican Creek which has been in-filled and now forms a car park and the foundations of B & M. Strood frequently flooded and the area around Temple Street (now a car park and a Tesco) was known as the 'Swamp'. The lowest bridging point of the River Medway is between Strood and Rochester, and the first bridge was built soon after the Battle of the Medway. The South Eastern Railway retaliated by building a parallel bridge (after 1866 and before 1909) and running a separate line into Chatham. Football team aims to improve men's mental health. Check your inbox for a link to recover your email. Following World War II, under the Housing Act, 1946, and the Housing Subsidies Act, 1956 the city continued to build, including the triangle between the A228, Watling Street and the M2. It was replaced and worked again for a year in 1890 but was unprofitable and was probably demolished in the 1920s. Don't forget we also have maps for West Mersea and Essex too! A flood warning means flooding. The data and charts above provide the tide time predictions for Mersea Island for March 2023, with extra details provided for today, Wednesday March 1, 2023. The tide chart above shows the height and times of high tide and low tide for Strood. 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