However just nine years later in 1565 a further five-year period of refurbishment was required to convert the church back to Protestant usage following the accession of Queen Elizabeth I. The Curel's Upper Yard was next to the Railway Tavern. Strood is part of the parliamentary constituency of Rochester and Strood. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's The tides are very long waves that move across our oceans, and they are caused by the gravitational pull from the moon and, to a lesser extent, the sun. [25][26] The Anglo-Saxons established a large fish weir at Besom Fleet to the southwest of the island[27] and built the church at West Mersea. Mersea Island StroodCam. 01. [2] The island is split into two main areas, West Mersea and East Mersea, and connected to the mainland by the Strood, a causeway that can flood at high tide. The dealership sells luxury cars such as Jaguars, Aston Martins, Bentleys, Lamborghinis and Land Rovers, Popular Chelmsford pub reopening date delayed five months after refurbishment work, They had previously said they would reopen in the spring but that date has been delayed, Patients on waiting lists will suffer most from junior doctor strikes, NHS chief says, 'There is a lot of pressure on the NHS and therefore we need to do everything we can to get our staff back to work so that we can start to address some of those some of those issues', Couple at 'war' with Essex Highways after pothole damage cost them 230 to fix, The couple claimed the pothole was huge and unavoidable, but Essex Highways said it is 'rigorous' in repairing and maintaining the roads, The quaint riverside town in Essex that's perfect for commuters, The lower town is filled with beautiful old houses which have stunning river views, Sainsbury's closing Argos depot in Basildon in major overhaul, The decision will impact more than 1,400 jobs across the Sainsbury's workforce, c2c train delays at Basildon train station after 'severe vandalism' as one person arrested, The card pin machines were damaged in the incident causing huge delays to commuters, Harlows striking street cleaners using food banks and taking second jobs, HTS said the requested one-off 3,000 cost of living payment would cost the company over 1m, which it cannot afford. What's he waiting for? There was a tidemill. A lifeboat manager has called for improved warning signs at an Essex causeway after 13 people had to be rescued at high tide within 24 hours. 01634 730262 Local call rate. (function(){window.pagespeed=window.pagespeed||{};var b=window.pagespeed;function c(){}c.prototype.a=function(){var a=document.getElementsByTagName("pagespeed_iframe");if(0