Heybridge Basin (Cannibal Island)

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The Chapel & Reading Room

Originaly built and owned by John Sadd in 1834

Under the care and control of Mrs Chilcot throughout the 1970's - 1990's.

In the early part of the 19th Century John Sadd owned land in the area on both sides of the Basin Road some of which was auctioned off in 1873, but in 1834 John Sadd constructed a wooden building for the use of the villagers as a community Chapel of worship, in 1867 Sadd donated ownership of the Chapel to the local Church. This included another building which was added shortly after the first as a community hall, laterly known as 'the reading room'. Like any other village community hall it was used for everything from club and association meetings to a teaching facility.During the late 1970's a serious amount of deterioration was noticed and parts of the floor were rendering it unusable. The situation was temporarily resolved, when a a group of the village children undertook a successfull scheme to raise money for new flooring.

(above) a late picture of the now closed severely deteriorated 'Chapel' and 'Reading Room'