Heybridge Basin (Cannibal Island)

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Terry Swann

The 'Swann' family are another one of the village's 'larger than life' entrepreneurial family's. Terry an engineer, established the highly successfull company 'R & T Swann Engineering Ltd', along with his brother Roy. Located at first near Chigwell then moved to Braintree.Terry and his father known as 'Pappy' were both great sailors, with Horace 'Pappy' Swann (who also lived in the village) making a famous publicised voyage of the first to sail across the Atlantic after WW2. Terry's son Clint followed in his father's footsteps as an engineer, first working for Colin Brookes then moving off on his own purchasing properties and developing in the village. As well as sailing, Terry has a passion for collecting and restoring steam powered driven vehicles, and was a regular personality with them in the 1980's and early 90's.

(above) Terry with his restored 'Showman's Traction Engine', infront of the 'Jolly Sailor'.

(above and below) Terry with another one of his restored steam vehicles, passing Tom Polden's 'Sherpa' van in Basin Road on the way to a Steam Rally. Terry's wife Marie (with the hat) riding in the period trailer behind the steam traction engine