Granary/store immediately N of slipway to Woodrolfe Creek (EHER 39165)

The granary at Woodrolfe Creek stands just above the slipway and is a prominent building along the waterside at Tollesbury. It was constructed in the 19th century and is a timber frame with weatherboarding and originally had a half-hipped tiled roof. Originally standing at 1.5 storeys was built on top of timber piers to stand above the possible height of the water in the surrounding area. There is some debate over whether or not grain storage was ever the primary focus of the building as it may not have been strong enough for such heavy loads. In the 1920s the first floor was raised so that the building was full 2-storey height and the roof was replaced with corrugated iron. The boatyard surrounding the granary closed in the 1950s and it has since suffered from disrepair, with some piers replaced with concrete. In 2006 the building was featured in the BBC programme 'Restoration Village' to win funding for its preservation. It was a runner-up, however the Mid Essex Historic Buildings Trust had pledged to raise alternative funding should this turn out to be the case. It is not clear whether this was eventually achieved.

February 1987. Grade II listed. A 19th century timber framed and weatherboarded granary/store. It is roofed with corrugated iron and on timber and concrete piers. The building is two storeys, aligned NE-SW and has horizontal boarding on the ground floor, vertical boarding on the first floor. <1> See photos <2>. NRHE data transfer: The granary at Woodrolfe Creek stands just above the slipway and is a prominent building along the waterside at Tollesbury. It was constructed in the 19th century and is a timber frame with weatherboarding and originally had a half-hipped tiled roof. Originally standing at 1.5 storeys was built on top of timber piers to stand above the possible height of the water in the surrounding area. There is some debate over whether or not grain storage was ever the primary focus of the building as it may not have been strong enough for such heavy loads. The area was extremely busy with docking barges and fishing boats and therefore there was ample cargo of other types that may have been stored. In the 1920s the first floor was raised so that the building was full two-storey height and the roof was replaced with corrugated iron. The boatyard surrounding the granary closed in the 1950s and it has since suffered from disrepair. Flooding over the years had caused deterioration of many of the original wooden piers which were consequently replaced with concrete. In 2006 the building was featured in the BBC programme 'Restoration Village' to win funding for its preservation. It was a runner-up, however the Mid Essex Historic Buildings Trust had pledged to raise alternative funding should this turn out to be the case. It is not clear whether this was eventually achieved.<1> <3> See also <4>.