The Dutch Chapel written by John Southerden Burn in 1846
This is an extract from 'The History of the French, Walloon, Dutch and other foreign Protestant Refugees' by John Southerden Burn. The book was published in 1846 and it gives an account of the Dutch Chapel on Canvey Island as well as the lovely drawing below. They do not say who did the illustrations.
The Dutch Chapel Illustration from 1846 This Island (which is situated in the Thames, near South Bemfleet in Essex,) being subject to be overflowed by high tides, Sir Henry Appleton and others, then owners of the lands here, agreed by deed dated 9th April 1622, to give one third of the lands in fee simple to Joas Croppenburgh, a Dutchman skilled in the making of dykes, in consideration of his sufficiently inning and recovering this Island, then usually overflowed at every spring tide, at his own costs and charges. This agreement was by consent made a decree of the Court of Chancery 27th February 1622-3. The third of these lands is now applied to the repairs of the sea walls. A timber chapel was built here for the use of the Dutch inhabitants employed in draining the Isle. It being decayed another was built at the charge of Mr. Edgar, an officer in the victualling office, and consecrated 11th June 1712. This being also decayed, a new one was built about the year 1745, partly by a contribution of the inhabitants, but mostly by a benefaction of the late Daniel Scratton, Esq., the owner of considerable estates in Prittlewell. He also gave part of the tithes to trustees to pay £10 a year to the vicar of Prittlewell, the better to enable him to perform divine service here; and £10 a year more to the minister or curate duly appointed to preach twenty sermons in St. Catherine's Chapel in this Island.
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