St Osyth Heath
St Osyth Heath is a hamlet in the civil parish of St Osyth, in the Tendring district, in the county of Essex, England.
Until the mid-1900s, The Heath was a thriving community with shops, various self-employed tradesman and The Beehive Public House.
Today all this has disappeared, with the pub now converted into an Indian Restaurant.
Robert Beales arrived in the Heath in 1819 travelling from Needham Market seeking work.
By the 1890`s the Beales family dominated the local area with various skills such Broom Makers. Hurdle Makers, Bricklayers, Carpenters etc.
So with all this talent they built the Chapel at a cost £150 with seating for 60 which opened in 1898.
Ref:-Kellys Directory 1914
This saved them a 2 mile walk to the Methodist Chapel in St Osyth
Sometime during the 1900`s, all the families relocated to St Osyth.
The building still stands today, retaining the original Chapel but with various external additions.