Call for meeting of minds to decide future of Tymperleys

5:10pm Monday 28th January 2013 in News

A MEETING should be held involving everyone interested in reopening Colchester’s historic Tymperleys building to the public, it has been claimed.

The Gazette revealed on Monday that Tiptree jam-makers Wilkin & Sons had withdrawn its plans to turn the listed 16th century building into a tea room.

Colchester Council, which closed the former home of famous Colcestrian William Gilberd in 2010, decided the firm had made the best offer after inviting bids for a long-term lease.

Wendy Bailey, who headed up a campaign to turn Tymperleys into a science museum which lost out to Wilkin & Sons, said everyone who had shown an interested a year ago should pool their ideas and resources at a meeting.

See Tuesday's Gazette for the full story.

Comments(11)

Bert_Stimpson says...
5:49pm Mon 28 Jan 13

Here's a suggestion.

CBC should stop funding the firsts*ite parasites and use some of the cash saved to reopen Tymperleys as a clock museum and reinstate public access to the building.

Let's promote this town's proud history and heritage rather than wasting money on vanity projects that cost a fortune and achieve nothing.

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jut1972 says...
7:05pm Mon 28 Jan 13

Its some clocks. How many times do you want to see some clocks? Put the clocks in firstsite, sell Tymperleys. Problem solved.

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Boris says...
7:30pm Mon 28 Jan 13

jut1972 wrote:
Its some clocks. How many times do you want to see some clocks? Put the clocks in firstsite, sell Tymperleys. Problem solved.
That's a fine way to honour Bernard Mason's legacy. Think again, please.

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Longinus says...
7:38pm Mon 28 Jan 13

To be fair, the clocks are fine where they are in Hollytrees and it's a much better environment than Tymperleys. Also, BM never wanted his home used as a museum - he had a mayor's residence in mind when he bequeathed it to the town. This though is very sad especially as Wilkins has said they will look elsewhere in the town for a venue.

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Hamiltonandy says...
10:41pm Mon 28 Jan 13

Tymperleys house and garden closed up for two years. Revenue lost and building deteriorating. Colchester Council has no idea what to do and no money to do anything. They did not want to listen then and I doubt this elected dictatorship will listen now.

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Reginald47 says...
11:20pm Mon 28 Jan 13

Why did Wilkins wait until now, when the council has proved to be legally in the right, to pull out?

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Bert_Stimpson says...
1:12pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Reginald47 wrote:
Why did Wilkins wait until now, when the council has proved to be legally in the right, to pull out?
Wasn't Wilkins granted the planning permission it wanted in Tiptree late last year?

No need to suck up to CBC with tea room plans now if the permission is in the bag...!

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wellnow says...
3:09pm Tue 29 Jan 13

look and learn buntings look and learn.

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Jess Jephcott says...
6:38pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Er. Tymperleys was closed because the money ran out. It was a matter of scale of importance. Added to that, the council does not raise council tax in line with inflation any more, so there is less and less money every year. I really do not know where you people think the money is to come from for your glib demands to re-open our closed museums. You're probably still thinking like Labour, that money grows on trees. Wake up! New government. Reality time. We have to make cuts. The alternative is oblivion.

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Hamiltonandy says...
6:53pm Tue 29 Jan 13

Quote from Jess:
"You're probably still thinking like Labour, that money grows on trees."
No that is the Firstsite group!
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Wilkins behaved honourably. They were misled by Colchester Council.

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Boris says...
2:49pm Fri 1 Feb 13

Jess Jephcott wrote:
Er. Tymperleys was closed because the money ran out. It was a matter of scale of importance. Added to that, the council does not raise council tax in line with inflation any more, so there is less and less money every year. I really do not know where you people think the money is to come from for your glib demands to re-open our closed museums. You're probably still thinking like Labour, that money grows on trees. Wake up! New government. Reality time. We have to make cuts. The alternative is oblivion.
The alternative is not oblivion. The alternative is for comfortably-off people like you to pay a bit more tax. And, of course, for the major tax dodgers to pay up. And, of course, for CBC to stop throwing money into bottomless pits.

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