Hamlet of Tanvats by Metheringham Delph

Image: © Chris Taken: 9 Apr 2017

There is a wren nesting in the post box! http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Metheringham : "Tanvats is in Metheringham parish, in the Fen on the bank of a long drain, called Metheringham Delph. The name is self-explanatory; it was a tannery, vats being used for steeping (soaking) the skins. This usually took place a long way from a village because of the obnoxious smell. About 70 years ago there was a small but lively community which had grown up there. It is still isolated, and now almost deserted although it used to have a thriving Methodist chapel, and a school. It had a beer house which the locals said had the longest bar in the country - they had to drink on the bank of the drain! There is a bridge connecting it with Blankney, jocularly known as Tanvats Pier! The inhabitants had a sense of humour! Locals often refer to the parish as 'Meg'"

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