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Osea Island (Old English: Ōsgȳþes īeg, "Osyth's island"), formerly also Osey, [1] is an inhabited island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex, East England.It is approximately 380 acres (150 hectares) in size and is connected to the north bank of the river by a causeway that is covered at high water.
The island was eventually requisitioned by the Admiralty and subsequently turned into a top secret torpedo manufacturing base for both World Wars. In 2005, Brendan Quinn, a psychiatric nurse with a diploma in addiction treatment, founded The Causeway Retreat for addiction treatment on Osea island , with business partner Nigel Frieda , a music ...
Frieda founded the pop group the Sugababes. [3] He runs London's Matrix Studio and has also produced the Rolling Stones. [5]He is the owner of the 380 acres (1.5 km 2) Osea Island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex, England, [6] most of which he bought in 2000 for £6 million. [5]
Northey Island is an island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex. It is linked to the south bank of the river by a causeway, covered for up to 3 hours either side of high tide. The island is approximately 1 mile (2 km) to the east of Maldon, Essex and 1 mile (2 km) to the west of Osea Island. The island is owned by the National Trust.
A tidal island is a raised area of land within a waterbody, which is connected to the larger mainland by a natural isthmus or man-made causeway that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide, causing the land to switch between being a promontory/peninsula and an island depending on tidal conditions.
Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA), a non-profit organization supporting the growth of renewable energy projects in Ontario, Canada; Osea, the third album (released in 2013) of Irish musical duo "Hudson Taylor" (see Hudson Taylor (musician)) Osea, a fictional country in Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, Zero: The Belkan War, and 7: Skies ...
Porte was born on 26 February 1884 to Reverend John Robert Porte (1849–1922) TCD and Henrietta (née Scott) in Bandon, County Cork, [4] Ireland. [5] Reverend Dr.Porte [6] served as Rector of St Peter's, Ballymodan, Bandon before moving to England with his family as Vicar of St Matthew's church, Denmark Hill in 1890.
The coasters importing timber anchored off Osea Island, being too large to enter the lock. When the lock was altered this trade disappeared. When the lock was altered this trade disappeared. In 1964 she was re-rigged- this time as a bowsprit barge to race, this was done by Dilberry Clark and Bill Percy.