In a message dated Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:57:26 -0700, Jennifer jaebee@shaw.ca writes: The pictures of Leigh are beautiful, and will be very much appreciated by my grandmother, Michael Tomlin's great-granddaughter. She remembers stories of the famous Michael Tomlin told to her at her Daddy's knee. I hope to get there at some point in my life, and I look forward to a first hand view. When Michael Tomlin's church (on the seafront at Southend - where the Sea Life Centre now is) was closed as part of general clearance by the Council, it was replaced by a new one in nearby Woodgrange Drive. In the 1930s. when the three main branches of Methodism merged, the church was declared redundant and was sold to the local Freemasons (fairly recently sold and redeveloped). In the 1950s a new church was opened in Whittingham Avenue, a couple or three miles away and was called Whittingham Avenue Methodist Church (Michael Tomlin Memorial). So as far as the local Methodist Church is concerned, his name is still remembered - along with one or two of the stories that are often told about him. DaveD