DETAILS OF BRIGG TAB SHELTER REFURB AGREED BY COUNCILLORS

The distinctive Tin Tab seating shelter in Brigg will receive new signage explaining its history and quoting a Biblical reference to Tabernacle from which it takes its name. This was agreed at the monthly meeting of the Town Council held last night (Tuesday, February 23).
The authority recently received helpful information about the shelter on East Park, near the Monument war memorial, from the grand-daughter of Brigg man David Lambert Andrew, who generously gifted the structure to the town in the 1930s.
This will help with the Tintab's refurbishment which is set to include repainting in 'heritage colours' as it is located within the conservation area.
Town Mayor Coun Sharon Riggall told the meeting it would be nice to explain the Biblical significance and add information explaining how the Tintab shelter "came about."
She stressed: "There has been a lot of public interest in this."
Originally there was glass in the Tin Tab, and the council is still trying to discover when this was removed and  wooden cladding installed. Anyone who may have useful information about the history of the shelter is asked to contact the authority by email - enquiries@briggmarkettown.co.uk
Mr Lambert served as a police officer in Sheffield, became a member of Brigg Urban District Council and was a guardian of the Brigg Union Workhouse (since demolished) which was sited near East Park.
N.F. ADDS: There are various Biblical references to Tabernacle, one being: "There will be a pavilion for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a refuge and for a shelter from storm and from rain." (Isaiah 4:6).

 

David Lambert Andrew is seen on the left of this Brigg picture taken in the 1920s.