Michael Portillo's latest series of Great British Railway Journeys takes him to Tiptree on Tuesday, January 28.
The former politician calls into the Essex town to find out more about John Joseph Mechi, the Victorian philanthropist, inventor and experimental farmer who tried radical methods to make land more productive around Tiptree.
Michael Portillo arrived at Wilkin & Sons in Tiptree with his trusty Bradshaw's railway guide in hand that mentions Mechi, who also rebuilt Tiptree Hall....
