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Colchester Collection

Background imageColchester Collection: Health Visitor / 1950S

Health Visitor / 1950S
A health visitor visits a mother and her baby on their farm (near Colchester) Date: 1950s

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester Railway Station - G. E. R. Express Train

Colchester Railway Station - G. E. R. Express Train
Colchester Railway Station - G.E.R. Express Train Date: circa 1903

Background imageColchester Collection: Opening of the Colchester Oyster Fishery

Opening of the Colchester Oyster Fishery
Ceremonial scene at the opening of the annual Colchester Oyster Fishery. On the first Friday of September the Mayor of Colchester, the Town Clerk

Background imageColchester Collection: The Village & River, Coggeshall, Essex

The Village & River, Coggeshall, Essex
The Village & River, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex, England. River Blackwater Date: 1915

Background imageColchester Collection: White-faced black Spanish

White-faced black Spanish, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Cups for chickens at Bristol 1872. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Background imageColchester Collection: High Street, Colchester, Essex, England. Date: 1915

High Street, Colchester, Essex, England. Date: 1915

Background imageColchester Collection: Royal Engineers Building a Bridge, Thought to be at Colchest

Royal Engineers Building a Bridge, Thought to be at Colchester, Essex, England. Thought to be at Camberley. Date: 1910s

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester, Essex - High Street and Town Hall

Colchester, Essex - High Street and Town Hall. Date: circa 1905

Background imageColchester Collection: Richard K. Causton MP, Vanity Fair, Spy

Richard K. Causton MP, Vanity Fair, Spy
RICHARD KNIGHT CAUSTON, 1st Baron Southwark (1843-1929) British businessman and Liberal politician. MP for Colchester and later for Southwark West, a seat he held for 26 years

Background imageColchester Collection: England / Colchester

England / Colchester
The High Street, Colchester, Essex, showing the Town Hall, with the Jumbo Water Tower beyond. Date: 1950s

Background imageColchester Collection: German bomb damage in Colchester

German bomb damage in Colchester
A photograph of Quartermaster-Sergeant Radjohn and his wife and baby son among the wreckage in their back-yard caused by a German bomb in February 1915

Background imageColchester Collection: Hedingham Castle and St Botolphs Priory

Hedingham Castle and St Botolphs Priory
The keep of the Norman castle at Hedingham, Essex 252, and the church at St. Botolphs Priory, in Colchester, Essex 253. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester, Essex, England - The Siege House

Colchester, Essex, England - The Siege House
Colchester, Essex, England - The 15th century Siege House - Bullet holes from fighting during the Siege of Colchester during the English Civil War (1648) are still visible on the timber frame

Background imageColchester Collection: A Zeppelin brought down near Colchester - WW1

A Zeppelin brought down near Colchester - WW1
A Zeppelin brought down near Colchester during the First World War

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester Trinity Street probably 1930s

Colchester Trinity Street probably 1930s

Background imageColchester Collection: Trinity Street, Colchester

Trinity Street, Colchester

Background imageColchester Collection: The Hythe, Colchester

The Hythe, Colchester

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester Railway Station Victorian period

Colchester Railway Station Victorian period

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester The Hythe Victorian period

Colchester The Hythe Victorian period

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester High Street probably 1902s

Colchester High Street probably 1902s

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester Railway Station

Colchester Railway Station

Background imageColchester Collection: Head Street, Colchester

Head Street, Colchester

Background imageColchester Collection: High Street, Colchester

High Street, Colchester

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester Head Street early 1900s

Colchester Head Street early 1900s

Background imageColchester Collection: High Street, Colchester, early 1900s

High Street, Colchester, early 1900s

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester High Street early 1900s

Colchester High Street early 1900s

Background imageColchester Collection: 1840s Victorian Map of Essex

1840s Victorian Map of Essex

Background imageColchester Collection: Josselyn's, Little Horkesley

Josselyn's, Little Horkesley
A photograph of Josselyn's a tudor style house in Little Horkesley, near Colchester, which was converted into one cottage. Date: circa 1905

Background imageColchester Collection: The Abbey Gateway, Colchester, Essex

The Abbey Gateway, Colchester, Essex Date: 1930s

Background imageColchester Collection: St Botolph's Priory, Colchester, Essex

St Botolph's Priory, Colchester, Essex Date: circa 1910

Background imageColchester Collection: High Street, Colchester, Essex

High Street, Colchester, Essex Date: circa 1910

Background imageColchester Collection: North Street, Colchester, Essex

North Street, Colchester, Essex Date: circa 1910

Background imageColchester Collection: Layer-Marney Towers, Colchester, Essex

Layer-Marney Towers, Colchester, Essex

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester Castle, Essex

Colchester Castle, Essex

Background imageColchester Collection: Trades in Regency England: Turnery, broom-maker

Trades in Regency England: Turnery, broom-maker and paper making. Turner working on a wheel-driven lathe in a workshop in Tunbridge 22, broom-maker selling his wares door-to-door in Kent 23

Background imageColchester Collection: Norman church architecture in Essex

Norman church architecture in Essex
Gatehouse to St. Johns Abbey or Colchester Abbey 209, archway to St. Botolphs Priory 210, and arch St. Margarets church, Tanfield, Essex 211

Background imageColchester Collection: Asylum for idiots, Essex Hall, Colchester

Asylum for idiots, Essex Hall, Colchester
The Asylum for Idiots at Essex Hall, Colchester, pictured in 1851. The institution later became known as Royal Eastern Counties Institution for Mental Defectives. 1851

Background imageColchester Collection: St. Botolph s, Colchester

St. Botolph s, Colchester
Ruins of the priory church of St.Botolph at Colchester. Date: 1835

Background imageColchester Collection: Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine 13073, Victoria

Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine 13073, Victoria
Maker: Davey, Paxman & Co. at Colchester. Type: General Purpose Engine Number: 13073 Built: 1907 Registration: NK 967 Cylinders: Single Nhp: 7 Name: Victoria Date: 1970s-1980s

Background imageColchester Collection: Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine Victoria NK 967

Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine Victoria NK 967
Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine 13073, Victoria (aka Davey Crockett ). Built in 1907 by Davey, Paxman & Co. at Colchester, powered by a 7 Nhp single cylinder steam engine. Date: circa 1956

Background imageColchester Collection: Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine KE 2700

Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine KE 2700
Davey Paxman General Purpose Engine, regn. KE 2700, number: 19412, Drumtochty. Built in 1916 by Davey, Paxman & Co. at Colchester, powered by a 7 Nhp single cylinder steam engine. Date: circa 1956

Background imageColchester Collection: Oh! I Say!! Hippodrome Theatre, Colchester, Essex

Oh! I Say!! Hippodrome Theatre, Colchester, Essex. Previously at the Criterion Theatre, London. circa 1913

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester, Essex, England - St Johns Abbey Gateway

Colchester, Essex, England - St Johns Abbey Gateway Date: circa 1930s

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester, Essex, England - Middle Mill

Colchester, Essex, England - Middle Mill (water mill and house) on the River Colne. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageColchester Collection: Colchester, Essex, England - Colchester Castle

Colchester, Essex, England - Colchester Castle. The castle is built on the foundations (or the podium) of the earlier Roman temple of Claudius (built between AD 5460)

Background imageColchester Collection: St Lukes Church Interior, Tiptree, Essex

St Lukes Church Interior, Tiptree, Essex
St Lukes Church Interior, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, England. Date: 1906

Background imageColchester Collection: Church Bells, East Bergholt, Essex

Church Bells, East Bergholt, Essex
Church Bells, East Bergholt, Colchester, near Manningtree, Essex, England. Date: 1920s

Background imageColchester Collection: Abbey Mill, Coggeshall, Essex

Abbey Mill, Coggeshall, Essex
Abbey Mill, Coggeshall, Colchester, Essex, England. Date: 1920s



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