| Page Views: 288 Last Visit to Colchester: September, 2008 | Colchester - Britain's oldest recorded town by joanj - last update: Sep 13, 2008 |
Sept 2008 - I have now been back for a short visit to Colchester to take some more pictures, unfortunately the great British weather curtailed my picture taking.
June 2004 - My visit to Colchester was a very hurried one hour, so just had time to take a picture or two.
I was unable therefore to visit the Colchester Castle Museum (a must see on another occasion).
I did pick up a brochure, and apparently it takes you through 2000 years of some of the most important events in British history. It was once the capital of Roman Britain, Colchester has experienced devastation by Boudica (Boadicea) invasion by the Normans and siege during the English Civil War
The brochure informs us that since the 16th century the Castle has been a ruin, a library, and a gaol for witches.
Today it is an award winning museum featuring many hands-on displays to help explain the towns-people's experience of Colchester's varying fortunes.
www.visitcolchester.com
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|  | Colchester Castle Another photo of the castle showing the wooden bridge across the moat.
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Side view of the Castle If you pan to the left from the previous picture, this is the side view of the castle. | | |
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doreenellen Sat Dec 18, 2004 22:25 UTC
Lovely photo of the castle, pity you could not visit, perhaps next time. I live so near but have not been myself for years. | alucas Thu Dec 16, 2004 19:58 UTC
The best picture of the castle on VT - hope you get the chance to come back and see it properly |
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