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EARLY VIEWS

The following pictures are taken from a souvenir book of enhanced photographs which we believe dates from circa 1894.

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There are 17 pictures here so, if your computer is a little on the slow side, please allow plenty of time for the pictures to load.
 

1

HIGH STREET

LOOKING WEST
2

ST PETERS CHURCH

AND NORTH HILL

LOOKING NORTH
3

ST NICHOLAS CHURCH

LOOKING WEST
4

THE CAMP
5

CAVALRY BARRACKS

6

ST MARY AT THE WALLS

CHURCH
7

ST JAMES THE GREAT

CHURCH
8

HEAD STREET
9

HIGH STREET

LOOKING EAST
10

JUMBO
11

ST JOHN'S

ABBEY GATE
12

ALL SAINTS

CHURCH
13

THE MARKET

AT MIDDLEBOROUGH
14

ST BOTOLPH'S

PRIORY RUINS

15

ST BOTOLPH'S

PRIORY RUINS
16

NORTH STREET

BRIDGE
17

COLCHESTER

CASTLE
The following pictures are taken from a second small book of pictures which dates from the 1870's. As with the postcards that we show on other pages, I will happily send higher quality scanned versions of any picture by email, free of charge, if required.

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There are 12 pictures (plus one extra) here so, if your computer is a little on the slow side, please allow plenty of time for the pictures to load.

All the pictures are by Rock and Co. of London.
 

1

TRINITY CHURCH

LOOKING SOUTH

dated 5 Aug 187-
2

ST PETERS CHURCH

AND NORTH HILL

LOOKING SOUTH
3

ALL SAINTS CHURCH

LOOKING SOUTH

dated 5 Aug 1875
4

ST BOTOLPHS PRIORY
5

TOWN HALL
6

CASTLE
7

ST JOHNS ABBEY GATE

dated 1 Oct 1875
8

POST OFFICE

dated 1 Oct 1875
9

CAMP
10

ARTILLERY BARRACKS
11

NEW CAVALRY BARRACKS

dated 1 Oct 1875
12

HIGH STREET

there is a written inscription on this picture that reads:
'To Willie and Fred, With Love from 55 North Hill, Colchester, 1879.'
13

ST PETERS

(A LOOSE PICTURE FOUND IN THE BOOK)

 

THIS IS THE THIRD

PICTURE BOOK

THAT WE HAVE,

DATE UNKNOWN

there are a further two

pictures of Layer Marney

and St Osyth's Priory

which are not shown here
 

RR1

THE CASTLE

LOOKING NORTH
 

RR2

ST BOTOLPHS PRIORY

LOOKING SOUTH
 

RR3

ST JOHNS ABBEY GATEWAY

LOOKING SOUTH EAST
 

RR4

HIGH STREET

LOOKING EAST
 

RR5

HIGH STREET

LOOKING EAST
 

RR6

ST PETERS CHURCH

LOOKING NORTH EAST
 

RR7

ST MARY AT THE WALLS

LOOKING SOUTH WEST
 

RR8

CAVALRY BARRACKS

LOOKING ?
 

RR9

THE CAMP

LOOKING ?
 

RR10

ARTILLERY BARRACKS

LOOKING ?

Can any of you identify any particular details from these views?

More pictures can be found at the following links.

 

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