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Colchester Walks and Talks

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Andrew Mowbray
Jan 101 min read
Colchester Baptist Church
Colchester Baptist Church There has been a long history of non-Conformity in Colchester. This was enhanced when the Catholic king of...
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Andrew Mowbray
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Jumbo at Christmas
Jumbo Water Tower with Christmas tree in front of it Colchester's iconic Jumbo water tower is looking very festive with its Christmas...
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Andrew Mowbray
Oct 2, 20242 min read
St. Helen's Chapel
This ancient chapel stands on the corner of Maidenburgh Street and St. Helen’s Lane. It is dedicated to St. Helena also known as St....
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Andrew Mowbray
Aug 26, 20241 min read
The Unique St. Martin's Church
St. Martin's church is on the east side of West Stockwell Street at its junction with Quakers Alley. It dates from 12th century with...
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Andrew Mowbray
Jul 22, 20242 min read
The Lost Church of St. Nicholas
The story of the lost church of St. Nicholas which once stood in Colchester High Street.
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Andrew Mowbray
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Colchester Art Centre formerly the church of St. Mary at the Walls
There was originally a Saxon church here and since 1286, three different churches have stood on this location, with the nave and chancel...
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Andrew Mowbray
May 1, 20242 min read
Lion Walk URC
This church is to be found in the pedestrian shopping precinct known as Lion Walk in the city centre. It is a curious mixture of a very...
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Andrew Mowbray
Mar 4, 20242 min read
St. Peter’s Church
St. Peter’s Church stands near to the top of North Hill on its eastern side.
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Andrew Mowbray
Feb 26, 20242 min read
All Saints' Church
All Saints’ Church is one of the earliest of the town churches, but is now the Natural History Musuem.
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Andrew Mowbray
Feb 5, 20242 min read
St. James the Great, East Hill
I am going to start my look at Colchester churches that don’t usually feature on guided tours with the church of St. James in East Hill.
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Andrew Mowbray
Jan 4, 20241 min read
Exploring Colchester's Churches - Part One
This is the first blog post in a new series looking at Colchester's churches, many of which do not feature on a standard city tour.
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Andrew Mowbray
Nov 20, 20237 min read
The Mysteries of Tymperleys Part 4
In this final blog post in a series of four, I conclude my look at how I find out the facts about a tour stop.
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Andrew Mowbray
Nov 6, 20237 min read
The Mysteries of Tymperleys Part 3
In this third blog post in a series of four, I continue my look at how I find out the facts about a tour stop.
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Andrew Mowbray
Oct 23, 20236 min read
The Mysteries of Tymperleys - Part 2
In this second blog post in a series of four, I continue my look at how I find out the facts about a tour stop.
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Andrew Mowbray
Oct 9, 202310 min read
The Mysteries of Tymperleys - Part 1
In this first blog post in a series of four, I show you how I find out about a tour stop using the house known as Tymperleys as my example.
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Andrew Mowbray
Sep 25, 20237 min read
Tour Guiding - A peek behind the curtain
How do I find out the things I talk about on my tours? Read on and see.
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Andrew Mowbray
Sep 11, 20234 min read
Welcome to Trinity Street
Trinity Street is another of Colchester's medieval thoroughfares with lots of interesting things to look at and talk about.
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Andrew Mowbray
Aug 28, 20235 min read
The Mystery of the Missing Church
This blog post looks at a churchyard in West Stockwell Street which has no church attached to it.
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Andrew Mowbray
Aug 14, 20237 min read
Jacob Ringer's Grave
Find out about the links between the grave of Jacob Ringer, the Civil War siege of Colchester and changes to the calendar.
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Andrew Mowbray
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Even more Stockwell Street - The Taylor House
In this blog post I tell you why Nos. 11 and 12 West Stockwell Street is not just interesting because of their former inhabitants.
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