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Colchester's history goes back to the Iron Age and the Roman
settlement that was for a while the capital of Britain. There are
extensive remains of Roman Colchester that can still be seen today,
as well as from its medieval and later history, including its
Norman castle built on Roman foundations. The wool trade brought
prosperity and many buildings date from the Tudor period, but much
of today's Colchester dates from its expansion in the nineteenth
century. In the years after the Second World War, areas of the town
were redeveloped and this has continued in recent years, including
its extensive garrison area. Colchester Reflections features an
exciting collection of historic and modern pictures that are
individually merged to reveal how the area has changed over the
decades. Each of the 180 pictures in this book combines a recent
colour view of Colchester with the matching sepia archive scene.
Through the split-image effect, readers can see how streets,
buildings and everyday life have transformed with the passing of
time. Local author Patrick Denney presents this fascinating visual
chronicle that ingeniously reflects past and present glimpses of
Colchester. This book will be of interest to residents, visitors,
local historians and all those with links to the area.
The historic town of Colchester has a long history stretching back
over 2,000 years to when it was the capital of Roman Britain, and
before that a prominent centre during the Iron Age. Throughout the
centuries the inhabitants of the town have engaged in all manner of
occupational activities, bringing much prosperity to the area.
During the Middle Ages the town grew rapidly as a centre for the
manufacture of woollen cloth, and following the arrival of a large
number of cloth workers from the Low Countries in the sixteenth
century went on to achieve international fame as a centre for
high-quality workmanship. In later years, the Industrial Revolution
brought several new industries to the town, including Paxman's
engineering works, which came to be one of the leading suppliers of
diesel engines both in this country and abroad. Other industries to
have boomed at this time include the boot and shoe industry and
also the rag trade where the town flourished as a centre for the
production of men's ready-to-wear clothing. The author has also
included a chapter highlighting the working lives of a number of
Colchester residents who were employed in the town during the early
to middle decades of the twentieth century. Today Colchester is one
of the fastest-growing communities in the country, benefitting from
its university, new residential developments and its close
proximity to Stansted Airport, Felixstowe and Harwich seaports and
good connections to London. Colchester at Work explores the working
life of this Essex town, and will appeal to all those with an
interest in the history of this part of the country.
This evocative compilation of reminiscences records life as it used
to be in Colchester from the late nineteenth century up to the
second half of the twentieth. Contributors' memories have been
transcribed from taped interviews and appear here in their own
words. Every facet of life is touched upon, from childhood to old
age, work and family, war and peace. The oldest interviewee
remembers the procession at Queen Victoria's funeral, which she
attended as a young girl. Many contributors remember horse-drawn
delivery vehicles, washing by hand using coppers and mangles,
leisure and entertainment before television, and countless other
facts of everyday life which have since disappeared. This
fascinating vignette of a vanished society will doubtless appeal to
all those who know Colchester. For older residents, it will offer a
nostalgic glance back to the old days, while newcomers to the town
will find this book an intriguing and invaluable historical
resource for years to come.
Much has been written about Colchester's rich historical past, from
the Iron Age settlement and the coming of the Romans, the Norman
castle, the woollen cloth trade, the Siege of Colchester and many
more notable events through to the present day. But the town's
history has so much more to offer, particularly with regard to its
more recent past, and in this present volume the reader will be
taken off the beaten track and into the less well-known aspects of
the town's history. From tales of interesting characters, both
respectable and otherwise, strange events and hidden-away
architectural gems, Secret Colchester will prove to be a must-have
for everyone's bookshelf. Author Patrick Denney is a leading local
historian and the book will certainly appeal to those with an
interest in the history of Colchester, but also very much to the
casual reader who wishes to learn more about this fascinating and
historical corner of Essex.
Once regarded as the capital of Roman Britain, the town of
Colchester has witnessed many events and seen many changes during
its long history. This book describes the town's history from early
Celtic origins and Roman settlement, through civil war and plague,
Victorian enterprise and social reform, to the growth of industry
and modern Colchester during the twentieth century. Despite the
tremendous amount of new building work undertaken in the town,
there remains an interesting mix of old and new. The book includes
a walking tour of the town that starts and finishes at the War
Memorial and guides the reader to places of historical interest in
and around the town centre. It can be referred to independently of
the main text of the book and enables both resident and visitor
alike to embark on a journey into Colchester's past through its
existing streets and buildings.
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