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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 25 June 1648, things were quiet. A Parliamentary diary tersely records: "Nothing of importance". One account records that Lord Capell "sent a trumpet to the Parliament-General, but the rogue ran away, and came not back".

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#OnThisDay - 25 June 1950, Terrance Thompson was the last person to be baptised in St Martin’s Church before it became redundant. It has sincere reopened as the Greek Orthodox Parish Church of St Martin & St Helen. More: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mart... colchesterheritage.co.uk/monument/mcc...

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There's still lots and lots of 'detail' in the #Heritage of #Colchester that a lot of folk miss. That's why we post our regular #WhereAndWhatIsIt #ColchesterConundrum every Tuesday. Here's this week's offering to test and tease you. We'll post the answer on Friday afternoon.

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 24 June 1648, Suffolk forces, "though unwillingly", take up positions at Mile End where a camp is established for 2000 foot and 500 horse. They fall on a Royalist party, killing 2 and taking 20 prisoners. The weather is "extream wet"

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#OnThisDay - 24 June 1922, Thomas Alfred Chapman was consecrated as Bishop of #Colchester by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey. He was ordained in 1890 and began his ecclesiastical career in Plymouth. @BishColchester More:. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_...

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 23 June 1648, General Fairfax's guns began to fire on the town from his newly constructed forts, including Fort Ingoldsby which bombarded North Bridge.

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#OnThisDay - 23 June 1989, a new sheltered housing scheme - The Dell - was opened on the former Nicholson's Nursery site off Priory Street by Deputy Mayor Ken Cooke. The one and two bedroom flats were selling at the time for up to £73,500.

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 22 June 1648, the Royalists sallied out to attack Col. Ewers fort at Sheepen. The Royalists claim to have partly ruined it. The Parliamentarians claim the attackers were driven off instantly...

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#OnThisDay - 22 June 1732, Sir Ralph Creffeild died aged 79. He was an Alderman and three times Mayor of #Colchester who had been knighted by Queen Anne when presenting her with an address of thanks after the Peace of Utrecht. More: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_C...

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 21 June 1648, The Town's Baymakers', anxious about trade, seek free passage of their cloth to London. It's reported that the Royalists are forcing all between 16 & 60 to bear arms. A forage party returns with some 100 sheep and 60 oxen.

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#OnThisDay - 21 June 1911, Myland School was closed for the day to honour the Coronation of King George V & Queen Mary which was to be held the following day. The children were taken to the Recreation Ground in trams and had tea, sports etc . More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronat...

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The MP for Colchester has called for a national spotlight on the city's Roman Circus amid fears over potential development. More: www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2525414...

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 20 June 1648, Suffolk forces, "though unwillingly", take up positions at Mile End where a camp is established for 2000 foot and 500 horse. They fall on a Royalist party, killing 2 and taking 20 prisoners. The weather is "extream wet".

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#OnThisDay - 20 June 1561, Samuel Harsnett who would become #ArchbishopOfYork, was baptised in the parish of #StBotolph, #Colchester. He is commemorated with a statue on the town hall, a memorial window in St Botolph's church and by a road name. More: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_...

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MAJOR restoration works at a historic landmark in Colchester have been completed. The Moot Hall, part of the Grade I-listed Town Hall, has reopened after months of repairs, following what was described as a complex project. More: www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2525300...

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 19 June 1648, the "committee" detained at #Chelmsford offered to negotiate between the two sides at #Colchester. A relieving force gathering at #Linton in Cambridgeshire under Major Muschamp was defeated and Muschamp was killed.

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1/2 #OnThisDay - 19 June 1834, Charles Haddon Spurgeon "The Prince of Preachers", was born. He is commemorated in #Colchester by a blue plaque in Artillery Street and two local road names, Haddon Park and Spurgeon Street. More: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 18 June 1648, Col. Ewer arrives with six companies of experienced parliamentary troops. He is charged to watch the North Gate "to hinder the besieged from any attempt to collect forage or to escape in that direction" @ColMuseums

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#OnThisDay - 18 June 1888, the Sheriff of Essex held an auction of various items within #Colchester's Theatre Royal to recover outstanding debts owed by the theatre and its proprietors. More: www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/ColchesterTh...

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IMAGES have revealed how a huge multi-million-pound redevelopment of part of Colchester city centre will take shape. More: www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2524286...

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As you wander the ancient streets of our #Heritage filled city, how much do you really see? How good are your observational and detective skills? Just for fun and to tease and test you here's this week's #WhereAndWhatIsIt? #ColchesterConundrum We'll post the answer on Friday.

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1/2 #CivicPride Some of our members joined folk from the City Centre Neighbourhood team, @YourColchester Colchester in Bloom and local residents and Councillors for a Community Day of Action along North Station Road earlier today. It was a great team effort.

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 17 June 1648, Sir Charles Lucas asked for an exchange of prisoners but this was refused. Provisions were sought out and collected from the surrounding countryside and a "tract" giving news of the first few days was printed in London.

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Today, 17 June, is St Botolph's Day. St Botolph's Priory here in #Colchester was the first Augustinian monastery in England and was built on the site of an earlier Saxon church dedicated to St Botolph. More: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botolph... www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vo...

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#OnThisDay - 17 June 1954, HMS Ickford, a "Ford"class, Seaward Defence Boat, built by the Rowhedge Iron Works Company Ltd., was launched by Mrs Donald Oxton. Guests were later entertained to luncheon at the George Hotel. More: tcaminesweepers.co.uk/ship-details...

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 16 June 1648, 'The besieged adopted vigorous methods for the recruiting of their cavalry mounts' and 'the whole Royalist garrison was called out to pay due funeral respects to Sir William Campion, a gallant knight...' @ColMuseums

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#OnThisDay - 16 June 1933, Dr Cushing examined the children at Wilson Marriage Infants School. The logbook records that 82 children, a third of the school, 'suffering from some form of physical defect - malnutrition - enlarged tonsils - adenoids etc. ... an appalling number'.

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#Colchester Civic Society will be taking part in the North Station Road Community Action Day tomorrow 17 June. We plan, in particular, to tackle, once again, the weed growth on the Grade ll listed North Bridge. Essex County Council intend to repaint the bridge this summer...

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 15 June 1648, Robert Vezey, a Royalist, wrote to his wife: "I earnestly desire thee not to be dismayed for we trust in God we shall be able to make good our cause against the fury of the enemy..." @ColMuseums

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1/2 #SeenReportedSorted As the work to repave St Nicholas Square nears its end we couldn't help but notice that, sadly, graffiti vandals had already struck. We reported it to the folk @YourColchester and the blight was swiftly removed. Thanks guys!

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📊 Only 2% of British adults trust developers to improve places. But what if... a development made a street more attractive, not less? 🧵A critical friend review of Shoreditch Works & how we can build a better London for everyone.

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This cracking photograph shows a group of sharply dressed lads piling into a horse-drawn carriage outside the King's Head pub on Crouch Street, circa 1870. Possibly the 19th-century equivalent of booking an Uber after one too many XXX ales.

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#OnThisDay - 15 June 1872, “the eminent and celebrated comedian Mr JL Toole and the Gaiety Dramatic Company” made their first appearance in #Colchester at the Theatre Royal and presented a “Dramatic Entertainment and “petite drama”.

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A 21 gun Royal Salute was fired in #Colchester's Castle Park yesterday (14 June) to mark the King's Official Birthday. Colchester is one of only twelve Royal Saluting Stations in the United Kingdom. More: www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2523985...

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DEVELOPERS are bidding for a third time to demolish a historic church and build homes in its place weeks after it was hit by fire. More: www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2523721...

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#OnThisDay during the #SiegeOfColchester - 14 June 1648, #GeneralFairfax was digging in and fortifying his position. He seized #MerseaIsland, and began building "Fort Essex" on the London Road (near the present Grammar school). The noose was tightening... #CivilWar #Colchester

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1/3 #OnThisDay - 14 June 1938, at 2:45am, a bus driver raised the alarm... A fire at Kent Blaxill on the High Street was so intense it illuminated the night sky for miles around. Damage was mainly to the rear of the top floor and the roof and the stores.

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#OnThisDay - 13 June 1648, General Fairfax arrives at the head of a Parliamentary force and orders #Colchester to surrender. The request is refused. An attack is launched at Headgate. After a pitched battle, the Parliamentarians are beaten back and a siege becomes the only option

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#OnThisDay - 13 June 1917, an ‘aircraft warning’ was heard at Myland School at 11:25am and ‘Danger Past’ at 12:25pm.

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