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This project’s parent local adult education charity has honoured three adult learners for their achievements on recent…

We’re delighted to have possession of another piece of Grey Friars history rescued before being lost for…

Two more items saved from the skip in the clear-out of Grey Friars in preparation for Essex…

This photo was discovered during alterations to Grey Friars in the 1990s. UPDATE: Local historian Andrew Phillips…

250 YEARS AGO – FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP : Coming soon – a new architectural resource. The work of…

Postcards from the Past • The Convent era • 1904 – 1919   By the time the…

From Roman times (circa AD60 to 400) to the present day this little corner of Colchester has…

At the well-attended AGM of the roads’ Residents Association this week, around 50 residents were treated to…

UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS – a different kind of heritage! In a sharp contrast to some of the…

We have reached two new milestones in our bid to tell the full story of the corner…

It has been suggested to us that we should ensure there is an opportunity for people to…

***See end of this article for new material*** Local historian Joan Soole has brought to our attention that Lieutenant…

We have been contacted by Rosemary Jewers, following her reading of the section in our book that…

Thanks to the enthusiasm of many readers of the book, and viewers of this website, we are…

A number of postcards from the Convent School era (1904-1919) have come to light. They provide an…

Dr John Ashdown-Hill (of ‘finding Richard III’ fame), a leading academic in the field of mediaeval study,…

** SEE RESOURCES SECTION FOR ROMAN AND CASTLE ROADS MATERIAL** Contributions continue to flood in! Amongst them…

The book is now in the shops! The Mayor of Colchester, Cllr John Elliott, officially launched the…

Having called a halt to the many revisions taking place as a result of new discoveries, clarifications…

OMC Investments are making great progress with the conversion of Grey Friars, Hillcrest and All Saints House…