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See over 60 photos of Grey Friars interior features in the new resource posting. Just click on…
View Full ArticleThis project’s parent local adult education charity has honoured three adult learners for their achievements on recent…
View Full ArticleWe’re delighted to have possession of another piece of Grey Friars history rescued before being lost for…
View Full ArticleTwo more items saved from the skip in the clear-out of Grey Friars in preparation for Essex…
View Full ArticleThis photo was discovered during alterations to Grey Friars in the 1990s. UPDATE: Local historian Andrew Phillips…
View Full Article250 YEARS AGO – FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP : Coming soon – a new architectural resource. The work of…
View Full ArticlePostcards from the Past • The Convent era • 1904 – 1919 By the time the…
View Full ArticleFrom Roman times (circa AD60 to 400) to the present day this little corner of Colchester has…
View Full ArticleAt the well-attended AGM of the roads’ Residents Association this week, around 50 residents were treated to…
View Full ArticleUNDER THE FLOORBOARDS – a different kind of heritage! In a sharp contrast to some of the…
View Full ArticleWe have reached two new milestones in our bid to tell the full story of the corner…
View Full ArticleIt has been suggested to us that we should ensure there is an opportunity for people to…
View Full Article***See end of this article for new material*** Local historian Joan Soole has brought to our attention that Lieutenant…
View Full ArticleWe have been contacted by Rosemary Jewers, following her reading of the section in our book that…
View Full ArticleThanks to the enthusiasm of many readers of the book, and viewers of this website, we are…
View Full ArticleA number of postcards from the Convent School era (1904-1919) have come to light. They provide an…
View Full ArticleDr John Ashdown-Hill (of ‘finding Richard III’ fame), a leading academic in the field of mediaeval study,…
View Full Article** SEE RESOURCES SECTION FOR ROMAN AND CASTLE ROADS MATERIAL** Contributions continue to flood in! Amongst them…
View Full ArticleThe book is now in the shops! The Mayor of Colchester, Cllr John Elliott, officially launched the…
View Full ArticleHaving called a halt to the many revisions taking place as a result of new discoveries, clarifications…
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