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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 12h

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The plaque is one of many on our #ColchesterPlaqueTrails.

Behind every plaque lies a fascinating story just waiting to be told....

Follow the "Placecheck" link below & click on a map. Then click on a 'pin' to reveal a plaque & its story.

More:

www.placecheck.info/colchesterpl...

Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 12h

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#OnThisDay - 10 October 1970, Castle Methodist Church in Maidenburgh Street was opened.

There had been an earlier Methodist church on part of the site but the immediate predecessor church was in Culver Street.

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay - 9 October 1995, to mark the 30th Anniversary of the @ColCivicSociety, a new tablet was fixed to the grave of Jacob Ringer in St Martin's Churchyard.

Jacob, a prosperous #Colchester bays-maker died in 1680.

More:

books.google.co.uk/books?id=iK2...

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 1d

The council has confirmed the date for when Colchester Library is due to reopen after a £450,000 refurbishment.

More:

www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2552827...

Council confirm date Colchester Library will reopen after year-long refurbishment

Essex County Council have confirmed a date for when Colchester Library will reopen after more than a year since it closed for a £450,000…

www.gazette-news.co.uk

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 2d

#OnThisDay - 8 October 1776, Timothy Walford a #Colchester Furniture Maker, married Elizabeth Daniel of St Botolph's Parish.

His substantial business traded from premises in the High Street and later from 19 Head Street.

More:

bifmo.furniturehistorysociety.org/entry/walfor...

Walford, Timothy (1768-1834) | BIFMO

Walford, Timothy, Colchester, Essex, upholder, cm and appraiser (1768–1834).

bifmo.furniturehistorysociety.org

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 3d

On with your thinking caps!

Here's our latest

#WhereAndWhatIsIt
#ColchesterConundrum

To baffle, test and tease you.

How much do you really see as you wander the streets of #Colchester?

We'll post the answer on Friday afternoon

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 3d

#OnThisDay - 7 October 1988, #Colchester Council acquired 164.34 acres of farmland along the banks of the River Colne which became the Cymbeline Meadows Local Wildlife Site & Nature Reserve. The purchase price was £990,000.

More:

www.colchester.gov.uk/country-park...

Colchester City Council

www.colchester.gov.uk

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 4d

#OnThisDay - 6 October 1776, A half guinea reward was offered to anyone who would bring two asses that had either been ‘Stolen or Stray’d off the Commons’ to the Fox and Fiddle in Magdalan Street...

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 5d

#OnThisDay - 5 October 1944 , a damaged ‘doodlebug’ flying bomb missed houses near the Abbey Field by a few feet, finally struck a tree and exploded near football pitches at Reed Hall.

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 5d

A TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant has lost two appeals to set up new digital hubs in Colchester’s city centre.

More:

www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2550288...

BT loses its appeals to set up two more 'harmful' communication hubs in Colchester

BT Group PLC submitted applications to Colchester Council back in February for the installation of a BT street hub

www.gazette-news.co.uk

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 6d

#OnThisDay - 4 October 1914, Edward Morton was ordained as a deacon to serve as assistant curate at St Giles church.

Three weeks later he 'ran away' to serve in the army. His Bishop was "far from sympathetic" and complained to Lord Kitchener...

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations if you recognised this as an oval date panel on the front of numbers 1 & 2 Scheregate. Both are grade ll listed C17 timber-framed and plastered with two storeys, attics and cellars and now with modern ground floor shop fronts.

More:

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 7d

#OnThisDay - 3 October 1940, there were five fatalities in what became known as the "Old Heath Laundry Air Raid" Three were killed at the laundry itself and two at Scarlett's Road.

More:

www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/1472041...

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 8d

Got this one yet?

There's now less than 24 hours to go until the big reveal.

That's plenty of time for you to finish your detailed academic research, frustratingly non productive street walking in search of something so visible that you've never noticed it, or to just guess...

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 8d

Here at #ColchesterCivicSociety. We're all about caring for #Colchester, its #Heritage and its future.

We'd love it if you'd help in our work by joining as a 'member'. Unless you want to, you don't have to actually 'do' anything...

Join online now:

colchestercivicsociety.co.uk/join-us/

Join Us | Colchester Civic Society

colchestercivicsociety.co.uk

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 8d

Anyone can report pavement issues, damaged guardrails, bollards, signs, and a host of other 'highways' defects quickly and simply by using the 'link below. It might take some time to get sorted but reporting it does at least get the process started!

www.essexhighways.org/tell-us

Tell us - Essex County Council

You can tell us about maintenance issues on the highway or public rights of way network (PRoW) online by using our highways reporting tool.

www.essexhighways.org

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 8d

#SeenReportedSorted
#PraiseWherePraiseIsDue

We're pleased to report that the folk @EssexHighways have now replaced the seriously leaning 'one way' sign outside St Peter's Church on North Hill.

Its taken a while, too long really, but hey let's be positive, it's been done now.

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 8d

#OnThisDay - 2 October 1937, the first performance at the Colchester Repertory Theatre (now the Co-op Bank):

”Beatrice Radley and Robert A Digby present the Colchester Repertory Company in ‘The late Christopher Bean’...

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 9d

#OnThisDay - 1 October 1928, the trams on the North Station to Lexden route were replaced by motor buses.

More:

localtransporthistory.co.uk/fleetlists/c...

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 10d

OK folks here, just for fun - no points, no prizes - is this week's

#WhereAndWhatIsIt
#ColchesterConundrum

We'll post the answer on Friday afternoon when, if you get it right, you have our permission to bask in self-satisfied smugness and fully exploit your bragging rights.

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 10d

A NEW Greenstead community hub and public square in the style of a campus will be created as part of a £18m project.

More:

www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/2550252...

Greenstead to have 'campus style' multi-use hub in £18.2m project

Summer fayres and Christmas events could take place in the square and there would be structured planters, benched seating, and removalable bollards.

www.gazette-news.co.uk

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 10d

#OnThisDay - 30 September 1577, In what appears to have been something of a clampdown, eight ‘presentments’ showing the peoples concerns about alehouses came before the Lawhundred and the 'Session of the Peace' dealt with three cases.

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 11d

#OnThisDay - 29 September 1938, notification was received by the Wilson Marriage Infant School that the Chief Constable was to use the school as Depot No. 10 for the issue of gas masks to air raid wardens. It was also ordered that all schools were to close in event of war .

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 12d

#OnThisDay - 28 September 1991, TS Colne Light, now moored at the Hythe and previously @trinityhouse_uk Light Vessel 16, was commissioned as the new home and Headquarters of #Colchester #SeaCadets.

@SeaCadetsUK

More:
www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/157...

www.sea-cadets.org/colchester

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Colchester Civic Society @colcivicsociety.bsky.social · 13d

#OnThisDay - 27 September 1883, the #JumboWaterTower was officially opened here in #Colchester.

The Grade ll* listed structure is now in the care of a charitable trust who will restore, open up and operate it as a destination heritage venue.

More:

jumbo.org.uk

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