Colchester Castle
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Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to it being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. The castle endured a three-month siege in 1216, but had fallen into disrepair by the seventeenth century when the curtain walls and some of the keep's upper parts were demolished; its original height is debated. The remaining structure was used as a prison and was partially restored as a large garden pavilion, but was purchased by Colchester Borough Council in 1922. The castle has, since 1860, housed Colchester Museum, which has an important collection of Roman exhibits. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade I listed building.
1069 Website,
Wikimedia, Wikidata
United Kingdom, Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service, United Kingdom, 
- Grade I listed building page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Cultural Inventory page@
- British Listed Buildings page@
- Art UK website page@
- Grade I listed building page@
- Grade II listed building page@
- Grade II listed building page@
- Grade II listed park and garden page@
- National Heritage List for England page@
- National Heritage List for England page@
- Mapping Museums page@
- Grade II* listed building page@
- Grade II* listed building page@
- Grade II listed park and garden page@
- Tripadvisor page@
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
Location: 51.8906, 0.903, KML, Cluster Map, Maps, 
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Massacre of the Ninth Legion ⓘ
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Siege of Camulodunum ⓘ
43 siege -
Battle of Maldon ⓘ
battle near Maldon, United Kingdom in 991 CE -
Siege of Colchester ⓘ
1648 siege that occurred during the Second English Civil War -
Battle of Landguard Fort ⓘ
1667 battle towards the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War -
Anti-aircraft site at Searson's Farm, Trimley St Mary ⓘ
architectural structure in Trimley St Mary, Suffolk, England, UK -
Bath Side Battery ⓘ
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Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 350m north east of Little Oakley Hall ⓘ
anti-aircraft mount in Little Oakley, Tendring, England, UK -
Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point ⓘ
structures in St Osyth, Essex, England, UK -
Shotley Battery ⓘ
artillery battery in Shotley, Suffolk, England, UK -
Beacon Hill Battery ⓘ
artillery battery guarding Harwich harbour -
Brightlingsea Urban District Council Control ⓘ
civil defence centre in Essex, UK -
Broomhill Library ⓘ
public library in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK -
Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
museum in Suffolk -
Colchester Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
British Cold War command centre in Essex -
Landguard Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
British air defence bunker -
Maldon District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Essex -
Mistley Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
architectural structure in Mistley, Tendring, Essex, England, UK -
Hedingham Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom -
Colchester Castle ⓘ
Norman castle in Colchester, United Kingdom -
Landguard Fort ⓘ
fort in England, Britain -
Harwich Redoubt ⓘ
fort built in 1808-10 in Harwich, Essex, England, UK -
Mersea Fort ⓘ
Artillery fort in the East Mersea, UK -
Boxted Airfield Museum ⓘ
local World War II museum in Langham, Essex -
Combined Military Services Museum ⓘ
military museum in Maldon, Essex, England, United Kingdom -
Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Museum ⓘ
military museum in Halstead -
Harwich Radio Direction Finding Tower ⓘ
radar tower in Harwich, Essex, UK -
HMS Ganges Museum ⓘ
museum in Shotley Gate, England, United Kingdom -
Bradwell Bay Military & Science Museum ⓘ
museum in Bradwell-on-Sea, England, UK -
Jaywick Martello Tower ⓘ
fort in Jaywick, Essex, England, UK -
Martello Tower A ⓘ
Martello Tower in St. Osyth, Tendring, Essex, England, UK -
Martello Tower B ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello tower D ⓘ
Martello Tower in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK -
Martello tower E ⓘ
Martello Tower in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK -
Martello tower F ⓘ
Martello Tower converted to conference centre -
Martello Tower G ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower H ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower I ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower J ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower K ⓘ
Martello Tower in Frinton and Walton, Tendring, Essex, England, UK -
Martello Tower L ⓘ
Martello Tower in Shotley, Suffolk, England, UK -
Martello Tower M ⓘ
Martello Tower in Shotley, Suffolk, England, UK -
Martello Tower N ⓘ
destroyed martello tower -
Martello Tower O ⓘ
destroyed martello tower
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1069 Colchester Castle
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Harry Becker (1865-1928) - An Incident at the Siege of Colchester, 1648 - COLEM , 267A - Colchester Castle
Robert Peake (c.1551-1619) (attributed to) - Sir Thomas Lucas, Knight of St John, Colchester - COLEM , 1993.62 - Colchester Castle
Benjamin Strutt (1754-1857) - Execution of Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle at Colchester, 28 August 1648 - COLEM , 122A - Colchester Castle
FMIB 48333 Colchester Castle--Interior
Unknown artist - Dr William Gilberd, MD - COLEM , 1968.108 - Colchester Castle
Colchester Castle from Parish's Portfolio of Antiquities of Colchester
Colchester Castle NE View 1735 Royal History of Eastern England 1873 Book Print
Antiquities of Colchester
Colchester Castle Keep
Colchester Castle- Colchester Castle: Some Thoughts and Observations - article published in the Castle Studies Group Journal in 2021, online
- The Norman Bank of Colchester Castle - article published in 1962, Q1860
- Some Account Of The Keep Of Colchester Castle - scientific article published in January 1882, Q1860
- Recent Discoveries at Colchester Castle - , Q1860, 1922
- Colchester Castle: a history, description and guide - book published in 1966
- The Internal Arrangement of the Donjon at Colchester in Essex: a reconsideration - scientific article published on January 2009, online
- Aspects of the Origins and Development of Colchester Castle - scientific article published in January 1982, Q1860
- Some Documents relating to Colchester Castle - scientific article published in 1887
- Colchester Castle: ‘Some tyme stronge and statelye, as the ruynes do shewe’ - Chapter published in 2016
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Massacre of the Ninth Legion | battle, Ancient Rome | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 43 | Siege of Camulodunum | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 991 | Battle of Maldon | Anglo-Saxons, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1648 | Siege of Colchester | siege, Roundhead, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1667 | Battle of Landguard Fort | Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | British Listed Buildings page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Art UK website page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade I listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Heritage List for England page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Mapping Museums page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II* listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Grade II listed park and garden page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | artillery battery | Anti-aircraft site at Searson's Farm, Trimley St Mary | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Bath Side Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 350m north east of Little Oakley Hall | anti-aircraft battery | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1809 | Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point | artillery battery, cultural heritage ensemble | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1863 | Shotley Battery | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1889 | Beacon Hill Battery | artillery battery, fort | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Brightlingsea Urban District Council Control | civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Broomhill Library | Suffolk County Council, library building, air-raid shelter, public library | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter | military museum, air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Colchester Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters | Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Landguard Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Maldon District Council Emergency Centre | civil defense center, Maldon District Council | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | 1951 | Mistley Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | fallout shelter, architectural structure, bunker | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Hedingham Castle | historic house museum, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1069 | Colchester Castle | local authority museum, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1540 | Landguard Fort | military museum, fort, local museum, English Heritage, castle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Harwich Redoubt | military museum, redoubt | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1543 | Mersea Fort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Boxted Airfield Museum | local museum, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Combined Military Services Museum | independent museum, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Museum | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1941 | Harwich Radio Direction Finding Tower | military museum, radar tower | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1988 | HMS Ganges Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2017 | Bradwell Bay Military & Science Museum | science museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Jaywick Martello Tower | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower A | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower B | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello tower D | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello tower E | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello tower F | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower G | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower H | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower I | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower J | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower K | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower L | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower M | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower N | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| site | tower | 1809 | Martello Tower O | Martello tower | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Harry Becker (1865-1928) - An Incident at the Siege of Colchester, 1648 - COLEM , 267A - Colchester Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Robert Peake (c.1551-1619) (attributed to) - Sir Thomas Lucas, Knight of St John, Colchester - COLEM , 1993.62 - Colchester Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Benjamin Strutt (1754-1857) - Execution of Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle at Colchester, 28 August 1648 - COLEM , 122A - Colchester Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | FMIB 48333 Colchester Castle--Interior | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Unknown artist - Dr William Gilberd, MD - COLEM , 1968.108 - Colchester Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Colchester Castle from Parish's Portfolio of Antiquities of Colchester | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Colchester Castle NE View 1735 Royal History of Eastern England 1873 Book Print | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Antiquities of Colchester | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Colchester Castle Keep | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Colchester Castle | Commons | ||
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