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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 its being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius .
The Normans referred to the Temple as King Coel's Palace and to the barbican of Balkerne Gate as Colkyng's Castle, reflecting a myth that continued into the medieval period, and was recorded in the Colchester Chronicle (written in the 13th or early 14th century at St John's Abbey), that the Roman town was founded by a warlord called Coel.
The Castle Museum, found within Colchester Castle, features an extensive exhibit on Roman Colchester. Nearby are Hollytrees Museum , a social history museum with children's exhibits in the former home of Charles Gray , and the Natural History Museum, located in the former All Saints' Church.
Colchester Castle: Colchester: An example of a largely complete Norman castle which contains a museum dedicated to the long and varied history of Colchester. Grade I listed building. Colchester Railway Station: Colchester: Victorian railway station opened in 1843. Colchester Roman Town Wall: Colchester
The Castle sat with its associated buildings in the castle Bailey, surrounded by the bank and ditch defences, on the north side of the High Strete. [2] The castle was the County Jail for most of the Middle Ages, with most dignitaries choosing to stay at St John's Abbey from the 14th century onwards. [43]
Colchester Castle keep from the south showing main entrance Plan of the first floor of Colchester Castle keep. Large amounts of the superstructure of the temple were standing throughout the Saxon period, [1] [4] when the temple was known as King Coel's Palace.
The Colchester Vase is an ancient Roman British vase made from local clay from Colchester, England, dating to 175 AD, depicting a gladiator battle between two individuals: Memnon and Valentinus, which are believed to be stage names. [1] It was discovered in a Roman-era grave in 1853, which held the deceased's cremated remains. [2]
The City of Colchester is a local government district with city status in Essex, England, named after its main settlement, Colchester.It is, with 194,394 people according to Office of National Statistics estimate for mid 2022, the most populous district in Essex and also includes the towns of West Mersea and Wivenhoe and the surrounding rural areas stretching from Dedham Vale on the Suffolk ...