Colchester Collection

The Siege of Colchester by the Parliament Forces... 1648, (1944). Creator: W Keymer
The Siege of Colchester by the Parliament Forces Under the Command of General Fairfax, 1648, (1944). Map of the town of Colchester in Essex which was attacked by Parliamentary commander Lord-General

The Roman Colchester Vase
The Colchester Vase, which contains a cremation. On it are depicted two gladiators: on the left is a Secutor, in full armour

Wivenhoe Park, Essex, 1816. Creator: John Constable
Wivenhoe Park, Essex, 1816

A Mill Near Colchester, 1833. Creator: John Constable
A Mill Near Colchester, 1833

Gate of St. Johns Abbey, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Gate of St. Johns Abbey, 1898. 15th-century gatehouse at Colchester Abbey, a Benedictine monastic institution in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1095

St. Botolphs Priory, 1898. Creator: Unknown
St. Botolphs Priory, 1898. St. Botolphs Priory, Grade I listed 12th century medieval Augustinian priory in Colchester, Essex, the first convent in England until its dissolution in 1536

1. The Castle Exterior. 2. Interior of the Castle. 3. High Street, with St. Nicholas Church, 1898. Colchester was the first Roman-founded city in Britain and may be Britains oldest recorded town

Lexden Church, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Lexden Church, 1898. St Leonards Church in Lexden near Colchester founded early in the 12th century. From " Our Own Country, Volume VI"

A Perspective View of Colchester, in the County of Essex. c1742. View of the town, with ships on the River Colne. From The Complete English Traveller

Colchester, c1910. The Castle. Situated on the Colne and is the centre of the Oyster Trade. Population, 43, 450. Card from The Counties of England - A Geographical Game. 3rd Series

Colchester, Essex Artist: Nathaniel Buck
View of Colchester and the River Colne in Essex, with a description below, 1741

Cottage Interior, at Lexden, Essex, 1802. Artist: William Redmore Bigg
Cottage Interior, at Lexden, Essex, 1802. From The Connoisseur Vol. LXXV. [The Connoisseur, London, 1926]

St. Botolphs Priory, Essex, c1806. Artist: John Sell Cotman
St. Botolphs Priory, Essex, c1806. St. Botolphs Priory was a Medieval Augustinian religious house in Colchester, Essex it was the first

Roman Leadwater Pipes from Colchester, Essex, c2nd-3rd century

Roman wallpainting from a House at Colchester, England, c2nd-3rd century. A Defeated Gladiator has dropped his shield and raised his left forefinger as a token of submission

Part of Roman City Wall near Balkern Gate, Colchester, Essex, England, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Part of Roman City Wall near Balkern Gate, Colchester, Essex, England, c20th century. Balkerne Gate is a 1st-century Roman gateway in Colchester

Bronze Boar found at Colchester, Essex, Roman Period, c2nd-3rd century. The boar was a celtic (British) cult animal

Pipeclay Figure from a Roman Grave, at Colchester, Essex, c60 AD. Figure made in the Allied region of Central Figure making from grave of a Roman official of Colchester

Roman Pipeclay Head of Child from Roman grave at Colchester, Essex, c2nd-3rd century

Roman Burial (Cremation) in a face urn, Colchester, Essex c125-200. Face urn probably made in Rhineland, Burial found outside the town walk to the south at Colchester Castle Museum

Roman tombstone of Longinus Sdapeze, 1st century
Roman tombstone of Longinus Sdapeze, an auxillary cavalryman, from Colchester. Now in the Colchester Castle museums collection, 1st century

Colchester Castle, 1st century
Colchester Castle, which was built by the Normans on the remains of a Roman temple of Claudius, 1st century

The Balkearne gate in Colchester, 1st century
The Roman Balkearne gate in Colchester, 1st century

Colchester Roman Site Excavation, St Mary Hospital Archaeological site, c20th century

The Balkerne Gate, 1st century
The Balkerne Gate, the remains of the Roman wall of Colchester, 1st century

Pipeclay figure from a Roman tomb at Colchester. It is the figure of a lector reading from a scroll: Romans were customarily entertained at meals by professional readers

The Roman tombstone of Marcus Favonius Facilis, 1st century BC
The Roman tombstone of Marcus Favonius Facilis, Centurion of the 20th legion of the Pollonian tribe (from north Italy), at Colchester Museum

The Colchester Sphinx, 1st century
The Colchester Sphinx, a Roman funerary monument found outside the Roman town walls of Colchester in 1821. Now in Colchester Castle Museum, 1st century

Gallo-Belgic jug, which was made in the Rhineland and exported to Britain pre-conquest. This one is from a cemetery at Lexden, Colchester, Essex. The capacity to the base of the neck is 9.1 litres

The Roman Colchester Sphinx, 1st century
The Colchester Sphinx, from a Roman funerary monument at Colchester, Essex. It is made of Bath oolite, 1st century

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