Colchester Castle

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.

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  Hedingham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom  

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  Colchester Castle ⓘ
  Norman castle in Colchester, United Kingdom  

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  Landguard Fort ⓘ
  fort in England, Britain  

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  Cressing Temple ⓘ
  ancient monument situated between Witham and Braintree in Essex, England, UK

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  Kentwell Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed manor house in Long Melford, Babergh, Suffolk, England, UK

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  Beth Chatto Gardens ⓘ
  gardens in Elmstead, Essex, England, UK

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  Albert Hall ⓘ
  building in Colchester, Essex, England, UK

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  Boxted Airfield Museum ⓘ
  local World War II museum in Langham, Essex  

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  Braintree Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Braintree, Essex

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  Brightlingsea Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Brightlingsea, United Kingdom

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  Burnham-on-Crouch & District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Essex, England, United Kingdom

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  Castle House ⓘ
  in Dedham, Essex, England, UK

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  Christchurch Mansion ⓘ
  historic house museum in Ipswich, England

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  Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  museum in Suffolk  

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  Colne Valley Postal History Museum ⓘ
  postal history museum in Halstead

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  Colne Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway line in Essex, England, UK

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  Combined Military Services Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Maldon, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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  Feering and Kelvedon Local History Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Kelvedon

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  Halstead Heritage Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Halstead

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  Harwich Lifeboat Museum ⓘ
  lifeboat museum in Harwich

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  Harwich Redoubt ⓘ
  fort built in 1808-10 in Harwich, Essex, England, UK  

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  Hollytrees Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed local museum in Colchester, Essex, England, UK

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  Ipswich Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in the United Kingdom

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  Lavenham Guildhall ⓘ
  Grade I listed local museum in Babergh, United Kingdom

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  Layer Marney Tower ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Layer Marney, Essex, England, UK

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  Maeldune Centre ⓘ
  local museum in Maldon, Essex

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  Maldon Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Maldon

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  Mangapps Railway Museum ⓘ
  railway museum near Burnham-on-Crouch

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  Melford Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed house in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, UK

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  Museum of Power ⓘ
  industrial museum in Langford, Essex, United Kingdom

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  Naze Tower Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Walton-on-the-Naze

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  Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Halstead

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  St John's Abbey Gate, Colchester ⓘ
  English Heritage site in the East of England

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  Tiptree Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Tiptree

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  Walton Maritime Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in Walton-on-the-Naze

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  Warner Textile Archive ⓘ
  textile archive in Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom

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  Gainsborough's House ⓘ
  museum in Sudbury, United Kingdom, birthplace of the leading English painter Thomas Gainsborough

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  Ipswich Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Ipswich, United Kingdom

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  The Minories ⓘ
  building in Colchester, Essex, England, UK

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  Lightvessel 18 ⓘ
  1958 lightvessel  

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  Natural History Museum, Colchester ⓘ
  natural history museum in Colchester

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  The Munnings Museum ⓘ
  museum in Colchester, England, UK

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  Colchester Zoo ⓘ
  zoological garden situated in Colchester, England

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  Felixstowe Museum ⓘ
  museum in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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  Mersea Island Museum ⓘ
  local museum on Mersea Island, United Kingdom

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  Sue Ryder Foundation Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sudbury, England, UK

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  Harwich Maritime Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in Harwich

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  East Anglian Railway Museum ⓘ
  industrial railway museum in Essex, England, United Kingdom

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  East Essex Aviation Society and Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in St Osyth

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  HMS Ganges Museum ⓘ
  museum in Shotley Gate, England, United Kingdom

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  Coggeshall Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Coggeshall, Essex, England, UK

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  Museum of Knots & Sailors Ropework ⓘ
  museum in Ipswich, England, UK

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  Little Baddow History Centre ⓘ
  local museum in Little Baddow

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  Sudbury Heritage Centre & Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sudbury, England, UK

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  Firstsite ⓘ
  contemporary art gallery in Colchester, Essex, England

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  Long Melford Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Long Melford, England, UK

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  Harwich Museum ⓘ
  museum in Harwich, Essex, England, UK

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1956 The Minories

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1958 Lightvessel 18

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1958 Natural History Museum, Colchester

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1961 The Munnings Museum

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1963 Colchester Zoo

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1975 Felixstowe Museum

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1976 Mersea Island Museum

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1979 Sue Ryder Foundation Museum

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1980 Harwich Maritime Museum

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1986 East Anglian Railway Museum

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1986 East Essex Aviation Society and Museum

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1988 HMS Ganges Museum

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1990 Coggeshall Museum

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1996 Museum of Knots & Sailors Ropework

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2004 Little Baddow History Centre

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2005 Sudbury Heritage Centre & Museum

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2011 Firstsite

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2012 Long Melford Heritage Centre

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2021 Harwich Museum

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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
• Aspects of the Origins and Development of Colchester Castle - scientific article published in January 1982
• Colchester Castle: a history, description and guide - book published in 1966
• The Norman Bank of Colchester Castle - article published in 1962
• The Internal Arrangement of the Donjon at Colchester in Essex: a reconsideration - scientific article published on January 2009, online
• Some Account Of The Keep Of Colchester Castle - scientific article published in January 1882
• Recent Discoveries at Colchester Castle - , 1922
• 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
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Hedingham Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1069	Colchester Castle	castle, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1540	Landguard Fort	castle, local museum, fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Cressing Temple	human settlement, garden, Templar Commandery, museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Kentwell Hall	manor house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden	1960	Beth Chatto Gardens	garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Albert Hall	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Boxted Airfield Museum	local museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Braintree Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Brightlingsea Museum	charitable organization, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Burnham-on-Crouch & District Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Castle House	art museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Christchurch Mansion	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Colne Valley Postal History Museum	postal museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Colne Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Combined Military Services Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Feering and Kelvedon Local History Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Halstead Heritage Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Harwich Lifeboat Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Harwich Redoubt	redoubt, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hollytrees Museum	house, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ipswich Transport Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lavenham Guildhall	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Layer Marney Tower	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Maeldune Centre	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Maldon Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mangapps Railway Museum	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Melford Hall	war memorial, mansion, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Power	charitable organization, industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Naze Tower Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		St John's Abbey Gate, Colchester	history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tiptree Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Walton Maritime Museum	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Warner Textile Archive	archive, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1700	Gainsborough's House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1846	Ipswich Museum	art museum, natural history museum, local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1956	The Minories	museum, building	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Lightvessel 18	lightvessel, museum ship, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Natural History Museum, Colchester	church building, museum, building, natural history museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	The Munnings Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Colchester Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Felixstowe Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Mersea Island Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Sue Ryder Foundation Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Harwich Maritime Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	East Anglian Railway Museum	charitable organization, independent museum, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	East Essex Aviation Society and Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	HMS Ganges Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Coggeshall Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Museum of Knots & Sailors Ropework	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Little Baddow History Centre	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Sudbury Heritage Centre & Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Firstsite	movie theater, art museum, arts center	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Long Melford Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	Harwich Museum	museum	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