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COLCHESTER

The War Memorial was part of Colchester's tribute to those 1248 brave Colchester men who gave their lives during the First World War. It is a truly magnificent fine piece of work by sculptor Henry C Fehr, depicting Victory at the top and flanked on the one side by St George and the Dragon (symbolic of triumph over evil) and on the other, Peace. The names of those who gave their lives, including the 239 men and women from the 1939 - 1945 war, are inscribed on the memorial located within the Town Hall.
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Jean AKAM (in red shirt ) takes us on a walking tour of Colchester where she resides.

#1 Colchester Castle	#2 Castle with tree growing right out of it.	#3 Sue Jean and Evelyn	#4 Castle fence.
#5 Old Roman Wall.	#6 Walk to the Castle	#7 Castle Arch.	#8 Susie Smith and Jean Akam
#9 Entrance.	#10 Castle game-field.	#11 Walkway.	#12 Window tree.
#13 The Tower	#14Steeple.	#15 Bench in the park.	#16 Jean Akam and Evelyn through the castle arch.
#17 Stream	#18 Sue and I outside the cottage on Castle Rd. where we stayed a few years ago.	#19 E-mail friends, Rob and Jean whom we finally met in person.	#20 Sue and Jean on the corner of Roman Rd. and Castle Rd.
#21 Graves	#22 Graves by the church.	#23 Looking for Delight graves.	#24 Old door arch.
#25 Outside the Forester Pub	#26 High Street	#27 Walk to the Town Hall	#28 Jean and Evelyn walking to Town Hall
#29 ? door.	#30 Marble stairs of Town Hall.	#31 The bust is of King Edward the Seventh, Queen Victoria's son, who reigned until 1910. The statue on right is a pupil of Blue Coat School.	#32 Jean Akam and Sue Smith inspecting Town Hall
#33 Borough of Colchester.	#34 The Queen!	# 35 Her Majesty	#36 Some Colchester Martyrs. 1428. Wm. Chivelyng. Tailor. BYRNED. 1546. John Camper or one of his two companions. EXECYTED. etc.
#37 Walk in the Dutch Quarters	#38 Stockwell Arms	#39 Where Herb & I came in 2000.	#40 The same HAUNTED pub!
#41 Trap Door at Pub	#42 Sue and Jean rest at Stockwell Arms.	#43 The haunted bar.	#44 Brian who loves to tell the haunted stories of Stockwell Arms!
#45 A walk to the Old Clock Museum	#46 The texture of years.	#47 Lovely old windows tower overhead.	#48 I wonder how old this door is and how many hands has it greeted?
#49 Middle Mill Weir	#50 Middle Mill Weir	#51 Church	#52 As we were walking by this lovely Greek Orthodox church, the Father appeared and spoke to us. He invited us in.
#53 Inside church.	#54 Inside.	#55 An unexpected and much appreciated, guided tour.	#56 See the end of street - Brewer's Arms Pub.
#57 See the end of street - Brewer's Arms Pub?	#58Brewers Arms where HANNAH DELIGHT's father lived.	#59 Great, Great Grandmother, Hannah Delight's father lived here.	#60 Could this have been his window?
#61 Jean and Sue Toast to the fact that Jean actually found out about Hannah's father once living upstairs here during her research.	#57 We left down these old steps.	#58 Back up the street we then went to find where Cornelius DELIGHT once lived. Cornelius was a furniture maker, employing 6 men. He also ran the Bell Inn Pub here.	# 59 This is the rejuvenated building where Alexander Cornelius Ward DELIGHT lived. (1825-1876) He was the licensee of the Bell Inn on Priory St. in Colchester. He never married.
#60 This is where a ghostly headless horseman, riding on a carriage appears at night. Yes, he was decapitated when driving through this entrance and now appears as a ghost, they say!	#61 Sue had to see the library as she is a librarian.	#62 A very old water fountain, unnoticed by most.	#63 Steve, Jean's very good friend, takes us to a neighboring village to a BOOT SALE, and also to DEDHAM, in Constable Country.

We must now leave, and go on to our last stop, LONDON. (Coming soon.)

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