Firstsite
Firstsite is a visual arts organisation based in Colchester, Essex, which opened in 1993 as Colchester and District Visual Arts Trust, changing its name to Firstsite in 1995.Photo: Ipingalex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Arts center
- Description: contemporary art gallery in Colchester, Essex, England
- Also known as: “Firstsite Gallery Colchester”
- Address: High Street, Colchester, CO1 1JH
- Roof shape: skillion
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colchester Castle and Natural History Museum, Colchester.
Colchester Castle
Museum
Photo: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Colchester Castle is situated 910 feet northwest of Firstsite.
Natural History Museum, Colchester
Museum
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Natural History Museum, Colchester is situated 550 feet northwest of Firstsite.
Hollytrees Museum
Museum
Photo: Jarry1250, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hollytrees Museum is a publicly owned museum in the centre of Colchester and close to Colchester Castle. It is situated in an eighteenth-century house, which was used as a private residence until 1929, when it became a museum. Hollytrees Museum is situated 590 feet northwest of Firstsite.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester and The Hythe.
Colchester
Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colchester is a city in Essex, East Anglia. Home to the University of Essex, the Colchester Institute and an Army Garrison, and with its attractive old buildings, Roman wall, castle and proximity to Constable country, Colchester is an interesting place to visit.
The Hythe
Suburb
The Hythe is an area in the southeastern part of Colchester in Essex, England, on the River Colne. Historically it was a hamlet. The Hythe was home to the Paxmans Factory which manufactured automobile parts.
Lexden
Suburb
Photo: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lexden is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying approximately 1 mile west of the city centre. It has a public house called the Crown. The parish church of St Leonard's is dedicated to Leonard of Noblac, the patron saint of prisoners. Lexden is situated 1½ miles west of Firstsite.
Firstsite
- Categories: art museum, movie theater, building, public building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8889° or 51° 53′ 20″ northLongitude
0.90609° or 0° 54′ 22″ eastLevels
3Height
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9F32VWQ4+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1493514787OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=skillionWikidata ID
Q5454287
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In Other Languages
“Firstsite” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف فريست سايت”
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