Goojerat Barracks

Goojerat Barracks is a military installation in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Goojerat Barracks is situated nearby to the recreation area Abbey Field, as well as near the historic building Cavalry Barracks B.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colchester Castle and Colchester New Church.

Colchester Castle

Museum

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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 it being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. Colchester Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Goojerat Barracks.

Colchester New Church

Church

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Colchester New Church is a Christian New Church in Colchester, England, which has as its theological basis the Old and New Testaments and the theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. Colchester New Church is part of the General Church of the New Jerusalem. Colchester New Church is situated 1,700 feet west of Goojerat Barracks.

Jumbo Water Tower

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Jumbo Water Tower is a water tower at the Balkerne Gate in Colchester, Essex, and the largest water tower in the UK. Charles Clegg, the Borough Surveyor and Engineer, designed the structure. Jumbo Water Tower is situated 3,600 feet north of Goojerat Barracks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colchester and Lexden.

Colchester

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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.

Lexden

Suburb

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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.