Colchester Town Hall

Colchester Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Colchester, Essex, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Colchester City Council, is a Grade I listed building.

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Type: Town hall
Description: listed structure in Colchester, Essex, England, UK
Also known as: “Town Hall”
Address: High Street, Colchester

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colchester Castle and Jumbo Water Tower.

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. It is located in, and gives its name to, Castle Park. Colchester Castle is situated 950 feet east of Colchester Town Hall.

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 890 feet west of Colchester Town Hall.

Mercury Theatre

Theater building

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The Mercury Theatre is a theatre in Colchester, producing highly regarded original work under the title "Mercury Originals" and also receiving touring shows. Mercury Theatre is situated 1,000 feet west of Colchester Town Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colchester and The Hythe.

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.

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

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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.

Colchester Town Hall

Categories: city hall, building, and government building
Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.89001° or 51° 53′ 24″ north

Longitude

0.89898° or 0° 53′ 56″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9F32VVRX+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32665921

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=townhall

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q17536735

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In Other Languages

“Colchester Town Hall” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Palacio consistorial de Colchester”

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