Mercury Theatre
The Mercury Theatre is a theatre in Colchester, producing highly regarded original work under the title "Mercury Originals" and also receiving touring shows.Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in Colchester, England
- Also known as: “Mercury Theatre, Colchester”
- Address: Balkerne Passage, Colchester, CO1 1PT
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jumbo Water Tower and Balkerne Gate.
Jumbo Water Tower
Photo: Ritchiehicks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Balkerne Gate
Ruins
Photo: Tanya2501, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balkerne Gate is a Roman gateway in Colchester. It is the largest surviving gateway in Roman Britain and was built where the Roman road from Londinium intersected the town wall of Camulodunum. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade I listed building.
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 2,000 feet east of Mercury Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester and Lexden.
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.
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.
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.
Mercury Theatre
- Categories: 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
51.88921° or 51° 53′ 21″ northLongitude
0.89451° or 0° 53′ 40″ eastOpen location code
9F32VVQV+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 377360905OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6818654
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In Other Languages
“Mercury Theatre” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح ميركورى”
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Highlights include Hole In The Wall Public House and Colchester Quaker Meeting House.
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