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Newsletter andSixty Third Annual Report

2011-2012

The Friends ofColchester Museums

Registered Charity No. 310669

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The Friends of Colchester MuseumsOFFICERS as elected at the Annual General Meeting 2012

President His Worship the Mayor, COUNCILLOR CHRISTOPHER ARNOLD

Vice Presidents MRS JEAN BAKER LEN DRINKELL

MRS BARBARA NAPPER ANDREW PHILLIPS

MARK DAVIES PAUL SPENDLOVE

PATRICK DENNEY

Honorary Members MRS R J BRISTOW LEN DRINKELL

Honorary Treasurer PETER EVANS

5 Grimston Road Colchester CO2 7RNTelephone 01206 540990 Email: [email protected]

Honorary Secretary JANET FULFORD

301 Mile End Road Colchester CO4 5EATelephone 01206 851593 Email: [email protected]

Membership Secretary PATRICK DENNEY

247 Old Heath Road Colchester CO3 8BNTelephone 01206 796822 Email: [email protected]

Newsletter Editor PETER CONSTABLE

12 Claremont Heights, Essex Hall Road, Colchester CO1 1UZTelephone 01206 517788 Email: [email protected]

Committee MARK DAVIES (Chairman) CHRIS HALL

MRS JEAN BLOWERS ANDREW MILLAR

MS AVRIL LANKESTER ANDREW PHILLIPS

MRS JENNY JONES DAVID WALTON

LEN DRINKELL

Ex Officio PETER BERRIDGE (General Manager, Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service)TOM HODGSON (Community History Manager)PHILIP WISE (Heritage Manager)

Honorary Auditor ROY ANDERSON

Museum Office Museum Resource Centre14 Ryegate Road Colchester CO1 1YGTelephone 01206 282931/2

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGThe Annual General Meeting took place

on Tuesday 12th June at Lion Walk Church.The Mayor of Colchester, CouncillorChristopher Arnold took the chair.

The audited accounts, see pages 6 and 7,were presented and approved.Amongst theother items agreed was the election of PatrickDenney as a Vice President in recognition of hispast services: the election of Avril Lankester andJenny Jones to the Committee: and theappointment of Mark Davies as a Trustee.

Afterwards, Peter Berridge gave a lectureon the ‘Treasures of China’ exhibition whichwas about to open at the Castle Museum, andwould remain on view for the rest of the year.

FROM THE CHAIRMANDuring the past year the Friends have been

able to maintain a satisfactory level of supportfor Colchester’s museums, as may be seen fromthe reports which follow. It is particularly pleasing that we could help in the acquisitionof several significant items for the collections.Such a positive expression of direct support isreally our main raison d’etre as well as providingworthwhile activities for our members to enjoy.Happily, the number of new members continues to increase steadily which may beseen to reflect the strong value that peopleplace on our museums and local heritage.

Open Evening at the Castle Museum onTuesday 25th September 2012

As a follow-up to the lecture given byPeter Berridge after our AGM in June,members will be able to view the current spectacular exhibition on ‘The Treasures ofChina’ at a special Open Evening at the Castle.There is a small charge of £2.00 per person toinclude wine or soft drinks and members areasked to book for this event by completing the

enclosed form which should be sent to theTreasurer by Tuesday 18th September.

Viewing the Castle at Easter 2013When the Chinese exhibition ends on 6th

January 2013, the Castle Museum will beclosed to the public for the next 15 monthswhile the major redevelopment programmetakes place. Once all existing displays have beenremoved the internal features of the historicNorman structure and its various later additionswill be visible without encumbrance for thefirst time since 1935.A special viewing of theCastle is to be given to the Friends aroundEastertime, details of which will be circulatedto members in the next Newsletter in January2013.

MARK DAVIES Chairman

TREASURER’S TOPICSSubscriptions for 2012 became due on 1st

January - single £7.50, couple £12 and family£18.

We have been in discussion with theSaffron Building Society about the interest paidon our deposit account.Their advice meansthat we can change our accounts with them sothat we receive a higher level of interest.This isparticularly helpful as it is difficult for charitiesto get a good return on investments withouttying up the money long term.

PETER EVANS Hon Treasurer

MEMBERSHIP UPDATEWe are pleased to announce that our

membership has continued to increase during the year, with a current total of 756 inall categories.This compares with 721 for thesame period last year, and 710 for the yearbefore that.We would like to thank all ourmembers for their continued support.

PATRICK DENNEY Membership Secretary

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VISIT TO FRAMLINGHAM CASTLEAND SAINT MICHAEL’S CHURCH

We were privileged to visit FramlinghamCastle on Tuesday 26th June, as it is rarely openduring the evening.

Fortunately, the evening was dry in thisone of the wettest months of the year, enablingus to appreciate the Suffolk countryside fromthe battlements.The Castle was a major seat ofthe Howards, the Earls and Dukes of Norfolk,who until the Dissolution buried their dead inThetford Priory.

The group of important monuments tothe Howards is described by Pevsner as ‘one ofthe best series of mid 16th century EarlyRenaissance monuments in England’. Ourguide Jacqueline Price gave us an excellent talkabout the interior of the building and its contents.

The town was decked in bunting for theQueen’s Jubilee, making it look really festive,and as on Tuesday evenings bell-ringing rehearsals take place, we were greeted not onlyby the bunting, but also the wonderful soundof the church bells!

Report and photograph by DAVID WALTON

VISIT TO QUEX HOUSE AND THETURNER CONTEMPORARY,MARGATE

On Tuesday 10th July the Friends crossed

the Queen Elizabeth Bridge to Kent, the‘Garden of England.’

Our destination was Quex HouseMuseum and Gardens, home to the PowellCotton family.After refreshments we dividedinto two groups to be escorted around theHouse and Museum.After which we wereallowed to wander through the extensiveGardens and Park. Lunch in the restaurant wasenjoyed by many of the party.

Afterwards we travelled to the TurnerContemporary at Margate where exhibitsincluded Rodin’s sculpture ‘The Kiss’ and somework by Tracey Emin as well as by Turner himself.We also had the opportunity to wanderaround the pretty little town of Margate andtake in the bracing sea air.

DAVID WALTON

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THE MAYOR’S CHARITY APPEALFUND

The Mayor's Charities for 2012-2013 arethe ABF Soldiers Charity, Headway, ColneValley Youth Orchestra (one of his objectives isto raise the profile of music in the borough),Grassroots and The Guides Association.

For complete details contact the Mayor’sOffice, telephone 01206 282206.Email: [email protected]

The beautiful grounds of Quex House

Friends on the walls of Framlingham Castle

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Under Colchester’s charter, the freeburgesses had the hereditary right to electMembers of Parliament and to run the TownCouncil.This meant that they could be bribed,or at least well entertained, if they voted the‘right’ way. However, not supporting the rightcandidate could cause problems, and a freeman- they were all men - could loose his job, houseor business if he did not do so. Freemen,therefore, had great power locally.

The Mayor’s Office at the Council holdsrecords of the admittance of freemen and theseare of great benefit for family history research.‘Free’ families can trace their ancestors easily.All the other rights, which at one stage included exemption from local taxes or beingcharged with some crimes in the Borough,have long gone, although there are a fewpounds to claim as income from investments.

To be ‘Born Free’, it was necessary to be amale aged over 21 and to have a father or grandfather who was a freeman when you wereborn.This is where things have recentlychanged. Originally it was held that changes tosexual equality rights did not extend to hereditary rights of this sort, which inColchester’s case dated back to 1189. In 2009new legislation was passed that basically said

that if a male could claim such a right, then afemale could as well. Nationally, the Federationof Freemen of England and Wales had beentrying to bring pressure on the government tomake changes, but the Act came as a surprise.

The effect was that daughters and sisters offreemen could now request to be admitted tothe Freedom of Colchester, and their sons anddaughters could as well. Some towns havedecided to use the titles Lady Freeman orFreewoman, but Colchester reverted toFreeburgess, which is the term mentioned inmany old documents.

The result has been that the Mayor ofColchester has admitted over 40 new freeburgesses, female and male, over a period of6 months, with more waiting, all as a result ofthe change in the law. It means that familiessuch as Langley, Bennell, Balls,Youngs,Williams,Newton, Devall and others are able to passtheir traditions and rights on to their new generations. In some cases, the old family namehad died out.The new freeburgesses have comefrom all over England, and indeed fromScotland to swear their oath in front of theMayor, see picture below.

PETER EVANS

THE FREEBURGESSES OFCOLCHESTER

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FRIENDS OF CASTLE PARKIf you love our beautiful Castle Park, you

may be interested to learn about a small groupof volunteers and supporters known as Friendsof Castle Park.

The friends are, as the name suggests, afriendly bunch who act as advocates,consultants, champions and fundraisers andoccasional gardeners(!) for all things CastlePark. Our park is the home of so many different animals, buildings and plants and is, ofcourse, enjoyed by people from all differentwalks of life.We’re always keen to recruit morefriends members and celebrate the park in eachand every way we can think of. Did you knowthe sundial from Tymperley’s is due to comeback to its original home in Castle Park? Butwhere will it go? Join Friends of Castle Parkand help us advise where to put it.You can beas active or as passive as you want, it all helps.

To join send a cheque to Elisabeth Baines,37 Valley Road,Wivenhoe, CO7 9LZ or visitour website www.friendsofcastlepark.com.Membership amounts to the princely sum ofjust £5.00 for individuals or £7.00 for families

ANTHONY ROBERTS, Chairman

BUILDINGS OF COLCHESTERTHROUGH TIME

Patrick Denney’s new book is a welcomeaddition to his previous histories of the townand in it he takes a detailed look at many ofColchester’s buildings. In the process he tells uswho owned them together with their presentuse and where possible relates their appearancetoday with old photos of how they were indays gone by.

A helpful map at the beginning identifying the buildings illustrated, allows oneto take ones time in exploring our heritageand would be invaluable when walking roundthe town on ones own, perhaps following the tour described in his earlier book‘COLCHESTER’ or the tourist trail.

The beautiful photographs not only showthe whole building but pick out small details,showing different porticos, varying finishes andembellishments, and explain the differences inthe classical columns, types of pointing inbrickwork and help identifying the age ofGeorgian buildings through window positions.The glossary at the end further clarifies thetechnical terms.

This is a valuable addition to our knowledge of the buildings in Colchester,by not only describing the way they nowappear, but developing the story of how peoplethrough the ages lived and worked and adaptedtheir buildings to their owntime, status orthe fashion ofthe day.

Book review byJANET

FULFORD

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COLCHESTER RECALLEDColchester’s Oral History Group restart

their 2012 programme on Thursday 20thSeptember in the Board Room at ColchesterInstitute, Sheepen Road at 7pm.

All are welcome.£1 per person per evening including

refreshments.

Thursday September 20thCIARA CANNING: Making History at theMuseum. Since she came to ColchesterMuseum Ciara has explored the Colchesterworld of disadvantage and disability withremarkable consequences.

Thursday October 18thJOHN MORGAN: Medieval Arms & Armour.Anillustrated talk – literally: he will be wearing itand using it! AVery Special Evening.

Thursday November 22ndMembers Evening.A second time for this popular event: 1. RAY ALLAN: My Titanic Story;MICHAEL SHERMAN: The Severalls I Knew;PETER EVANS: Tales from The Borough Treasury.

Thursday December 13thOur Seasonal Special: Wine, Mince Pies, Patrick’sQuiz and a Special Video.

Thursday January 17th 2013ROSALIND WATLING: Upstreet, Downstreet:Rowhedge Recalled. Exploring the oral history ofthis riverside community.

Thursday February 21stSONIA LEWIS: My Year as Mayor. Sonia wasMayor of Colchester 2010-11. She has had timeto digest and can now tell us what it was like.

Thursday March 14thPHILIP CRUMMY: Living with a Roman Circus.Our popular archaeologist brings the big

archaeology story up to date.

Thursday April 18thANDREW PHILLIPS: 24 hours in Colchester –5,000 pictures. A big picture show from thearchive collected on October 21st 2011.

Thursday May 16thMembers Evening 2. Three more speakersfrom our own members recount an extraordinary story from their life.

Thursday June 20thAGM and JIM LAWRENCE: My Early Days inBarging. The almost legendary Jim, who sailedthe brown sailed barges.A Very SpecialEvening.

Monthly meetings take place on Thursdayevenings from September to June.

The Annual subscription is £7 per personor £12 for a couple.

Further details are available from ANDREW PHILLIPS, telephone 01206 546775.

FURTHER NOTE TO THE ACCOUNTS- see pages 6 and 7Gift Aid

It appears that we are unable to claim GiftAid from HM Customs and Revenue at present, as the benefits of membership, whichinclude admission to the Museum and areduced entry fee for our lectures, are too high.Whilst this is the case, those members thatmake an Annual Tax Return should continue todeclare that they have completed a Gift Aiddeclaration in favour of the Friends ofColchester Museums.

It is possible that we can continue to claimgift aid if members are happy to offer a dona-tion in lieu of the annual subscription, but thisneeds to be confirmed.

PETER EVANS Hon Treasurer

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INCOME 2011/12 2010/11(£s) (£s)

Subscriptions 7923.50 7,134.50Lectures (net of expenses) 829.00 663.00Trips (net profit - note 1) 227.00 252.94Gift Aid (note 2) 1,974.18Interest 9.37 33.27Donations 251.00 308.00Special Open Evening 118.02

Surplus of income over expenditure 4041.32£9239.87 £14525.23

The Friends of Colchester Museums Annual Accounts 2011-2012

Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st March 2012

ACCUMULATED FUND (£s) (£s)Balance bought forward 35836.73 39878.05Surplus/Loss for year 2165.08 -4041.32

TOTAL 38001.81 35836.73CREDITORS:Fees for Trips 1593.00 657.00

£39594.81 £36493.73

Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2012

Notes to the AccountsNote 1.Trips to Coggeshall and CambridgeNote 2.We can no longer claim Gift Aid against SubscriptionsNote 3. Purchases - Duncan Beckett Sign £20.00, Squirrell Painting £3125.00,

Spurgeon Figure £181.50, Iron Age Gold Coin £1200.00

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ums Annual Accounts 2011-2012

t for the year ended 31st March 2012

eet as at 31st March 2012

EXPENDITURE 2011/12 2010/11(£s) (£s)

Operating Expenses 1795.46 2012.22Subscriptions and Insurance (British Association of Friends of Museums) 602.83 498.01Events - Christmas Open Evening 150.00 150.00Purchases (Note 3) 4526.50 11865.00

Surplus of Income over Expenditure 2165.08 nil£9239.87 £14525.23

NET CURRENT ASSETS (£s) (£s)BankCurrent Account 1348.70 2512.99Building Society 38026.11 33716.74

TOTAL £39374.81 £36229.73DEBTOR: Room Hire 220.00 264.00

£39594.81 £36493.73

I have examined the accounts of The Friends of Colchester Museums for the year ended 31st March 2012 and confirm that they appear to be in accordance with the Books of Account and Vouchers produced to me for the purpose of this audit.

Signed ROY ANDERSON Hon.Auditor Dated: 23rd June 2012

Signed PETER EVANS FMAAT Hon.Treasurer

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Museum NewsCOLCHESTER CASTLEREDEVELOPMENT PROJECT UPDATE

The redevelopment project at ColchesterCastle is progressing well.The design layout hasnow been finalised and the gallery spaces havebeen modelled in 3D, which is very helpful inshowing how the internal structure of theCastle will be far more open to view than atpresent.The next phase of the display design isdetailing and testing ideas for interactives whichwill happen in the early autumn.

There has been close co-ordinationthroughout with the Building and HeritageServices Manager at Colchester BoroughCouncil, to ensure that relevant information isbeing fed into the building works tender whichwill be advertised in September.The tenderprocess for the design works will get underwayin December.

The design and content of the pilot widerheritage interpretation panels for the BalkerneGate, Duncan’s Gate and the Roman Theatre

have been signed off.They are now going intoproduction and we are looking to install themin October. Once the panels have beeninstalled, there will be a period of evaluationand the feedback received will inform the finaldesign.

A recruitment drive is underway for theyounger people user forum as the numbers willdecline after the summer as some currentmembers leave Colchester.The 16-24 age rangeof this group means that it will always have atransitory membership as many are still in fulltime education and are moving between schooland college or university.You can find out moreabout the user forum by checking out the ‘GetInvolved’ section the website www.cimuse-ums.org.uk or by calling 01206 282434.

LEARNING AND OUTREACH INCOLCHESTER

The Learning Team has introduced a newgallery-based alternative tour for children who


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are unable to access the vaults beneathColchester Castle.This makes use of spaces inthe galleries, such as the Iron Age roundhouse,chariot, fighting figures and the Roman villa,to bring the story to life.A bag of handlingobjects and images has been put together,giving children the opportunity to examine theevidence as they move through the museum.

In January and March 2012 visitors toColchester Castle took part in poetry workshops in partnership with the MozaicStanza Group.The workshops were led bySheena Clover of Mosaic and Clive Stacey ofColchester and Ipswich Museums. Inspired byvarious objects, rooms and the building itself,they produced works based on the experiencesand stories revealed during the workshops.Here is one of the poems that were produced.All the poems will be mounted and put on display at the Castle in the coming months.

THIS IS THE POT THAT BOUDICCABURNT.By JUDITH WOLTON

I am the miner who dug the clayfrom the Colchester soildamped it in clothand sold it to the potter.

I am the potter who kneaded the clay,squeezed out the air,threw a lump on my wheel,made a cooking pot to be fired.

I am the kilner who carried the poton a wooden board, placed it with othersdeep in my kiln and fired it.My thumb marked the glaze.

I am the trader who bought the pot,Tried for a high price,enhancing its valueand waited to tempt a buyer.

I am the steward who bought the potfor my lady’s kitchen;The lid fitted well despite a thumb markand cook is pleased with the shape.

I am the slave who was washing the potjust as Boudicca roared throughburning and pillaging, wrecking our houseI dropped the pot, in all the turmoil,it disappeared in the debris.

I am the archaeologist who found clay fragments-parts of a pot from Roman times,charred by Boudicca’s angry fire.I passed the parts to the conservator.

I am the conservator who took these fragmentswrapped them in cloth, stored them welland passed them to the curatorwho works in the Castle.

I am the curator who spun magic with thesefragmentsfired my listeners’ mindswith dreams of ancient days – a thumb markand fear of Boudicca.

The Community Outreach Team havebeen working with artist Alison Stockmarr anda group of adults with learning disabilities fromthe Dacon Trust to create Easter decorationsusing recycled items.The team also continue towork their work with Reminiscence.We nowhave nine ‘Memory Boxes’ available to hirefrom Colchester, with a tenth currently beingprepared.The Community Outreach Team continues to work with Age UK in deliveringsessions locally.

EXHIBITIONS IN COLCHESTER‘Coming to Colchester’: This exhibition atHollytrees Museum explores some of the reasons why different people have chosen to

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make Colchester their home. It also looks attheir legacy in Colchester’s buildings, includingthe Roman Wall, Norman Castle, the DutchQuarter and the Garrison.The objects on display include items representing some of thesepeople and visitors can listen to contemporarystories of immigration. ‘Coming to Colchester’opened on 28 April and runs until 2December.

‘Treasures of China’: This exhibition atColchester Castle showcases 70 art treasuresfrom Nanjing Museum, China.Ten young people from the Gilberd School in Colchestertravelled across the globe to China as part of

the official Cultural Olympiad project, ‘Storiesof the World’.Working with both Colchesterand Ipswich Museums and Nanjing Museum,China the young people have actively engagedwith Chinese culture and have helped to createthis exhibition.

The exhibition explores the rise ofImperial China from the Stone Age to the timeof the last emperor, taking the visitor through

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4,500 years of Chinese history. Stunning objectsinclude a 2000-year-old, life-size jade suit fromthe tombs of the Han Dynasty rulers, an exquisite gold cicada sitting on a jade leaf wornby a Ming princess nearly 600 years ago andluxury items and ornaments that adorned thepalace of the last of the imperial families.Alongside this rich history is a celebration ofChinese crafts and the ensuring appeal of

animals in Chinese culture.A delicate jademouse joins a pottery pig and three wise monkeys immortalised on a lacquer plate.

The exhibition opened on 30 June andwill be on display until 6 January.The hostingof this major international exhibition atColchester Castle demonstrates the opportunities made possible by a twenty-fouryear friendship between the county of Essexand Jiangsu Province, China.

NEW ACQUISITIONSSome notable new acquisitions at

Colchester over the last few months include:

Colchester High Street: A watercolour byLeonard Russell Squirrell (1893-1979) paintedin 1956.

Squirrell was born in Ipswich and spentmost of his life there. He studied at IpswichSchool of Art, where he later taught, and won ascholarship to the Slade. Referred to as ‘TheLast of the Norwich School’, Leonard Squirrellwas a very prolific artist, producing water-colours for a number of commercial companies, including the Great EasternRailway.This acquisition was generously funded by the Friends of Colchester Museum.See illustration overleaf.

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Figure of Charles Haddon Spurgeon:Spurgeon was an internationally famous 19th-century Baptist preacher who lived inColchester as a young man and was convertedin a chapel in Artillery Street.There is a streetnamed after him in the town and a bust in theTown Hall.This acquisition was generouslyfunded by the Friends of Colchester Museum.

Merovingian gold coins: These two goldcoins, or tremissis, were minted in the seventhcentury AD in the Merovingian kingdomwhich covered all of modern France andBelgium, and much of western Germany. Oftenit is possible to identify from the inscriptionswhere and by whom the coin was issued; oneof these coins was minted by Piontus atCoutances in Normandy.The coins were foundto the south-west of Colchester.

LAUNCH E-NEWSLETTER ‘MUSEUMSEXTRA’

In July, Colchester and Ipswich Museums


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The Adult Community CollegeWilson Marriage CentreColchester

HISTORY OF COLCHESTER Part 1Starting Friday 28th September for 10 weeks2pm-4pm Code EWM5B06

MEETING YOUR ANCESTORSPart 2 Starting Tuesday 25th September for 10 weeks7pm-9pm Code EWM4C01

FAMILY HISTORY ON THEINTERNETPart 1 Starting Saturday 29th September for 10 weeks10am-12pm Code EWM6A13

READING OLD HANDWRITINGPart 3 Starting Thursday 27th September for 10 weeks1pm-3pm Code EWM4B16

To book any of these four courses telephone 01206 789488 or viewessex.gov.uk/adultlearning

Colchester WEA Castle Methodist Church

MEETING YOUR ANCESTORS Part 1 Starting Friday 28th Septmber for 10 weeks10.15am-12.15pm Code A5 PD

Telephone Jean Roberts on 01206 576506

Local & Family History Courses - September 2012

launched a new free monthly e-newsletter‘MUSEUMS EXTRA’. It gives you updates on ourseven venues, events, projects, collections and abehind the scenes look at the museum and thepeople that work there!

Visit http://museums.colchester.gov.uk tosee the first issue, there are articles on the stunning ‘Treasures of China’ exhibition whichopened at Colchester Castle on 30 June, theMildenhall Great Dish that will be arrive inIpswich in July, the summer events programme

for adults and families, our annual St Botolph’sfun day event in Colchester, hints and tips fromour conservation team about looking after yourphotos and much, much more!

So sign up now, either email [email protected] or log on to the museumswebsite http://www.cimuseums.org.uk/contact-us/enews.html or click the subscribebutton on the newsletter itself.

We hope you enjoy it!

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Concluding The Friends’ Lecture Series 2012

Tuesday 4th SeptemberPATRICK DENNEY

Medieval Colchester: Religious Houses,Godly Devotion, Crime and Punishment

Tuesday 18th SeptemberPETER BERRIDGE

Offensive Privvies, Pet Foxes, and Rude andIgnorant Gaolers: the Last Days of the Prison in Colchester Castle

Tuesday 2nd OctoberANDREW PHILLIPS

Aspects of Victorian Colchester

Tuesday 16th OctoberNORMAN JACOBS

Essex Seaside Heritage

Tuesday 30th OctoberADRIAN WRIGHT

Railways to the Coast

Tuesday 13th NovemberHOWARD BROOKS

Recent Archaeological Work in Colchester

All at Lion Walk Church at 7.30pmAdmission prices per lecture:Members £1 - Non Members £2.

For further details please contact:David Walton The Friends of Colchester Museums14 Ryegate Road, Colchester CO1 1YG

Email: [email protected] 07796 592296

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