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ESSEX CHURCHES |
St Giles, St Botolph's, Holy Trinity, in Colchester
© Susan Eldridge June 2002
Location: Stanwell St, Colchester
OS ref: 168 TL999249
Denomination: Church of England
Date: parts date back to 13th century
No longer in use as a church
ST BOTOLPH'S CHURCH AND PRIORY
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© Susan Eldridge June 2002 |
Location: St Botolphs St, nr the centre of Colchester OS ref: 168 TL999 249 Denomination: Church of England Date: 1836
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Ruins of St Botolph's Priory |
The priory was almost destroyed in 1536 during the time of the dissolution of the monasteries. |
© Susan Eldridge June 2002
Location: Trinity Street in the centre of Colchester
OS ref: 168 TL996251
Denomination: Church of England
Date: The tower is the oldest part of the church and dates from about 1000AD
Parts were rebuilt in the 14th and 15th century and further restored in 1886.
No longer in use as a church but used as a Young Peoples Centre
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© Susan Eldridge June 2002
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Location: At the junction of New Rd (B1035) and The Walls (B1352) Mistley OS ref: 168 TM116320
These two towers are all that remain of a church built in 1735 and remodelled by Richard Adam in1776. The central section between the towers was demolished in 1870 when a new church was built for Mistley
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The original church as it appears on the information board |
