New Blue Plaque Marking Colchester’s Napoleonic Barracks

A new blue plaque will be unveiled at the Artilleryman public House in Artillery Street on June 18th at 10,45 to mark Colchester’s forgotten Napoleonic barracks. This will be unveiled by Colchester Garrison commander Lieutenant Colonel ED Rankin DL The barracks, built from 1794, were designed to house troops during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic

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An invitation to the Colchester Civic Society AGM

An invitation to the Colchester Civic Society AGM This will be on Tuesday 9 June 2026   at 19.00 prompt, in the Cloisters Restaurant, Greyfriars. The meeting itself will be followed by a break for coffee before a talk is given by Vinnie Geaves, the Manager of Our Colchester, Colchester’s Business Improvement District Team. The BID

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