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The following pictures are taken from old postcards and some photographs. They have been scanned from originals. We can provide high quality scanned images if required.

(If you particularly want to purchase an original postcard from us, for family history reasons or if you are a collector, the price that we paid for the card is shown afetr the item number. For instance, 6 - 576 means that it is the 6th card in the section and we paid 576 pence, or £5.76, for it. We will sell the card for that price plus 5% for Paypal charge plus £2.70 for postage. Send Paypal payment to sdapeze@aol.com and send us an email with your address. Any card with a kb number is not available for sale as it is a card that has been generously offered for use by Mr Kevin Bond, a fellow postcard enthusiast.)

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THE HIGH STREET

THE CASTLE

THE GARRISON

THE TOWN HALL

   

PAGE 2.

ALL SAINTS

BALKERNE

CROUCH STREET

EAST HILL

ELD LANE

GREYFRIARS

HARWICH ROAD

HEADGATE

HOLY TRINITY

HOSPITAL

HYTHE

IPSWICH ROAD

LEXDEN

LION WALK

MIDDLEBORO

MIDDLE MILL

NORTH BRIDGE

NORTH HILL

 PAGE 3.

NORTH STATION RD

NORTH VIEW

SCHEREGATE

SIEGE HOUSE

ST BOTOLPHS

ST GILES

ST JOHNS

ST LEONARDS

ST MARTINS

ST MARY AT THE WALL

ST MARY MAGDALEN

STOCKWELL

ST RUNWALD

WIMPOLE ROAD

GENERAL

....and don't miss some early views here.

Or try to identify the Groups here.

 

THE HIGH STREET

1 - 400

High Street looking west

postally unused but probably c1905.

2

High Street looking west giving a view of the wonderful St Nicholas Church in the High Street, later demolished.

10255

postally unused

3 - 584

High Street looking east

Valentines

postally unused

4

High Street looking west

JV

postmarked Nov 1916, Mrs S Pearce, Bideford

5

High Street looking east

Poysers Series

postmarked Sep 1906, Mrs Maudsley, Twyford

6 - 450

High Street looking east

50684 JV

undated but probably c1905, sent to Denmark

7 - 420

High Street looking east

A971/713

postally unused

8 - 1735

High Street looking east with St Nicholas Church and All Saints Church beyond

Friths Series

postmarked Sep 1903, Mrs Morgan, London

9 - 420

High Street looking west

postally unused

10 - 405

High Street view from Jumbo

Kingsway

postally unused

11 - 565

With another view of St Nicholas Church in the High Street

12 - 150

From a photo by Gill

posted May 1920, Miss Gladys Hopwood, Eltham, from 25 Crowhurst Road, Colchester

13 - 420

With another view of St Nicholas Church in the High Street.

14 - 325

posted Dec 1903, Mrs Tyrell, Bournemoth

Frith's Series

15 -

220483.JV Valentines

Valentines

16 - 345

Postally Unused

17 - 380

1060 10 8091 S

Dated Jan 1911, To Miss Cole of Wisbech, from Lizzie

18 - 1378

A View from Jumbo

postally unused - note the tram

19 - 460

W7148 Postally unused, c1913

20 - 460

21500 Postally unused

21 - 585

V310-3 Dated May 1907, To Miss Ash in Leamington from Becks

22 - 145

Postmarked Sep 1958, to Miss Gladwell, Guildford, from Win and John

23 - 350

High Street in the 1950's, postally unused, National Series

24 - 210

High Street in the 1960's, postally unused, Harvey Barton, showing Woolworths in the High Street before it burned down.

25 - 169

Posted September 1914 to mr Stoneman, Colebrooke, Devon

84342

26 - 260

Unused, printed by F W Pawsey and Son, Ipswich

27

posted July 1942 to Miss Sybil West of Greenford

With another view of St Nicholas Church in the High Street.

28

D F and Co, York. posted October 1903 to Miss Jones of Putney

29 -

220482 JV, No 17

Postally unused, Valentines series, 1920's?

30 - 577

220462 JV, No 3

Posted 19 July 1938 from Phyllis to Miss Hannah Platt of Shoreham by Sea.

31 - 499

8177 21 Postally unused. Looking east.

With another view of St Nicholas Church in the High Street.

32 - 380

A postcard of superb photographic clarity, posted in July 1934, it shows the Red Lion Hotel (Trust House), J Sainsburys, Kendall and Sons with the Red Umbrella sign, Lawrences outfitters, market stalls and St Nicholas church spire. Sent to Mr and Mrs (Annie) G Gardner of Gateshead by an unnamed person of 1 Essex Hall Road, Colchester.

33 -

Postally unused. Tram in view. W and K No 4

34 - 310

Posted Sep 1904 to Miss Ada Smith of Ipswich.

35 - 399

Photochrom V2299, posted 4 Oct 1956 to Mrs C R Watts of Bexhill on Sea.

36 - 338

Unused 1950's card. M and L National Series

37 - 338

Unused 1950's card. M and L National Series.

With another view of St Nicholas Church in the High Street.

38 - 942

This is a Valentines Series card, unfranked or stamped but sent to Miss F E Hudson of Whalley Range, Manchester by Nell.

39 - 470

Unused card, Photocrom Co Ltd 74099

40 - 828

Unused card, Valentines, All Saints Church on left, tram centre, building on right was demolished when war memorial was built.

41 -

Another 1950's view of the High Street. Unused card, Photocrom Co Ltd 74099

42 -

21437, unused

43 - 475

The British Mirror Series 24/17 257. Posted to Miss A Boyes of Hawick, Scotland in July 1905.

Without a doubt, the most attractive (if not beautiful) church in Colchester was St Nicholas Church in the High Street. It was a grand Gothic revival building, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, but declared redundant by the church commissioners and demolished in 1956.

We didn't learn from this either. The powers that be have since gone on to destroy many more of our heritage buildings since then. May history judge them! Go here for details.

44 - 335

Another view of St Nicholas Church.

45 - 191

Unused, Valentines Series, G6833, c1930

46 - 191

Unused, Valentines Series, 220483, c1930

47 - 235

Exclusive Grano Series, , The Photocrom Co, posted to Mrs Carter of Woodford Green in July 1931 by Phyllis Crane

48 - 194

published by Valentines, 67343, posted 1913 to Mrs C Osborn of Grays, Essex

49 -

sent May 1904 to Miss Kathleen Gooding of Hamilton Road, Felixstowe

50 - 677

21501, sent to Miss Rofe? of Kensington on 18th September 1935

51 -

66566 Photochrom, sent September 1930 to Mr J G Hickman of Clapham Road, London

52 - 651

Postally unused but pencil note date July 1905

 

53 - 1130

The Grand Theatre. Postally unused. W8527

54 - 280

RA Series, posted August 1917 to Miss Mary Allen of Westcliffe on Sea by Lily

55 - 149

Valentines 57343?, postedSep 1922 to W D Lewis of Crouch End, London

56 - This is a photograph, not a postcard. It is dated from the 1939 to 45 period. We assume that it was taken by an American serviceman, as it came from the US. It is a high quality picture and shows protective barriers and screens aoutside the Town Hall, as well as a sign on the nearest lampost stating, 'Salute the Soldier - LET YOUR SAVINGS - Present Arms'. There is a tremendous amount of detail shown of the Cups Hotel (demolished in the 60's), shop signs, bus stop destinations, seamed stockings, etc.

57 - 129

Photochrom Ltd, 51690, unused

58 - 695

JWS 1262 unused card

59 - 774

This is not an actual postcard but what appears to be a master for a postcard, with the No 10114, Poulton's Series marked on it, the Sea Horse pub on the left.

60 - 169

An interesting view of the imposing Three Cups Hotel, before it was demolished in the 1960's.

61- kb01

S6740, unused

62 - kb03

52, M & L National Series, posted Jul 1959

63 - 225

Sent to Mrs Lynch of Balham around 1930 (stamp unclear)

64 - 484

1-40-01-01 3248c by J Salmon Ltd. Sent Jly 1967 to Mr M Frayer? of Swanley. Note the Woolworths building on the left, burned down in the 1970's.

65 - 1438

Card by Jackson and Son (Gy) Ltd of Grimsby and Bradford. Sent September 1921 to Mrs B May of Bond Street, Cromer, from JB. At that time W Hunt and Sons were having their summer clearance sale.

66 - 159

High Street looking east. Unused card by M and L National Series.

67 - 400

The War memorial. Unused card by Lilywhite Ltd. c1920.

 

THE CASTLE

1 - 230

The Castle

Valentines

postally unused

2

Castle Park looking south

postally unused

3 - 100

Outside the north wall, looking west

4 - 250

Dated Sep 1918, To Miss Florrie Cole of Gateshead from Hill?

5 - 250

41149, Valentines

Dated 1911?, To Miss Impey? from R J 

6 - 375

The Bandstand, postally unused

7 - 193

posted 1909? to Miss E Press of Poringland

8 - 950

postally unused, Valentines Series no 26099, circa 1924

9 -

A series of cards published by the Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What date?

postally unused, 4 Interior looking north

10 -

A series of cards published by the Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What date?

postally unused, 9 East Side

11 -

A series of cards published by the Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What date?

postally unused, 7 Interior looking north east

12 -

A series of cards published by the Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What date?

postally unused, 10 north west tower showing the original entrance

13 -

A series of cards published by the Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What date?

postally unused, 8 south east tower and chapel apse

14 -

A series of cards published by the Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What date?

postally unused, 6 the great staircase

15 -

A series of cards published by the Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What date?

postally unused, 3 Main Entrance

16 -

A series of cards published by the Corporation of Colchester before the roof was put on. What date?

postally unused, 5 door of the county jail

17 - 185

S and S C, postally unused

18 - 760

Published by J Howe, General Stores, 34 North Hill, Colchester, 5902...294, postally unused

19 - 1550

A superb quality photograph showing a view from All Saints church of the war memorial surrounded by hundreds of people, with the castle in the background. The card is unused and possibly records the dedication ceremony on completion of the memorial in the 1920's.

20 - 400

The Cricket Pavilion in view from across the lower Castle Park. Unused card M & R C

21 - 405

Roman Excavations and Bandstand. The Photocrom Co Ltd, ref 51689, postally unused.

22 - 191

Castle Gardens

Unused, Valentines Series, 220469, c1930

23 - 191

Castle Park

Unused, Valentines Series, 220470, c1930

24 - 191

Colchester Castle

Unused, Valentines Series, 220472, c1930

25 - 191

War Memorial and Castle

Unused, Valentines Series, 220475, c1930

26 - 360

sent July 5th 1907 to Mrs Cordley c/o Mrs Fenner of Maldon Road, Colchester, by CWC

GARRISON

1 - 250

Officers Mess, Hyderabad Barracks

76386 J V

postmarked 1916? (George V) Miss Lawrence, Kettering, E Haylock, North Walsham

2 - 275

Presenting War Medals

H G R C from photo by Gill

postally unused but pencil note to

Charles Cock of Badcock Farm, Abberton from Herbert

3 - 894

Royal Field Artillery

201 H G R C from photo by Gill

dated March 1911, Leytonstone, faint pencil

4 -

Goojerat Barracks, No 107, postally unused

5 - SOLD

Cavalry Barracks, postally unused, Signal series

6 - 415

Garrison Church, Military Road, posted May 1908 to A Young of Middx. from Allan

7 - 1075

The Abbey Field, postally unused

8 - 282

Sobraon Barracks, posted November 1907, to Mrs Robinson in Gt Yarmouth

9 - SOLD

Abbey Fields

Posted August 1906 to H J Edwards of Palmers Green from Hugh Rooney, the IXL Series

10 - 569

Posted November 1909 to Mr A H Childs of Paddington from his brother George, published by E J Mercer of Colchester

11 - 856

52nd Gordons, Colchester, March 1919

postally unused

12 - 359

Postally unused, Goojerat Barracks, 7172 The Wyndham Series

Bob Westfield is looking for other pictures of this barracks, especially nearer to to 1955 to 1957 when he served there (040106).

13 - 600

Royal Field Artillery, by Gill, posted 2 Sep 1914? to Mrs S Gladwell of Woodbridge.

14 - 780

Essex I Y Camp, Colchester 1903

15 - 480

Hyderabad Barracks, Valentines Series, No 75385?, postmarked, 1918, to Miss D Lea Sellaur?, Newhaven Surrey, from F. In black and white and available but not shown.

15c - 169

Valentine Series 75385 JV. Postally unused. In colour as shown.

16 -

"B" Co., 10th Royal Fusiliers, Reed Hall Camp, Colchester

Cullingfords and Co Colchester, postally unused.

10th Stockbrokers Battalion.

17 - 454

Meeanee Barracks, posted 10th July 1919 to Mrs H Thomas of Rainham, Kent, from Frank. Published by Chas. Clark, Stationer and Tobacconist, Headgate, Colchester.

18 - 379

Posted 11th Dec 19?. George V stamp. To Mrs Gilbert of Northampton from Alf (first left).

This is our mob just come home from footballing on Sunday and got our tea with us on Photo Bread and cheese and onions for Sunday's tea that's a luxury for us We don't half live. Tell Percy if he...... Alf

19 - 328

Gill and Son, Colchester. Postally unused.

20 - 901

Officers Mess, Artillery Barracks. Valentines Series 31194. Postally unused.

21 - 835

Artillery Barracks. The Wyndham Series. Posted 4 Jan 1923? to Mrs Capon of Abergavenny.

22 - 1035 (22a - 437)

Distributing the South African War Medals, Colchester Camp, Photo Deacon, Colchester. Postally unused. We have a second copy of this card that gives the date as 12th June 1903.

23 - 225

Cavalry Barracks. Postally unused. Moore and Roberts, Colchester.

24 - 425

The Abbey Field. Postally unused. M and R Series

25 - 630

Posted 24 Sep 1914, George V stamp, with a note of Fusiliers. Sent to somebody in Scotland by John. Cannot read.

26 - 630

Posted 25 Sep 1914, George V stamp, to Percy Ford of 53 Trentham Street, Southfields, London, from Will.

27 - 280

Artillery Barrack entrance. Postally used Sep 1946, sent to Mrs Sleath? in Little Clacton by her niece.

28 - 584

Meeanee Barrack Entrance, off Mersea Road. Postally unused.

29 - 529

The Abbey Fields, Army Cadets, c1910, postally unused. Valentine Series ref 41143.

30 - 614

Meeanee Barracks, posted 7th Feb 1911 to Miss F R Scott, Chelsea

32 - 419

The Military Hospital - Valentines Series 80205, postally unused.

33 - 1774

205 HGRC, 16th Lancers, Colchester. Sent October 6th, 1905 to Miss E Blake of Botesdale by Jim. Card by Gill.

34 - 801

The 4th Hussars, Cavalry Barracks, posted to Miss E M Tullett? of Fareham, Hants in 1905

35 - 135

Goojerat Barracks c1915

unused, published by E J Mercer, Military Road

36 - 899

unused, Corporal Jones, Mobile Vets, Colchester, dated 5th May 1917

37 -

Sobraon Barracks

unused, Valentines 76584

38 - 280

Artillery Barracks

unused, Raphael Tuck No 2050

39 - 801

unused, real photographic postcard of a group of Officers & NCO's serving with the Army Ordnance Department together with civilian staff at the Colchester Ordnance Depot.

40 - x

The Military Hospital

donated image

41 - 469

A large group of NCO's of the Royal Engineers, taken at Colchester, with many arm and sleeve badges on display including a Sergeant Farrier. Unposted. (Photographer's stamp, J E STUTTER of 11 Errington Road, Colchester)

42 - 325

A fun card of the Old Duff Section (Northants Regiment?), with a tin of Fray Bentos meat on top of a football. Posted March 10th 1910 to Miss Laura Sharpe of 21 Field Street Avenue, Kettering, by George. E Denison Binns, 44 Mersea Road, Colchester stamp.

43 - 292

unused

44 - 242

sent August 1913 to Miss Clarke of Stanstead

45 - 342

Sobraon Barracks. Sent to Mrs J Brown of Riding Mill, Northumberland, George V postmark, by her son. He failed examination for infantry but passed into Army Veterinary Corps, getting 3d a day in England and 4d a day abroad.

46 - 309

The Garrison Church. unused

47 - 1700

Aerial View of Colchester Showing Camp Church and Weslyan Chapel. (1275) Photochrom and Co Ltd. Postally unused.

48 - 601

Postally unused but notes on the back say 'May 1916. Colchester Camp. D Company with Derby Recruits. ' Also a separate note saying Territorials, Manchesters. A high quality photograph with clear details.

49 -

Soldiers of the Essex Yeomanry. Postmarked Colchester 1912? Sent by E E Minns at 2 Campion Road, Colchester to W Butcher of Longlands Park Road, Sidcup. 1194 L/Cpl E E Minns, Essex Yeomanry. The writer mentions that the Old Theatre Royal being completely burnt out the previous week.

 

 

50 - 420

Sobraon Barracks, unused, R A Series

51 - 514

Meeanee Barracks, Moore and Roberts, sent to Mrs Diggins of Oxford Road, Clacton-on-Sea on Nov 2nd 1906.

52 - 319

M and RC unused card, Garrison Gymnasium

53 - 525

C and D Companies 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, Colchester No 30. Real photograph card unposted. Card produced by Foster and Harwood of Brighton.

54 - kb20

unused but a pencil date of 1947. Ricky Photo Service, Clacton-on-Sea, W F Rickman

55 - kb21

unused

56 - 3407

206 HGRC by Gill - 16th Lancers, posted Oct 1905 to Mr E Buckett of Hightown, Manchester by Walt.

57 - 1013

Soldiers Home, with pencil note stating 'opened Queen Street in 1879 replacing one 2 Osborne Street, demolished 1940 for New Police Station. Published by the Southgate Studio, Short Wyre Street, k43301. Posted to Mrs Lunnis? of Ypres Road, Colchester in 1927.

58 - 1337

Interior of the Military Hospital. Sent Nov 1907 to Miss Milley Williams of Torpoint by Nellie?

59 - 939

The Time Gun on Abbey Field. With written message in French. Sent Sep 1905 to Mlle Poussin c/o Notariat de Corneilles, France. Published by HGRC, photo by Gill

60 - 901

Real photographic postcard of a group of NCO's and men serving with a rifle regiment. They are regulars and wear full dress. The facings, we think, are KRRC [Kings Royal Rifle Corps ] - though may be Rifle Brigade. They are seated with a trophy, and we imagine are in barracks at Colchester. Photo by E. Dennison Binns, 44 Mersea Rd, Colchester. Postcard in very good overall condition for age, though light staining to edges. Unused. Does anybody recognise the trophy - or the men?

61 - 1150

Peace with Victory. 1918? Unused card by Oscar Way, Royal Studio, Colchester.

Please note that there are other, earlier pictures of the garrison on the 'early' page.

 

TOWN HALL

1 - 370

Colchester Town Hall

Dainty Series

postmarked Sep 1905, Lizzie to Miss M Whymark, Ipswich

2

Colchester Town Hall

postally unused

3

Valentines

postally unused

4

Inside the Moot Hall

postmarked Aug 1906, Miss M Forward, Cardiff

5 - 610

The Oyster Feast, Moore and Roberts

postally unused, date unknown

6 -

Posted December 1905, to Miss Cottle? in Rivenhall End, from Eliza

7 - 165

Posted June 1903 to Mrs C Stedman of Clacton on Sea

8 - 592

Starting the Trams, Colchester, July 28th 1904

Photo by Gill, postally unused

'The Colchester Tramway opened in the year 1904, with a fleet of 16 trams, to provide modern transport through a town which dated back to Roman times.

The trams, supplied by Dick Kerr & Company, had bodies made by the British Electric Wagon & Carriage Co. Ltd at Preston, mounted on Brill 21E trucks. These had two 35hp motors. In 1906 two further trams were added to the fleet, identical to the others except that they had direct instead of reverse staircases.

For the inaugural run on 28th. July 1904 the Lady Mayoress, Mrs E.H. Barritt drove tram no.13 to Lexden. The fleet was decommissioned in 1928, and the trams sold to Mr Moss, a builder, for use as site huts.

In Colchester, the trams operated out of a depot in Magdalen Street in the centre of town, where they were also cleaned and maintained.

Trams were quiet, economical on fuel, and pollution free. The only disadvantage was the overhead wires and the rails - the latter could produce a problem like that so vividly depicted in the film Genevieve, when the veteran car's wheels stuck in the tram rails and it was guided the wrong way like a railway wagon! The trams were a significant feature of the town scene, both before and after the First World War, until they were replaced with motor buses.'

Quote from eBay

9 - 338

unused 1950's card. M and L National Series

10 - 280

9830, posted 1908 to Miss L E Cadman of The Glebe House, Lexden

11 -

sent August 1904 to Mrs Win? Causer? of Southend by her daughter Flora.

12 - 1679

Colchester Oyster Feast 1905 with Frank Cant advertisement. Sent Aug 1905 to Mrs E Paul of Mortimer, Reading.

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EARLY VIEWS

More pictures will be added in due course, together with comments. Can any of you identify any particular vehicle, tram, individual, etc?

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