EPW001855 ENGLAND (1920). View of Colchester and Le Cateau Barracks, Colchester, 1920
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| Title | [EPW001855] View of Colchester and Le Cateau Barracks, Colchester, 1920 | 
| Reference | EPW001855 | 
| Date | June-1920 | 
| Link | |
| Place name | COLCHESTER | 
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 599356, 224711 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.89706795124352, 51.884818284631 | 
| National Grid Reference | TL994247 | 
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|  Later site of war memorial |   SHallifax | Thursday 4th of February 2021 02:21:40 PM | 
|  Old Salvation Army barracks. Now where Southway By-Pass is. |   J Bois | Monday 29th of June 2015 09:20:02 PM | 
|  Abbey Gate. |   PrezAlan | Monday 16th of March 2015 07:22:46 PM | 
|  Abbey Fields.  A military training and parade area at this time. |   PrezAlan | Monday 16th of March 2015 07:20:53 PM | 
|  Entrance to Le Cateau Barracks on Butt Road |   PrezAlan | Monday 16th of March 2015 07:19:45 PM | 
|  Water tower in cavalry barracks. Still there today. |   PrezAlan | Monday 16th of March 2015 07:18:48 PM | 
|  Le Cateau Barracks, now the site of the REME workshops. |   GRP47 | Friday 25th of July 2014 01:43:17 PM | 
|  The Officers' Mess Le Cateau Barracks, latterly the Garrison Sergeants' Mess, now being redeveloped as housing. |   GRP47 | Friday 25th of July 2014 01:41:08 PM | 
|  The Cups Hotel
Patronised by, it is said, Nelson, Wellington & the Prince Regent in the early 19th Century. Had a ballroom decorated by Robert Adam.
Wantonly destroyed by Colchester Council in the 1960s for additional council offices |   Maizie | Thursday 10th of October 2013 11:34:03 PM | 
|  Saint Nicholas Church
Demolished in the late 1950s. Replaced by a Co-Operative store known as St. Nicholas House |   Maizie | Thursday 10th of October 2013 11:29:22 PM | 
|  All Saints Church
Now (2013) a Natural History Museum |   Maizie | Thursday 10th of October 2013 11:26:23 PM | 
|  St Botolph's Church |   Maizie | Thursday 10th of October 2013 11:24:00 PM | 
|  Area demolished in ww2 |   Mark C | Saturday 15th of December 2012 06:32:16 PM | 
|  'The New Inn' |   Mark C | Saturday 15th of December 2012 06:29:02 PM | 
|  St Johns Green |   Mark C | Saturday 15th of December 2012 06:24:30 PM | 
|  Salisbury Ave house only 15 years old |   Mark C | Saturday 15th of December 2012 06:19:33 PM | 
|  Sheds for storing horse drawn canons'
Inside each cubicle was a circle so the horse could turn round and when unhitched leave the canon ready for the next hitch up. |   Mark C | Saturday 15th of December 2012 06:14:59 PM | 
 
             
  ![[EPW001855] View of Colchester and Le Cateau Barracks, Colchester, 1920](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/001/EPW001855.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[EAW043688] Le Cateau Baracks and the town, Colchester, from the south-west, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/043/EAW043688.jpg) 
 ![[EAW014001] The town, Colchester, from the south, 1948](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/014/EAW014001.jpg) 
 ![[EPW001861] The town, Colchester, from the south-west, 1920. This image has been produced from a copy-negative.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/001/EPW001861.jpg) 
 ![[EAW029726] Chael Street, Head Street and the town, Colchester, 1950](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/029/EAW029726.jpg) 
 ![[EPW001856] View of Colchester, the Water Tower and Crouch Street area, Colchester, 1920](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/001/EPW001856.jpg) 
 ![[EAW043687] Butt Road, Headgate and the surrounding town, Colchester, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/043/EAW043687.jpg) 
 ![[EAW043686] Maldon Road and the surrounding town, Colchester, 1952](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/043/EAW043686.jpg)