The political composition of the council as of the 2016 election: Control of the council is currently held by a coalition of the Liberal Democrats, the Labour party and the Independent candidates. [9][27] It may have reached a population of 30,000 in that period. The building is owned by the Victor Batte-Lay Foundation.[64]. [23] Sometime after the destruction, London became the capital of the province of Britannia. 5. [12][13] In the 1980s an archaeological inventory showed that over 800 shards of pottery from the Neolithic, Bronze Age and early Iron Age have been found within Colchester, along with many examples of worked flint. Published by Colchester Archaeological Trust (, Wymer, J. [56] The centre holds men and women from all three services who are sentenced to serve periods of detention. The Member of Parliament for Colchester is Will Quince of the Conservative Party. Camulodunum was enormous, defended by 15 miles of defensive dykes. In 1884, the town was struck by the Colchester earthquake, estimated to have been 4.7 on the Richter Scale causing extensive regional damage. The Colchester School of Art and Design is based in the Colchester Institute near the centre of the town. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in Colchester, Essex on Tripadvisor: See 17,956 traveller reviews and photos of Colchester tourist attractions. The tower was decommissioned in 1987 and has had several private owners pending redevelopment. The town is also represented on Essex County Council, containing six County electoral divisions. He competed for England in the men's 20 km walk at the... Petronella Barker may refer to: Essex County Cricket Club play some of their home games at Castle Park Cricket Ground, home of Colchester & East Essex. Katherine Weekes. [9], Camulodunum served as a provincial Roman capital of Britain, but was attacked and destroyed during Boudica's rebellion in AD 61. Published by Essex County Council (. This list includes people who were born and raised in Colchester, as well as those who were born there but moved away at a young age. 7. Colchester, Camulodunum and Colonia Victricensis forms one of 38 sites seeking World Heritage Site status, with a shortlist to be submitted to UNESCO for consideration in 2011. Medieval Colchester's main landmark is Colchester Castle, which is an 11th-century Norman keep, and built on top of the vaults of the old Roman temple. [34], The archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler was the first to propose that the lack of early Anglo-Saxon finds in a triangle between London, Colchester and St Albans could indicate a 'sub-Roman triangle' where British rule continued after the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons. A Second World War pillbox in Colchester was the unlikely place where the immortal Second World War song, ‘There’ll always be an England’ was written by Ross Parker, co-author of ‘We’ll Meet Again’, in 1940, while stationed at Roman Way Camp. [12] This included a pit found at Culver Street containing a ritually placed Neolithic grooved ware pot,[12] as well as find spots containing later Deverel-Rimbury bucket urns. This newspaper has been a central part of community life for many years. Other tertiary institutions include Colchester Sixth Form College and Colchester Institute. Another version says that Humpty Dumpty was a cannon on the top of the church. Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. [42], By the 'New Constitutions' of 1372, a borough council was instituted; the two bailiffs who represented the borough to the king were now expected to consult sixteen ordinary councillors and eight auditors (later called aldermen). [46] A small obelisk marks the spot where they fell. The camp was so noisy he retreated to the pill box for quietness while composing his song. [43], The main facade of the Town Hall features six life-sized statues, also by Watts, depicting famous people connected with Colchester; on the south elevation, Eudo Dapifer, Thomas Lord Audley, William Gilberd and Samuel Harsnett, and on the east, Edward the Elder and Boudicca. Construction of the walls of Colchester took place between 65 and 80 AD, shortly after the destruction of the undefended colonia by Boudicca, and they continued in use until after the Siege of Colchester in 1648. The church now stands outside the main Police Station. People of note that have lived in Colchester include: Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture, Crummy, Philip (1997) City of Victory; the story of Colchester – Britain's first Roman town. Colchester has Britain’s only military ‘glasshouse’, where, during National Service days (1946-1960), hard men did porridge before dismissal from the Army. The town is also served by Colchester Town railway station and Hythe station located on the Sunshine Coast Line.