England's largest municipal water tower has received extra funding to help secure its future. The 40m-tall (130ft) tall ...

Despite its tumultuous past, Colchester flourished in the medieval and Victorian times as a hub for wool and weaving. Numerous timber-framed buildings from the Jacobean and Tudor periods still ...

Colchester has seen a fair share of turbulence over the years, but the city thrived during the medieval and Victorian periods, becoming a major centre for wool and weaving. Many timber-framed ...

Colchester playbill. Used with permission of British Library Burlesques were becoming common in the mid-late Victorian period – reflecting the contemporary taste for melodrama. As written on ...

Baroque in design, its 162ft Victorian tower was presented by industrialist and renowned Colchester businessman James Paxman.

Attendees will investigate both sites using tools ranging from Victorian-era equipment to ... the event and to purchase tickets, visit the Colchester Museums website.

The 40m (about 130ft) tall structure, known as "Jumbo", has towered above Colchester High Street since 1883 but has been on the at-risk register for the past 30 years. It has already received an ...