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Grey Friars, Colchester • Time Line • years 70 to 2014 44 – 1100s 1224-1500s 1500s - 1700s 1740 – 1800s 1850s - 1900s 1904 - 2007 The site was first enclosed in AD70 when walls were Franciscan Henry VIII seized all friaries, The period of Some eminent local The nuns ran their school built around Colchester after Boudicca’s forces (Grey) Friars convents and monasteries and Georgian elegance Victorians lived here from 1904-1919. Part of destroyed the large but undefended town. were given sold or plundered or gave away began and the area including Stephen the County High School land between land and buildings. The site had was tidied up with Brown (silk factory for Girls occupied the site High St and various owners from the 1500s some impressive owner), various senior 1920-1957. From 1958- north and east to the 1700s. During the Civil houses built by army officers and, in 1968 the site was used walls by Kings War, when Colchester was held wealthy people in 1891, Dr Edward Fenn temporarily by Monkwick and local under siege by Cromwell’s this part of town. (below). His family & Philip Morant schools people. Parliamentarian army, King were the last to call and the School of Music Charles’ cavaliers were Grey Friars their (now part of Colchester supported by Colchester’s Sir home. Dr Fenn sold to Institute). It then served Charles Lucas, causing the town The Ladies of Nazareth as Colchester’s adult much suffering and damage, who converted the community college for 40 especially around the walls. site to a convent, day years until Essex County Grey Friars built 1755 and boarding school. Council closed it in 2007. The Romans Vikings / Norman period Henry III Henry VIII Charles I Georgian period Victorian Edwardian 100 years of Education Anglo-Saxons Edwards I & II period period The area Pictures show typical Roman contained a few and Anglo-Saxon Possible original The Convent School 1904 houses, mostly houses Colchester castle along the main Normans Typical Franciscan Drawing of part There were of the remains on Dr Robert Potter road and some invaded England tower possibly a few the site in 1718 Typical Cavalier He bought the site spread out on Through scattered and built a large side streets In 1648 the in 1740, then sold, houses across castle on the continuous The site was within the site. Grey Friars site circa 1752, to Rev the site during remains of royal part in ruins, Residents in housed John Halls who built this time. Colchester’s patronage, an part lived-in Castle and impressive prisoners when the present house, Edward and Adria Design for new hotel entrance. Unfortunately, Roman temple. from 1500s to In course of development, 2014 Roman Roads complex of Sir Charles probably with much Fenn born 1895/6 little remains King William I 1700s. Only The range of buildings is still find Roman buildings Lucas’s Royalist financial support during the family’s or is known of took ownership re-used about to enter a new remains in their developed, soldiers finally from his wealthy time at Grey Friars. life in this of much of the materials phase after sensitive and gardens. visible for surrendered. mother-in-law Mrs Edward was killed in period. nearby land. remain. high quality conversion. miles around. Selley, a brewer. the First World War. Grey Friars CALA • charity number 1095713 Colchester’s Forgotten Corner Colchester Adult Learning Assistance A ‘Sharing Heritage’ project by the CALA charity [email protected] .

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