Colchester: Religious Houses

Religious Houses in Colchester

The nave of St Botolph's Priory

St Botolph's Priory - main entrance to the church

A 1909 engraving of the Priory, looking down the nave

St John's Abbey gatehouse, often known simply as St John's Gate

Holy Trinity church, in the town centre, was originally a Saxon church, the tower of which remains to this day.

An engraving of the Abbey gate house, sometime prior to 1874.

The two main historic religious sites in Colchester were St. Botolph's Priory and St John's Abbey. Both were destroyed during the Civil War, whilst Colchester was under siege. St. Botolph's ruins are still visible today, and remain impressive, but of St. John's, nothing is left except the abbey gatehouse.

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Siege of Colchester [article]

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The nave of St Botolph's Priory	St Botolph's Priory - main entrance to the church	A 1909 engraving of the Priory, looking down the nave

St John's Abbey gatehouse, often known simply as St John's Gate	Holy Trinity church, in the town centre, was originally a Saxon church, the tower of which remains to this day.	An engraving of the Abbey gate house, sometime prior to 1874.