2005

TL9925 : Colchester Icons

taken 19 years ago, near to Colchester, Essex, England

Colchester Icons
Colchester Icons
One icon seen through another, in the foreground is part of the Balkerne gate the largest Roman gateway that survives in the U.K. Built about 70AD as the western entrance through the Roman Wall large sections of which still survive. The water tower is “Jumbo” (the weather vane depicts an elephant) in 1882 the “Essex County Standard” railed against this blot on the landscape for despoiling the High Street. Redundant as a water tower since the 1970’s it has failed to find a lasting new use. Now the same “County Standard” vigorously defends jumbo from all those who would have him demolished or its appearance altered too significantly.

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Category: Water tower
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Water Towers Automatic Clusters: · High Street [42] · Roman Wall [26] · Jumbo Water Tower [11] · Balkerne Gate [9] · Essex County [2] Other Photos: · Lexden Gathering Ground ·
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TL9925, 450 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Glyn Baker   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 20 August, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 21 August, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 993 252 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:53.3828N 0:53.6879E
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Image classification(about): Geograph (First for TL9925) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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