St John's Abbey, Colchester
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St John's Abbey, also called Colchester Abbey, was a Benedictine monastic institution in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1095. It was dissolved in 1539. Most of the abbey buildings were subsequently demolished to construct a large private house on the site, which was itself destroyed in fighting during the 1648 siege of Colchester. The only substantial remnant is the elaborate gatehouse, while the foundations of the abbey church were only rediscovered in 2010.
Gatehouse of St John's Abbey
St Giles church, the parish church for the abbey's lay community. Heavily damaged during the 1648 Siege of Colchester.
The gatehouse of St John's Abbey, Colchester
A mid-17th century depiction of the abbey church by Wenceslas Hollar, based on an earlier drawing.
Colchester
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Colchester is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 Census. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Image: Colchester Castle (geograph 4444025)
Image: Colchester, St Botolphs Priory
Image: Colchester war memorial panoramio (1345)
Image: St Botolph, Colchester geograph.org.uk 1862910