Supreme Irony!
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Supreme Irony! by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 18 Jul 2009
The former Camp (Garrison) Church in Colchester was built as a hospital for soldiers returning from the Crimean War. Rejected by Florence Nightingale it was used for a hundred and fifty years as a place of worship. When Image was taken its future use was uncertain, as the Image were due to move to Merville Barracks Image . In a twist of fate the building built for a war against the Russians was saved by the Russian Orthodox Church, since 2007 it has been St John’s Orthodox Church http://www.visitcolchester.com/Colchester-St-John's-Orthodox-Church/details/?dms=13&venue=0723030
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