Colchester - Roman and Victorian
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Colchester - Roman and Victorian by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Colchester - Roman and Victorian
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 1 Oct 2014
The photograph is taken through the Balkerne Gate - Britain's largest remaining Roman gate, built c200 AD. In the distance is the 1882 water tower known as 'Jumbo' and c105' high. It is now out of use but could hold 221, 000 gallons of fresh water. It is Britain's largest surviving Victorian water tower.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.88953
Longitude
0.894932