Officers' Quarters. This building was constructed in 1874-75 as the Royal Artillery Barracks Officers' Quarters. Later it became the Garrison Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess

Le Cateau Barracks, Colchester, United Kingdom

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In remembrance of Major Raymond England, Battery Commander 88th Battery and the men of the 39th, 68th and 88th Batteries XIVth Brigade Royal Field Artillery, killed at the Battle of Le Cateau 26th August 1914

Le Cateau Barracks, Colchester, United Kingdom

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Chapel Street Air Raid 28th September 1942 8 people killed 30 houses destroyed 275 damaged

Chapel Street South, Colchester, United Kingdom

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Hyderabad and Meeanee Barracks. Named after battles fought in Sindh, now Pakistan. They replaced Colchester Camp built here, on Ordnance Field, in 1855.

Mersea Road, Colchester, United Kingdom

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Flagstaff Complex. Site of Commanding Officer accommodation and administrative buildings, originally serving HQ Eastern District, established here 1866.

Napier Road, Colchester, United Kingdom

Near this spot on 6th Jan 1850 Pastor C. H. Spurgeon found peace through Jesus Christ as described in his own words: '... [full inscription unknown]

Artillery Street Evangelical Church, Colchester, United Kingdom

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Charles Spurgeon
(1834-1892) preacher

Margaret Thatcher 1925-2013 the first woman to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom lived here in 1948

English Study Centre, Lexdon Road, Colchester, United Kingdom

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Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher OM PC FRS LG FRIC
(1925-2013) Lady of the Order of the Garter

Catharine Buchanan Alderton MBE JP 1869-1951 Suffragist and first woman to become Mayor of Colchester 1923-24 lived here

24 Cambridge Road, Colchester, United Kingdom

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