Colchester, Essex, England

Colchester Castle

Colchester Castle

Colchester Castle is an example of a largely complete Norman castle, and is a Grade I listed building. Construction of the castle began between 1069 and 1076. It is now under the care of Colchester and Ipswich Museums.

 

It is reputedly haunted by the apparition of a "small, thin" man with a limp. Some believe this to be the wraith of one James Parnell, a 17th century quaker who was imprisoned at the castle and died there in 1656.

Colchester Castle Museum,

Castle Park,

Colchester,

CO1 1TJ.

 

For further information, please visit:

www.cimuseums.org.uk

 

For more information, please read Haunted Castles of Britain and Ireland by Richard Jones.

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Colchester is a historic, large town in Essex, England.

It is located 51 miles northeast of London and is connected to the capital by the A12 road and the Great Eastern Main Line.

Pictured left is Colchester Castle courtesy of Sannse. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.