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[[File:Colchester Castle.jpg|thumb|Colchester Castle]]'''Colchester''' is a town in [[Essex]], said to be the oldest town in Britain, dating from before the the Roman invasion in AD 43. As '''Camulodunum''' it was for a time the capital of Roman Britain, and its castle is built on the foundations of the Roman temple of Claudius. | [[File:Colchester Castle.jpg|thumb|Colchester Castle]]'''Colchester''' is a town in [[Essex]], said to be the oldest town in Britain, dating from before the the Roman invasion in AD 43. As '''Camulodunum''' it was for a time the capital of Roman Britain, and its castle is built on the foundations of the Roman temple of Claudius. | ||
The [[University of Essex]] is located in Wivenhoe Park, near the town. | |||
==LGBT History== | ==LGBT History== | ||
Revision as of 23:39, 21 March 2016
Colchester is a town in Essex, said to be the oldest town in Britain, dating from before the the Roman invasion in AD 43. As Camulodunum it was for a time the capital of Roman Britain, and its castle is built on the foundations of the Roman temple of Claudius.
The University of Essex is located in Wivenhoe Park, near the town.
LGBT History
Colchester CHE Group, founded 1972, soon switched to become a GLF group.
Colchester Gay Switchboard, founded 1979, is now called Outhouse East.[1]
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