Site Event/Activity record ECC512 - DOE Listing of 47 & 49 Culver Street, Colchester, 1971
Location
| Location | 47 & 49 Culver Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | |
| Map sheet | |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Department of the Environment (DoE)
Date
1971
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Description
DOE survey note of No's 47 & 49 Culver Street. Grade III. (Demolished) Form of the old Colchester Grammar School 1583-1852. A Colchester Corporation plaque on the front records that St George Biddell -Arz?, the Astronomer Royal, was educated here (early C19). Most of the building is now gutted & used as a garage premises, but the upper storey front remains & the small east cross wing. Roughcast plaster on the front. 15 window range of double hung sashes with playing bars; some timber-framing exposed in the interior.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC4 LIST: Department of the Environment. 1971. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Colchester (Essex). handwritten note opposite page 22.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Feb 24 2016 12:57PM