Summer Talk 2024: The Rise and Fall of the Colchester Bay Trade
Discover insights into Colchester’s rich history.
Patrick Denney, a leading Colchester historian, will deliver a talk about ‘The Rise and Fall of the Colchester Bay Trade’.
Learn about how Flemish cloth workers revitalised the local woollen industry generating a wealth of new jobs and opportunities in the process.
This talk will share one of the many positive migration stories which have helped to shape Colchester’s rich and fascinating history.
This talk is part of Signals ‘Peoples of Essex’ project.
Doors open at 6.30pm, talk starts at 7pm. Entry £2.00, free refreshments provided.
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