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At around 9:20 in the morning of April 22, 1884, the Colchester area was at the epicentre of the UK's most destructive
earthquake, estimated to have been 5.2 on the Richter Scale, and lasting for about 20 seconds. The quake was felt over much
of southern England and into Europe, and over 1,200 buildings were destroyed or damaged.
The Times for Wednesday, April 23 reported damage "in the many villages in the neighbourhood from Colchester
to the sea coast",with many poor people made homeless, and estimated the financial cost of the quake at 10,000 pounds sterling.
Great damage was also reported in Wivenhoe and Ipswich, and buildings destroyed included Langenhoe church, and the Rose and
Crown Inn at Peldon. The death of a child at Rowhedge was also reported.
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photographs taken by
Sue McPherson in 2001
and very nicely
too.
the zoo has some of
the best cat and primate
collections in Europe.
See a White Tiger eye to eye
in White Tiger Valley,
or get closer to the Zoo's
Chimpanzees at Chimp World.
Britain's First City
from the BBC History website
Anyone visiting or living in
Colchester will find this
broad collection of information
and links invaluable
BBC Recommended
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related internet links
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including a very comprehensive
one of Roman Britain in 410 AD
to be found in
William R. Shepherd's
Historical Atlas published in 1923
every week John Hayes
takes a nostalgic trip back
in time and rediscovers
the music and the headlines.
the charts, the news,
music features and the archive
brought to you every Sunday at 9am
by BBC Radio Essex
103.5 & 95.3 FM
most of what you need to know
about what's going in the
Colne Valley area
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