Garden Temple Gate, Castle Park, Cowdray Crescent, Colchester, Essex.
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greysman
N 51° 53.428 E 000° 54.225
31U E 355747 N 5750932
A modern-ish copy of a classical-type archway in the gardens surrounding the Castle.
Waymark Code: WME20K
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/23/2012
Views: 9
This archway can be found approximately 30m east of Colchester Castle. It is a modern-ish take on a Classical design, the remains of a rotunda or garden temple. Erected by Charles Grey in 1747 it is now Grade II listed and is built in a mixture of stone, stone and flint rubble, some Roman tiles and modern brick. The keystone of the archway, about 1.65m from the ground, is a heavy piece of weathered masonry.
The whole archway is about 3.05m high and is surmounted by a rough pediment.
The south-west face of the archway has been considerably restored and is slightly concave, the north-east face being the front.
Type: Gateway
Subtype: Other
Location: Castle Park, Colchester.
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