1 - 400 High Street looking
west postally unused but probably
c1905. 2 - High Street looking west giving a
view of the wonderful St Nicholas Church in the High Street,
later demolished. 10255 postally unused 3 - 584 High Street looking
east Valentines postally unused 4 - High Street looking
west JV postmarked Nov 1916, Mrs S Pearce,
Bideford 5 - High Street looking
east Poysers Series postmarked Sep 1906, Mrs Maudsley,
Twyford 6 - 450 High Street looking
east 50684 JV undated but probably c1905, sent to
Denmark 7 - 420 High Street looking
east A971/713 postally unused 8 - 1735 High Street looking east with St
Nicholas Church and All Saints Church beyond Friths Series postmarked Sep 1903, Mrs Morgan,
London 9 - 420 High Street looking
west postally unused 10 - 405 High Street view from
Jumbo Kingsway postally unused 11 - 565 With another view of St Nicholas
Church in the High Street 12 - 150 From a photo by Gill posted May 1920, Miss Gladys
Hopwood, Eltham, from 25 Crowhurst Road,
Colchester 13 - 420 With another view of St Nicholas
Church in the High Street. 14 - 325 posted Dec 1903, Mrs Tyrell,
Bournemoth Frith's Series 15 - 220483.JV Valentines Valentines 16 - 345 Postally Unused 17 - 380 1060 10 8091 S Dated Jan 1911, To Miss Cole of
Wisbech, from Lizzie 18 - 1378 A View from Jumbo postally unused - note the
tram 19 The Wyndham Series W7148. Sent to
Miss M Reeves of The Ship Inn, Worplesdon in October
1917 20 - 460 21500 Postally
unused (20a - a second version of this card was
sent on 23rd August 1946 to Mrs Payne of
Hamworthy) see also A446 21 - 585 V310-3 Dated May 1907, To Miss Ash
in Leamington from Becks 22 - 145 Postmarked Sep 1958, to Miss
Gladwell, Guildford, from Win and John 23 - 350 High Street in the 1950's, postally
unused, National Series 24 - 210 High Street in the 1960's, postally
unused, Harvey Barton, showing Woolworths in the High Street
before it burned down. 25 - 169 Posted September 1914 to mr
Stoneman, Colebrooke, Devon 84342 26 - 260 Unused, printed by
F W Pawsey and Son, Ipswich 27 posted July 1942 to Miss Sybil West
of Greenford With another view of St Nicholas
Church in the High Street. 28 D F and Co, York. posted
October 1903 to Miss Jones of Putney 29 - 220482 JV, No 17 Postally unused, Valentines series,
1920's? 30 - 577 220462 JV, No 3 Posted 19 July 1938 from Phyllis to
Miss Hannah Platt of Shoreham by Sea. 31 - 499 8177 21 Postally unused. Looking
east. With another view of St Nicholas
Church in the High Street. 32 - 380 A postcard of superb photographic
clarity, posted in July 1934, it shows the Red Lion Hotel
(Trust House), J Sainsburys, Kendall and Sons with the Red
Umbrella sign, Lawrences outfitters, market stalls and St
Nicholas church spire. Sent to Mr and Mrs (Annie) G Gardner
of Gateshead by an unnamed person of 1 Essex Hall Road,
Colchester. 33 - Postally unused. Tram in view. W
and K No 4 34 - 310 Posted Sep 1904 to Miss Ada Smith
of Ipswich. 35 - 399 Photochrom V2299, posted 4 Oct 1956
to Mrs C R Watts of Bexhill on Sea. 36 - 338 Unused 1950's card. M and L
National Series 37 Unused 1950's card. M and L
National Series. With another view of St Nicholas
Church in the High Street. 38 - 942 This is a Valentines Series card,
unfranked or stamped but sent to Miss F E Hudson
of Whalley Range, Manchester by Nell. 40 - 828 Unused card, Valentines, All Saints
Church on left, tram centre, building on right was
demolished when war memorial was built. 41 - Another 1950s view of the High
Street. Unused card, Photocrom Co Ltd 74099 42 - 21437, unused 43 - 475 The British Mirror Series 24/17
257. Posted to Miss A Boyes of Hawick, Scotland in July
1905. Without a doubt, the most
attractive (if not beautiful) church in Colchester was St
Nicholas Church in the High Street. It was a grand Gothic
revival building, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, but
declared redundant by the church commissioners and
demolished in 1956. We didn't learn from this either.
The powers that be have since gone on to destroy many more
of our heritage buildings since then. May history judge
them! Go here
for details. 44 - 335 Another view of St Nicholas
Church. 45 - 191 Unused, Valentines Series, G6833,
c1930 46 - 191 Unused, Valentines Series, 220483,
c1930 47 - 235 Exclusive Grano Series, , The
Photocrom Co, posted to Mrs Carter of Woodford Green in July
1931 by Phyllis Crane 48 - 194 published by Valentines, 67343,
posted 1913 to Mrs C Osborn of Grays, Essex 49 - sent May 1904 to Miss Kathleen
Gooding of Hamilton Road, Felixstowe 50 - 677 21501, sent to Miss Rofe? of
Kensington on 18th September 1935 also, A344-317 unused 51 - 66566 Photochrom, sent September
1930 to Mr J G Hickman of Clapham Road,
London 52 - 651 Postally unused but pencil note
date July 1905 53 - 1130 The Grand Theatre. Postally unused.
W8527 54 - 280 RA Series, posted August 1917
to Miss Mary Allen of Westcliffe on Sea by
Lily 55 - 149 Valentines 57343?, postedSep 1922
to W D Lewis of Crouch End, London
56 - This is a photograph, not a postcard. It is dated from the 1939 to 45 period. We assume that it was taken by an American serviceman, as it came from the US. It is a high quality picture and shows protective barriers and screens aoutside the Town Hall, as well as a sign on the nearest lampost stating, 'Salute the Soldier - LET YOUR SAVINGS - Present Arms'. There is a tremendous amount of detail shown of the Cups Hotel (demolished in the 60's), shop signs, bus stop destinations, seamed stockings, etc.
57 - 129
Photochrom Ltd, 51690, unused
58 - 695
JWS 1262 unused card
59 - 774
This is not an actual postcard but what appears to be a master for a postcard, with the No 10114, Poulton's Series marked on it, the Sea Horse pub on the left.
60
An interesting view of the imposing Three Cups Hotel, before it was demolished in the 1960's.
61- kb01
S6740, unused
62 - kb03
52, M & L National Series, posted Jul 1959
63 - 225
Sent to Mrs Lynch of Balham around 1930 (stamp unclear)
64 - 484
1-40-01-01 3248c by J Salmon Ltd. Sent Jly 1967 to Mr M Frayer? of Swanley. Note the Woolworths building on the left, burned down in the 1970s.
65 - 1438
Card by Jackson and Son (Gy) Ltd of Grimsby and Bradford. Sent September 1921 to Mrs B May of Bond Street, Cromer, from JB. At that time W Hunt and Sons were having their summer clearance sale.
66 - 159
High Street looking east. Unused card by M and L National Series.
67 - 400
The War memorial. Unused card by Lilywhite Ltd. c1920.
A077-380
High Street, Colchester. Aerial view from Town Hall looking south west. M and L National Series. 53. Unposted. 1950's.
A107-979
Card unused. S 8050 Kingsway Real Photo Series. W H SMith and Son on right. Sands and Son further along. Tram No 13.
A124-380
S8051 card by Kingsway unposted
A077-380
High Street, Colchester. Aerial view from Town Hall looking south west. M and L National Series. 53. Unposted. 1950's.
A107-979
Card unused. S 8050 Kingsway Real Photo Series. W H SMith and Son on right. Sands and Son further along. Tram No 13.
A124-380
S8051 card by Kingsway unposted
A180-900
unused card by Valentines. 22048? c1935
A178-399
K 810 Card by Valentine. Posted August 1954 to Master Christopher Honer? of Wallington, Surrey by his dad.
A177-255
C6614 Dennis Productions. Posted August 1988 to Readon House, Petersfield, by V A Spurdle.
A185-290
Card sent 24th August 1934 to Miss Doris Lee of Melbourne, Cambs. by Jess.
A191-284
CHR 5 Mason's Alpha Series. Posted August 1956? to Mrs Effie Green Nelson, Lancs by Stella.
A194-1000
View of Colchester and Town Hall from an aeroplane (1274). Card by Photochrom by arrangement with the Aircraft Manufacturing Co Ltd. Sent to Mrs L E Bowden of Maidstone, Kent by her son Alf on 24th August 1931.
A209-1343
The Albert School of Art. Posted 23rd May 1915 to Mrs E Gardiner of Tendring by her daughter Daisy whose addres was Middle Mill. Star Series card G D & D L
A224-991
Unused card by S and S C. 1158. Tram 14. Hackney carriages.
A255-424
The IXL Series.Posted 8th March 1904 to Miss L Frisby of Archer Street, London by Will, with mention of 20 Arlington Gardens. Shows the Lamb Inn (soon to be demolished) far left. Also the George Hotel and further along the Swan Hotel.
A260-636
No 106. Posted 11 Sep 1907 to Miss Adams of Stoney Stratford
A265-470
Published by the Wrench Series. No 9399. Posted October 1910 to Miss Steadman of Little Bentley by Annie R Mann of 123 High Street, Music Depot. On the right we have W Hunt and Sons, Dressmakers and Milliners. Also John Cork and Co. On the left we see Joslin's, then G Farmers, then Blaxill and Co.
A266-781 sold
Unposted but note on back says photo taken on board a tram, either Coronation 1911 or Shopping Week 2012. Shop of F H Lester on left, then a fruitere, then Croyden Bros, then the Hippodrome.
A298-1717
17991. Dated 29th March 1926 with a message to brother and sister from Ted. It shows the east end of the High Street with the recently erected war memorial but before the buildings were fully removed and as we see it today. Tram No 12 or 17, with soldiers on the top deck.
A302-221
2100. Unused
A296-300 - This is a particularly large card that measures A4 size.
It is written on the back that it is, 'THE PANEL CARD' and has a place for a stamp and it states that a half-penny stamp may only be used
if the address only is written on that side. Produced by WHS and Son.
A309-1202
unused card showing the Red Lion Hotel and Kendal and Sons umbrell makers
A318-405
Posted October 1927 ? (George V stamp) to Mr and Mrs Radcliffe of Crewe by their niece May? then living at 76 Canterbury Road.
A338-550
G6836 by Valentine and Son, unused
A343-217
Hoping for a fine night for December 18th! Sent to Miss Janie Wright of Antrim Road, Belfast. Unposted but 1881 serial number, presumed dated c 1902.
A350-800
K806 Valentines unused
A362-300
Skating Rink Now Open. Posted 7th October 1914 to Miss.....
(appalling handwriting)
A370-350
Posted 1st May 1969 to Miss M Stevenson of Westcliffe on Sea by Dorothy. Scaffolding on front of Woolworths?
A371-1500
Unposted. A postcard sized photograph. Not a postcard. 579 Burney Photo. No 3 tram.
A375-1500
unposted, pen note that it is dated 1937
A377-900
Kingsway S19366. Unposted. LNER horse and cart.
A384-240
No postage stamp but addressed to Master Freddy Frost of 31 Oxford Street by A A. Valentines 50684.
A393-800
136 Goodway, Croydon Bros, 133 F W Wise, F W Adams
A975/715, WHS and Son, sent 8th Apr 1916 to Miss ? of Bristol by H
A397-4810
Real photograph,No 9, Tram 4. Sent 29 Jul 1908 to Miss L Attwood of Woodnesboroby RDS.
A407-405
8178 4 Unposted but handwritten love message on back from Fred.
A435-345
Published by Charles Clark of Colchester. Unposted.
A414-599
Unposted.
A495-900
13 unused
A549-548
unused card
A551-1200
unused card by S and S C
A556-219
6216. Postage stamp removed but posted 1905 to Villa Louise au Sablons, Madame Faucillon, Seine et Marne, by her grand daughter Louise. Written in French.
A568
Unused.
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