| Year |
Events |
| 1701 |
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| 1702 |
Severalls estate leased to Daniel Defoe |
| 1703 |
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| 1704 |
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| 1705 |
Castle sold to Sir Isaac Rebow |
| 1706 |
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| 1707 |
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| 1708 |
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| 1709 |
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| 1710 |
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| 1711 |
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| 1712 |
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| 1713 |
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| 1714 |
Rebuilt St. Mary at the Walls church, designed by Price of Richmond, dedicated |
| 1715 |
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| 1716 |
Hollytrees built |
| 1717 |
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| 1718 |
William Stukeley visits the ancient sites of Colchester |
| 1719 |
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| 1720 |
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| 1721 |
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| 1722 |
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| 1723 |
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| 1724 |
Daniel Defoe describes Colchester as "an ancient corporation; the town is large, very populous, the streets fair and beautiful, and though it may not be said to be finely built, yet there are abundance of very good and well built houses in it. It still mourns in the ruins of a Civil War..." |
| 1725 |
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| 1726 |
Sir Isaac Rebow MP dies; castle passes to Sarah, wife of Charles Gray |
| 1727 |
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| 1728 |
Winsley's almshouses founded (1726) |
| 1729 |
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| 1730 |
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| 1731 |
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| 1732 |
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| 1733 |
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| 1734 |
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| 1735 |
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| 1736 |
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| 1737 |
Hythe Bridge rebuilt |
| 1738 |
Regular Stage coach between Colchester and London |
| 1739 |
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| 1740 |
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| 1741 |
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| 1742 |
Town charter becomes void due to the actions of the Corporation |
| 1743 |
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| 1744 |
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| 1745 |
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| 1746 |
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| 1747 |
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| 1748 |
The History and Antiquities of Colchester by Philip Morant published |
| 1749 |
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| 1750 |
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| The History of Colchester : 1601-1650 : 1651-1700 :: 1751-1800 : 1801-1850
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