St John’s Abbey Gatehouse – Colchester
Until recently I worked just around the corner from this rather beautiful structure. It suggests it will lead to a huge and beautiful abbey that is no longer there, promising much and not delivering. The abbey dated back to the time of William The Conqueror, and would have been a huge presence in the town, but it suffered considerable damage as a Royalist stronghold during the siege of Colchester in 1648 and didn’t last much after that time.
Instead of being disappointed perhaps I should be grateful that it has survived and is still with us.
Indian ink and coloured inks on paper | 29cm x 20.5 cm | Original – SOLD
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