St Martin's Church, Colchester, Essex

Address: West Stockwell Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1HN
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Open Saturdays 9am-dusk, at other times Keyholder nearby
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Built of recycled Roman brick

St Martin’s lies southeast of Colchester Town Hall, a spectacular Medieval survivor with a massive truncated tower.

Many reused Roman bricks may be seen in its exterior, especially in its tower. Although there is evidence of 11th-century work, most of the present building grew during the 14th-century.

Treasures include a wagon roof, Jacobean woodwork and a green man carving.

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Road directions

West Stockwell Street - turn off the High St at the Town Hall, church on right

Public transport information

Nearest railway station: Colchester Town (0.4 miles); Colchester Town (0.8 miles)

OS Reference No.

TL 996 255

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Useful information

Why not make your visit more enjoyable and informed by finding out more about this church and the CCT before you visit?

You can download a range of publications below including the relevant county guide, and any walk round guides we have for this church.







PDF iconBedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex & London County Guide (PDF, 4.6mb)

This free of charge short guide contains details of all the churches CCT cares for in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex & London. Printed copies of the county guide are also available at the church.

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Community information for St Martin's Church, Colchester

 

All our Essex churches are in CCT’s South East region.

About the Friends of Colchester, St Martin's Church

Contact telephone: 07925 110244

Useful local links

Visit Essex tourism website

Essex Society for Family History

History of Essex website

Essex Society for Archaeology & History

Essex churches website

Friends of Essex Churches Trust

List of Essex churches

Essex is in the Diocese of Chelmsford

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St Martin's Church, Colchester, Essex

Keyholder

If the access information for this church is listed as ‘Keyholder nearby’, this means that the key is kept by one of our invaluable volunteer 'keyholders', who usually live just a short walk from the church and can give visitors the key; sometimes this is a nearby hotel, pub, library, art gallery or other venue. You will find instructions explaining how to get the key when you arrive at the church.

Disabled access

Full wheelchair access is possible.

Facilities

Due to the historic nature of our buildings, only a very small number of them have heating or running water meaning that they can be cold, and very rarely have toilet facilities. The lighting is usually operated via a 'push button' timer or a motion sensor. We do apologise for any inconvenience the lack of facilities may cause.