The Rise and Fall of the Colchester Bay Trade

Discover insights into Colchester’s rich history. Patrick Denney, a leading Colchester historian, will deliver a talk about ‘The Rise and Fall of the Colchester Bay Trade’. Learn about how Flemish cloth workers revitalised the local woollen industry generating a wealth of new jobs and opportunities in the process. This talk will share one of the many positive migration stories which have helped to shape Colchester’s rich and fascinating history. This talk is part of our ‘Peoples of Essex’ project, click here to find out more https://signals.org.uk/peoples-of-essex-project-launch/ Refreshments are provided