Colchester's History in Pubs
A key look into the impact and uses of the Public House in Colchester
Pubs today and Pubs in the lifetime of Major J. E. Bale had many similarities that can be drawn. They may be very different times, with very different social structures, but the atmosphere of the Public House can often be seen as an ever continuous thing. However, this piece will also show how many of the alternate uses for the Public House have faded out of practice over time. Through the use of Bale's paintings and articles from the Essex Standard around the time of Bale's life, we will begin the journey through Colchester's Pub History.
Person, Jane and Rayner, Maria, Prostitution in Victorian Colchester: Controlling the Uncontrollable, (University of Hertfordshire Press: Hertfordshire, 2018)