WE RE heading back to wartime Colchester for today s Gazette nostalgia. The pictures on this spread date back to 1940, early into the Second World War, and were taken by Harold Poulter. Mr Poulter was a curator for Colchester and Essex Museums and lived at Hollytrees Museum, close to Colchester Castle.
Dutch Quarter - this picture was taken in West Stockwell Street They depict images of the town centre, including North Hill, West Stockwell Street and Eld Lane and the historic Marquis of Granby pub. Mr Poulter s high-definition pictures appear as part of a new online catalogue published by Colchester and Ipswich Museums.