| Colchester.uk.com | The History of Colchester 1951-2000 |
| Year | Events |
| 1951 | |
| 1952 | Kent Blaxill's High Street shop destroyed by fire |
| 1953 | January 31 / February 1: The East Coast floods drown 116 people in Essex |
| 1954 | |
| 1955 | St. Nicholas' church and its fine spire demolished
Griffin's amalgamated with William's |
| 1956 | |
| 1957 | Colchester Co-op's St. Nicholas House opens |
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| 1967 | |
| 1968 | The Cups Hotel demolished including its Regency assembly rooms |
| 1969 | Kingsway replaces the Arcade and Sainbury's second largest supermarket opens
BT's Stockwell Street tower built under crown immunity from planning permission |
| 1970 | |
| 1971 | February: Colchester United knock the favourites, Leeds United, out of the FA Cup |
| 1972 | Keddie's footbridge built across Queen Street
Albert Hall Repertory Theatre closes |
| 1973 | Woolworth's High Street store destroyed by fire |
| 1974 | Lion Walk shopping centre built 1972-1975 |
| 1975 | Southway constructed |
| 1976 | Balkerne Hill constructed |
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| 1981 | Tesco's builds out of town supermarket at Highwoods |
| 1982 | Royal London Insurance headquarters at Middleborough completed |
| 1983 | Elizabeth II opens the new Colchester District Hospital |
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| 1987 | Culver Square shopping centre built
Paxman's Britannia Works demolished |
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| 1992 | Colchester Lathe Company closes |
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