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Colchester, known as Camulodunum in Roman times, (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni, PROSE: Byzantium!) was a historic town in the English county of Essex. (TV: The Lodger)
It constantly rained there, even stretching back to the 1st century AD. Once, Ian Chesterton spent "one of the worst weekends of [his] life" there with a girl; it rained without end. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
History[]
The city known to the Romans as Camulodunum had originally been the Trinovantes' capital. After the 43 AD Roman conquest of Britain, (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni) Emperor Claudius's army marched on Camulodunum, (GAME: The Legions of Death [+]J. Andrew Keith, The Doctor Who Role Playing Game (FASA, 1986).) which became the Roman capital of Great Britain during the Roman occupation, which lasted from 43 to the early 5th century. (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni) Gaius Calaphilus served in Camulodunum during the 1st century. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
A Cyberman spaceship once crashed in Colchester, but remained dormant for centuries. (TV: Closing Time)
Ian Chesterton spent what he would later refer to as "one of the worst weekends of [his] life" in Colchester with a girl from Guildford, owing to the incessant rain. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
The Eleventh Doctor once spent a short amount of time there, living with Craig Owens. During this time, a spaceship hidden by a perception filter abducted and killed a total of seventeen people looking for a compatible pilot. Together with Craig's friend Sophie, the Doctor and Craig stopped the ship. (TV: The Lodger)
When returning to Colchester to say goodbye to Craig before his impending death, the Eleventh Doctor discovered that a Cybermat was interfering with the electricity grid and several people had disappeared. He then got a job in the toy section of the department store Sanderson & Grainger and discovered the crashed Cybership. It was later destroyed by an emotional feedback caused by Craig hearing his baby son cry during Craig's Cyber-conversion. (TV: Closing Time)
Features[]
The local authority was Colchester Council and the local newspaper was the Colchester Evening News. St John's Comprehensive and Colchester Castle were located there. (TV: Closing Time)
Brandon's Information Solutions had an office and call centre in Colchester, which once employed Craig and Sophie. (TV: The Lodger)
Shops in Colchester included a Ryman's, (TV: The Lodger) a Waterstone's and Sanderson & Grainger. (TV: Closing Time)
Colchester also had a football league, in which teams from local pubs, such as the King's Arms and the Crown & Anchor, would compete. (TV: The Lodger)
It was possible to commute directly between Colchester and London via train. (TV: Closing Time)
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