. The earth and its inhabitants ... ld Norman castle, doublethe size of the White Tower of London, the ruins of St. Botolphs PrioryChurch, and St. Johns Abbey Gate, the last relic of a Benedictine monasteryfounded in 1096, adequately represent the Middle Ages. The museum in thechapel of the castle is rich in Roman and other antiquities. The Port orHythe of Colchester is too shallow to admit the huge vessels in which most ESSEX. 211 of the worlds commerce is carried on now, and the maritime trade is consequentlynot of very great importance ; nor is the silk industry in a flourishing
. The earth and its inhabitants ... ld Norman castle, doublethe size of the White Tower of London, the ruins of St. Botolphs PrioryChurch, and St. Johns Abbey Gate, the last relic of a Benedictine monasteryfounded in 1096, adequately represent the Middle Ages. The museum in thechapel of the castle is rich in Roman and other antiquities. The Port orHythe of Colchester is too shallow to admit the huge vessels in which most ESSEX. 211 of the worlds commerce is carried on now, and the maritime trade is consequentlynot of very great importance ; nor is the silk industry in a flourishing celebrated Colchester oysters are taken in the Colne, and fattened onlayings at Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea, or carried to the oyster parks ofOstend. Ealstead, on the Upper Colne, has silk and crape mills. Sailing along the coast, we pass Clacton and Walfon-on-the-Nazp, two smallwatering-places, and reach the ancient seaport and borough of Harwich, built in a Fig. 104.—Harwich and Ipswich and their !?le 1 : 325, Foreshore. Depth under 1\Fathoms. 2i to 5 Fathoms Over 5 Fathoms. 4 Miles. commanding position at the confluence of the Stour and the Orwell. The harbour ofHarwich is the best on the east coast of England, and during the wars with theDutch it played a prominent part. Through the establishment of a regular lineof steamers, which connect it with Antwerp and Rotterdam, it has recentlyacquired importance as a place of commerce. Landguard Fort and severalbatteries defend its approaches. Bovercouri is a pleasant watering-place a shortdistance above Harwich. Maninngtree, at the head of the estuary of the Stour,carries on some trade in malt.
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