Editing Colchester (section)

===Victorian period===
Significant Victorian landmarks include [[Colchester Town Hall]], the [[Jumbo Water Tower]] and the [[Albert Hall, Colchester|Albert Hall]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1337737|desc=The Albert Hall|access-date=9 May 2023}}</ref>

In 1884, the area was struck by the [[1884 Colchester earthquake|Colchester earthquake]], estimated to have been 4.7 on the [[Richter Scale]] causing extensive regional damage.

The [[Paxman diesels]] business has been associated with Colchester since 1865 when James Noah Paxman founded a partnership with the brothers Henry and Charles Davey ('Davey, Paxman, and Davey') and opened the Standard Ironworks. In 1925, Paxman produced its first spring injection oil engine and joined the English Electric Diesel Group in 1966{{snd}}later becoming part of the GEC Group. Since the 1930s the Paxman company's main business has been the production of [[diesel engine]]s.