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	St Botolph’s Church St Botolph's Street CO2 7EE Colchester United Kingdom
Denomination:	Anglican
Congregation:	St. Botolph with Holy Trinity (Diocese of Chelmsford, Archdeaconry of Colchester, Deanery of Colchester)
Geogr. Coordinates:	51.88706° N, 0.90427° E
Reference year:	1837
Architectural style:	Neo-romanesque
Description:	Neo-Norman church with a massive tower in the “London gallery churches” style
Name derivation:	From St Botolph, the patron of the predecessor church


Building material	White brick, hence nicknamed “White Elephant”
Outside facilities	Built as successor church for the former parish church on the precincts of the Augustine priory


Organ	Built in 1890 by JW Walker

History:

Dec 1835:	Start of construction (architect William Mason)
1837:	Consecration
1943:	Damaged by fire caused by air raids
About 1975:	Restoration of the interior; further rebuildings in 1988 and 1990
2001:	Completion of a church extension

Important persons:

Patron:

Botolph (d. c. 680, first abbot of Icanhoe (today probably Boston < “Botulfstown”), Lincolnshire, England)

Dimensions:

Number of Seats:

1,080

Sources

Explore Churches, St Botolph : St Botolph , https://www.explorechurches.org/church/st-botolph-colchester, retrieved 07/04/2021

St. Botolph’s Church, Colchester : A Brief History of St Botolph’s Church & Priory, https://stbotolphs.org/history/, retrieved 07/04/2021