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KING EDWARD QUAY PROJECT (KEQ)

The Hythe, Port of Colchester closed in 2001. The KEQ Project is an artistic interpretation running from
right to left, reflecting the life and times of the lesser known people & places of the Hythe.

This project is a selection of images from photographs, prints and illustrations form a visual narrative.

Since the closure of the port in 2001, the area has been renewed and regenerated for the development
of housing, business and leisure.

Acknowledgements

Colchester Borough Council, Museum Resource Centre, Tom Hodgson, Curator of social history

Ciara Canning, assistant curator of community history. Special thanks to the museum resource centre
for their research and for supplying and giving permission for the historic photographs used in this
project. All images subject to copyright.

Essex County Council, Colchester Library, local history studies department

Richard Chackell for making available the ancient maps reproduced for this project.

Chloe Cockerill and Daphne Woodward. Authors of The Hythe, Port, Church and Fishery.

Special thanks for permission to faithfully reproduce the text from this 1970's book which now
appears in this project.

Saint Leonard's Church, The Churches Conservation Trust. Edgar Warner - church piper,

Wally Cattermole - key holder, Colchester Area Community Churches

Hythe Community Centre for hosting the community art projects.

Kube Youth Club, Keith & Karen Barrett for participating in the community art projects.

Hythe Residents Association, Essex Project for Children

Special thanks to:-

Paxman Engineering Historical Society, John Pyle & Ray Roberts @ Museum of East Anglian Life

The Nottage, Archive pictures of the "Margaret" and the "Pearl"

Mike Downes Personal photographs from the 1950's and 1960's.

Blunt & Dr. Jay, for help with the DJ workshops.