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Colchester Castle closes for £4.2m redevelopment
Colchester Castle in Essex, UK, closed its doors to the public on January 6 in order for a £4.2m redevelopment project to get underway.
The castle, which will reopen in Easter 2014, requires roof repairs, a heating upgrade, improved disability access, improved collections care for objects on display and improvements to the visitor experience.
New displays will present the archaeology and history of Colchester from the origins of the town in the Iron Age to the Civil War Siege in 1648.
The Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service hopes the redevelopment will see locals make repeat visits to the attraction and states it will leave visitors in no doubt Colchester was the first capital of Britain.
The castle will temporarily reopen this Easter for visitors to see it cleared of its contents.
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