Past Matters

The prisons - Colchester Castle

Listen on

Episode notes

Season 2 of Past Matters ends on a gruesome note with Ben Paites, Collections and Learning Curator at Colchester & Ipswich Museums, discussing the history of the prisons at Colchester Castle. Not for the squeamish this episode covers prison conditions, witch burnings and the over zealous pursuit of justice. 

As ever you can see a picture of the objects discussed on the podcast on PloyRadford.com or Past Matters' social media channels.