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Wiki says:
"According to an insert taken from the East Anglia Tourist Board in England, Humpty Dumpty was a powerful cannon during the English Civil War. It was mounted on top of the St Mary's at the Wall Church in Colchester defending the city against siege in the summer of 1648. Although Colchester was a Royalist stronghold, it was besieged by the Roundheads for 11 weeks before finally falling. The church tower was hit by enemy cannon fire and the top of the tower was blown off, sending "Humpty" tumbling to the ground. Naturally all the King's horses and all the King's men (Royalist cavalry and infantry respectively) tried to mend "him" but in vain. Other reports have Humpty Dumpty referring to a sniper nicknamed One-Eyed Thompson, who occupied the same church tower.

Visitors to Colchester can see the reconstructed Church tower as they reach the top of Balkerne Hill on the left hand side of the road. An extended version of the rhyme gives additional verses, including the following:

In Sixteen Hundred and Forty-Eight

When England suffered the pains of state

The Roundheads lay siege to Colchester town

Where the King's men still fought for the crown

There One-Eyed Thompson stood on the wall

A gunner of deadliest aim

From St. Mary's Tower his cannon he fired

Humpty-Dumpty was its name..."

Here are some pictures from Colchester. I haven't taken them, they are from a tourist website, but mine are quite similar as well.


1. jumbo watertower













2. the river towards Wivenhoe (and Essex Campus)












3. summer gardens in the Castle Park












4. HolyTree Museum












5. The Colchester Castle












6. Natural History Museum.











It was a short visit to a tiny town, but I have loads to tell. I hope to find some time in a short while! It was a visit to the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and the Wall of Humpty Dumpty...