Jeremy Spurgin and John Smorthwaite brown plaque
Overview
Jeremy Spurgin and John Smorthwaite brown plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in Colchester. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: This brown commemorative plaque records: Formerly occupied by two Colchester clockmakers Jeremy Spurgin Born 1666.
Why it was made
The saved source records: Formerly occupied by two Colchester clockmakers Jeremy Spurgin Born 1666. Died 1699 John Smorthwaite Born. 1675 Died 1739
People and events
The saved source records: Formerly occupied by two Colchester clockmakers Jeremy Spurgin Born 1666. Died 1699 John Smorthwaite Born. 1675 Died 1739
How it worked
The saved source records: This brown commemorative plaque records: Formerly occupied by two Colchester clockmakers Jeremy Spurgin Born 1666.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Jeremy Spurgin and John Smorthwaite brown plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Formerly occupied by two Colchester clockmakers Jeremy Spurgin Born 1666. Died 1699 John Smorthwaite Born. 1675 Died 1739 The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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