This collection comprises images from a programme of historic building recording carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust at Sections 6-8 of Colchester's town wall, at St John Street, Osborne Street and Vineyard Street, in May 2021. The three sections of wall surveyed for this report vary significantly in size and preservation. Section 6 is almost entirely obscured by modern brickwork, with very little of original Roman or even later medieval fabric visible. Section 7 survives in much better condition, almost all of what is now visible is the result of medieval refacing, with some late modern repairs. At the very eastern end of section 7 there is an exposed area of original Roman core. Section 8 is entirely covered with medieval refacing, and also contains one of the eight medieval bastions added to the south-east of the wall circuit in the late 14th-early 15th century.

The aim of the building recording was to provide a detailed record and assessment of the structure prior to its conversion. The building recording was carried out to Level 3 (Historic England 2016) which is defined as: "Level 3 is an analytical record, and will comprise an introductory description followed by a systematic account of the building's origins, development and use. The record will include an account of the evidence on which the analysis has been based, allowing the validity of the record to be re-examined in detail. It will also include all drawn and photographic records that may be required to illustrate the building's appearance and structure and to support an historical analysis. The information contained in the record will for the most part have been obtained through an examination of the building itself. The documentary sources used are likely to be those which are most readily accessible, such as historic Ordnance Survey maps, trade directories and other published sources. The record may contain some discussion the building's broader stylistic or historical context and importance. It may form part of a wider survey of a number of buildings which will aim at an overall synthesis, such as a thematic or regional publication, when the use of additional source material may be necessary as well as a broader historical and architectural discussion of the buildings as a group."

In particular the record considered the:

• Plan form of the site.
• Materials and method of construction.
• Date(s) of the structure.
• Original function and layout.
• Original and later fixtures and fittings.
• Significance of the site in its immediate local context.