This pub was established by 1865 and closed in 1924 or 1925. The premises are now used as a shop. It was also, for at least part of its history, called the Red, White & Blue. **
Colchester pub history index
Alma Inn, 34 Military Road, Colchester - in May 2010
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Residents at this address
1870/James Francis/../../../Kelly's
1871/James Francis/../../../Post Office
1871/James Crane/Publican/35/Melton, Suffolk/Census
1871/Mahala Crane/wife/28/Sutton, Suffolk/Census
1871/George B Crane/son/5/ Suffolk/Census
1871/Charles Henry Crane/son/3/Woodbridge,Sutton, Suffolk/Census
1871/Eliza Beaury/Tailoress & lodger/24/Bristol, Somerset/Census
1871/Anna Maria Breary/20/servant//Staffordshire/Census
1871/Elizabeth Davis/Tailoress & lodger/25/Exeter, Devonshire/Census
1874/James Crane/../../../Kelly's
1878/Jacob Brockman/../../../Kelly's
1881/Thomas Brinn/Licensed Victualler/54/Tenby, Pembroke/Census
1881/Charles Broker/Lodger, Pensioner/39/London, Middlesex/Census
1882/Edwin Davies/../../../Kelly's
1886/Thomas Brinn/../../../Kelly's
1894/Thomas Brinn/../../../Kelly's
1895/Thomas Brinn/../../../Kelly's
1898/Oliver Joseph Holder/../../../Kelly's
1899/Oliver Joseph Holder/../../../Kelly's
1901/Oliver J Holder/Licensed Victualler/54/Newhaven, Sussex/Census
1901/Elizabeth Holder/Wife/50/Wyvenhoe, Essex/Census
1901/Laura S Holder/Daughter, Barmaid/21/Wyvenhoe, Essex/Census
1901/Charles R Holder/Son, Tailors Apprentice/17/Wyvenhoe, Essex/Census
1901/Alice R Holder/Daughter/14/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/Oliver J Holder/Son/9/Colchester, Essex/Census
1901/William Goodwin/Lodger, Bricklayer/40/Lowestoft, Suffolk/Census
1902/Oliver Joseph Holder/../../../Kelly's
1907/O. Holder/../../../Benham's
1908/Oliver Joseph Holder/../../../Kelly's
1912/Walter James Vaughan/../../../Kelly's
1914/James Bourne/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1917/James Bourne/../../../Kelly's
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