A social club in the heart of Colchester has been sold off and is now earmarked for a prestigious 60-home development.

Jaygate Homes has bought the 13-acre Paxman's Social Club site on Hythe Hill for an undisclosed sum from Marconi.

The plans involve levelling the social club buildings, which were built in 1949, and creating a large number of new homes.

Peter Edmondson, chairman of Jaygate Land Developments, said full plans for the site should be ready by March.

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Published Thursday December 27, 2001