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C GloucesterA Park is currently used for a wide range S of communityT events, from Saturday morning L E R I V Park Runs and Mrecent Black LivesE R Matter events to E S carnival, funfairs andA fireworks. E D V E S R N L O N D O N R D W

The park began life in A1815 as part of the Spa Pleasure Grounds, and Y was opened as a park B RU TO NW A Y in 1848. A war memorial at the park entrance commemorates both World Wars and the W E Korean War. S T G A T On the way to the bandstand, you will pass a E S 1930s statue to Robert Raikes, born in Gloucester T 1736, and best known as one of the founders of the Sunday School movement.

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C A S T L E R I V The priory is the best preserved medieval M E R E A S E Dominican house in Britain. The followers of St. D V E S R N Dominic arrived in Gloucester in 1239 and built L O N D O N R D W their priory over the following 40 years. The A

Y site chosen was a vacant part of the outer bailey of the NormanB RU TO NW A Y castle.

W E The impressive remains are ranged around a S T G cloister with the church on the north side A T E containing the original scissor-braced oak roof. S T Other notable buildings house the prior’s lodging and the friar’s dormitory on the east. To the south is the magnificent scriptorium and library, lined with the friar’s study cells.

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Over Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford in 1825, is a lasting reminder of the importance of the River Severn and the need for people to cross C the river. The beautiful stone single span arch A S T replaced a Tudor one damaged by ice in 1818. L E R I V M E R E S The Severn, the UK’s longest river, was A E V D E hugely significant to Gloucester. The city was S R N L O N D O N R D W given port status in 1580, by Elizabeth I. A

Y Traded goods comingB RU TO NW A Y into the river to Gloucester provided prosperity, but also the river is a natural W E asset. Fish migrating up the Severn were a S T G valuable food source, including now rare eels A T and twaite shad. E S T

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The Church of St Mary de Crypt and the Old Crypt Schoolroom stand in the historic heart of Gloucester. The medieval church, remodelled in C A the 1400s,S has been called ‘a cathedral in T miniature’.L E R I V M E R E S A E V You’ll find the remainsD of a wall Epainting and S R N L O N D O N R D fine Victorian stainedW glass. During the Civil War it acted as a munitionsA store; you can still see Y the pock mark from a Royalist cannonball. The B RU TO NW A Y schoolroom, dating to 1539, is a rare example W of a Tudor school, with original panelling and E S T schoolboy graffiti. G A T E S Interesting figures associated with the buildings T include Robert Raikes, one of the founders of Sunday Schools and preacher George Whitefield, a founder of Methodism.

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A Y This underground chamber on Eastgate Street revealsB RU TO NW Athe Y remains of city defences and the East Gate, dating back to about AD 68 when W E S Gloucester was founded as a Roman settlement. T G A T E The site includes Roman remains, the base of a S T 13 th century tower and the Tudor “horse-pool” where wagons and livestock were washed before market. A section of the chamber can be viewed through glass panels in the floor outside Boots.

The King’s Bastion contains remains of the Roman city wall and a defensive tower probably constructed during the reign of Henry III, and is located under a trapdoor in the King’s Walk Shopping Centre.

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Whether you are comingA to discover nearly 1,000 years of history or Yto worship in this beautiful B RU TO NW A Y building, we hope that your experience is

enjoyable and special. W E S T G Gloucester Cathedral is an extraordinary setting A T for major services, regular Evensong, concerts E S and art installations, yet also a place for private T prayer and reflection.

The landscape outside – Cathedral Green – is arguably the best green space in the city centre and a great location if you want to admire some of Gloucester’s finest historic buildings or to meet friends and share a picnic. The Cathedral is open 365 days a year and all are welcome.

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Gloucestershire Heritage Hub is home to Gloucestershire Archives, Gloucestershire Family History Society and Gloucestershire Police C A Archives. Our 10 miles of unique archive S T collections and resources offer a one-stop L E R I V M E R destination for those wanting to find out about E S A E the county’s people and places. D V E S R N L O N D O N R D W

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Y a tranquil oasisB RU TO NW A Yforall to enjoy and showcases heritage-inspired pieces of artwork. Our W main building has been a familiar landmark in E S Kingsholm since starting life as a school in the T G A 1920s. The site previously housed Alvin Street T E ironworks, and Wheeler’s Nursery which supplied S T fruit trees to Queen Victoria.

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Situated within five acres of landscaped grounds beside Gloucester Docks, Llanthony Secunda C Priory is the remains of a once large and A S T important Augustinian Priory. It is the sister site L E R I V to Llanthony Prima in Monmouthshire, Wales. M E R E A S E D V E S R N From its founding in 1136, Llanthony Secunda L O N D O N R D W has played an important part in Gloucester’s A

Y history for over 900 years. B RU TO NW A Y It played host to Henry VII’s retinue in 1501 and W E the Siege of Gloucester in 1643. After the S T G Dissolution, Llanthony was used for agricultural A T E purposes before the Industrial Revolution left S T its mark. Miraculously Llanthony survived, its listed buildings and grounds now lovingly restored and open for visitors.

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Mariners Chapel was built in 1849 to meet the needs of the sailors and boatmen arriving at the docksC from around the world and the inland A S waterways.T The chaplain met arriving ships and L E R services could be held onI Vthe quayside as ships M E R E turned round quickly.A S E D V E S R N L O N D O N R D The church also providedW lessons in literacy and A

a coffee bar to combatY drunkenness. While the commercial docks have gone the present church B RU TO NW A Y is still serving the area spiritually and practically. W E S T The chapel in its simple beauty is a quiet spiritual G A T space for those visiting the docks. E S T

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The Museum of Gloucester holds an internationally important collection of treasures of nearly one million objects. C A S T The museumL E tells the storyR of the city’s origins I V as a Roman settlementM andE Rits subsequent E A S E development throughD the Dark Ages,V E Medieval S R N period and beyond. Situated in a fine Victorian L O N D O N R D W building in the city centre,A the museum also

Y houses a significant collection of art, including B RU TO NW A Y paintings by Richard Wilson and Thomas Gainsborough, and an archaeology collection W E S including the world-famous Birdlip Mirror, T G Roman tombstones and city walls plus the A T E Gloucester Tables Set, the oldest complete S backgammon set in the world. T

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The Olympus Theatre was built as a 700-seater cinema in 1923 in the style of the Theatre RoyalC Drury Lane. A S T L E R Based in the heart of theI V community of Barton M E R E and Tredworth,A the building holdsS E many D V E cherished memoriesS of GloucesterR residents.N The L O N D O N R D vision is to restore Wit to its full glory sharing its A history and heritageY with the widest possible community, while alsocreating a fantastic B RU TO NW A Y community arts centre. The faded exterior belies W E the hidden gem of the interior – watch out for S T progress soon. G A T E S T

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Located in Gloucester Docks, on the site of the former custom house since 1980, the Soldiers

of GloucestershireC Museum reopened in 2014 A and allowsS visitors to learn about the history of T L E R Gloucestershire soldiersI andV war history from M E R 1694 to the presentE day. A S E D V E S R N L O N D O N R D The collections focusW mainly on the Gloucestershire Regiment,A formerly the 28th Y Regiment of Foot and 61st Regiment of Foot, B RU TO NW A Y both of which recruited soldiers largely from W the Gloucester and Bristol areas. E S T G A T E S T

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C A S T L E R I V M E R E A S E D V E St Michael’s Tower isS all that is left ofR Nthe church L O N D O N R D of St Michael the Archangel,W which had existed A

on this site since 1307.Y The last surviving structure was demolished in 1956 leaving the B RU TO NW A Y Tower as a prominent city centre landmark. W E S T It is presently the headquarters of the Gloucester G A T Civic Trust and the departure point for city E S guided tours. T

The present tower was built in 1465 and for many years a curfew bell was rung at 8pm and 4am each day to warn householders when to extinguish and re-ignite their fires.

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The standing remains incorporate part of the north wall of a minster church built around 900 by Aethelflaed, the Lady of the Mercians. In 909

C she created a shrine here to St. Oswald by A S moving his relics from Bardney in Lincolnshire. T L E R I V M E R E S Aethelflaed and her husband Aethelred were A E V D E both later buried here. In 1152 the church was re- S R N L O N D O N R D W founded as a priory of Augustinian canons A when a cloister, tower and other ranges were Y added. FollowingB RU TO NW A Y its Dissolution in 1537 part of the site was converted into a parish church W E dedicated to St. Catherine. The priory buildings S T G suffered damage during the Civil War siege of A T Gloucester in 1643. E S T

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The Folk of Gloucester, formerly the Folk Museum, is a collection of historic buildings in lower Westgate Street. The oldest of the buildingsC date from the mid to late 15th century A S with additionsT from the 16th and 17th centuries L E R including, famously, a largeI V pin factory. M E R E S A E V The museum closedD in 2018 but Eis being brought S R N L O N D O N R D back to life by the GloucesterW Civic Trust for events, exhibitions andA as a social hub for the Y community. It houses many interesting items B RU TO NW A Y including the medieval south gates of Gloucester, W a Victorian kitchen, a replica pin factory E S T and two Cotton motorcycles. G A T E S T

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The National Waterways Museum is located at C Llanthony Warehouse, the largest of the A S T warehouses built at Gloucester Docks on the L E R I V River Severn. The expansion of the Docks M E R E A S E and building of warehouses in the early 1800s D V E S R N meant the city quickly became a hub for world L O N D O N R D W trade. A

Y Llanthony WarehouseB RU TO NW A Y was built in 1873 and was used for storing over 2,000 tons of grain; other W E S warehouses stored timber, corn, wine and spirits. T G The museum allows visitors to learn the story of A T E Gloucester’s canals, rivers and trade history, and S T the lives of the thousands of people who lived and worked on the waterways.

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