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Baptist A Church T I HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 20 17 Cambray Place O GL50 1 JS N S Stories of Cheltenham, the buildings and the people who lived and worked in them, Well maintained is our main theme for this year. We also have a few surprises thrown in, with some building with many extra special “hidden places” for you to explore. So look through this brochure fine features and All Saints’ Church imposing organ. where you will find details of a superb variety of iconic Cheltenham heritage buildings Large ancillary on ‘open access’, plus details of those secret places open only for this year. On top All Saints Road GL52 2HG halls and rooms Grade I building, town’s best example normally hidden of this, there is a fantastic range of informative walks, talks and events for you to of work by architect John Middleton. from view. Displays enjoy, put together by experts on the history and heritage of this wonderful town. Consecrated 1868 with richly relating to the decorated interior, stained glass by building’s history. Maxine Melling Burne -Jones. Fine musical tradition. Association with Holst family. Friday 10am-4pm; Saturday 10am-1pm; Sunday 1pm-4pm Chair, Cheltenham Civic Society Tours: Friday 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm & 3.30pm. Saturday 10.30am & 12.30pm. Sunday 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm. Booking not required The L Organ Recitals: Friday 2pm (second half 2.30pm); Saturday 11am Promenade, Cheltenham (second half 11.30am) featuring works by Gustav Holst. Includes Saturday 10am-4pm refreshment interval. Booking not required, completely free Winter Sunday 12noon-4pm R/D/T Gardens, R/D(Nave only )/P/T

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O L A C O I T S N 4 CHELTENHAM HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 7–10 September 20 17 CHELTENHAM HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 7–10 September 20 17 L S 17 18 19 24 O 23 St Luke’s Church N C A

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L of St John’s church. Guided tours of the galleries and clock tower are offered. Visitors must book through the Tourist Sandford Parks Lido St Andrew’s United St Christopher’s Information Centre. The west gallery is University of an artist’s studio. Art exhibition of the Keynsham Road GL53 7PU Reformed Church Church, Warden Hill work of various artists. Gloucestershire Built in 1935, the lido is a great day Montpellier Street GL50 1SP Lincoln Avenue GL51 3DD Francis Close Hall out in the heart of Cheltenham. Thursday 12noon-4pm; Nationally recognised as the most An 1885 listed church building, A 1960s building with ten splendid Friday 12noon-4pm; Swindon Road GL50 4AZ Thomas Denny stained glass complete example of a 1930s lido, with many original features. Recent Saturday 10am-3pm; Come along for a behind-the-scenes windows based on the parables. it retains most of its features refurbishment of Dormer Windows Sunday 12noon-4pm tour of this Cheltenham landmark A Comper window, and two newly- including the impressive fountain and Willis Organ. There will be and discover what life was like as etched Nicholas Mynheer windows. Tours: Friday 2pm & 3pm and Sunday and the original operational plant a small exhibition marking the a student over the past 170 years. room engineering. You will be able 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s The lightest ring of bells in a church 2pm & 3pm. Visitors must be 16 yrs and to explore the facility and see some ‘95 Theses’ being posted on in the world. Brief talks on the hour over and fit enough to manage three areas not normally accessible by Wittenberg Church door, thus and ringing demonstrations on the flights of steep stairs to galleries and the public. Please note that normal kick-starting the Reformation. half hour. the spiral staircase to the clock tower Sunday 10am & 11pm entrance prices apply for using the Refreshments will be available. Pre-book and collect ticket from the TIC. Pre-book and collect ticket from the facility for swimming. Sunday 2-5pm Limited to 6 places per group TIC. Tours start from the Chapel. Saturday 11am-5.30pm Saturday 10am-1pm Talks at 2pm, 3pm & 4pm R/D/P/T Limited to 12 places per tour R/D/T R/T R/D/P/T D/P/T P

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St Gregory’s Church St Mary’s Church, St Stephen’s Church University of The Wilson Art Play: The Parrot, 10 St James Square GL50 3PR Prestbury St Stephen’s Road GL51 3AB Gloucestershire Gallery and Museum the Poet and Grade II* listed building designed in Mill Street GL52 3BQ This is a John Middleton designed The Park Campus Clarence Street GL50 3J T the Philanderer 1854 by Charles Hansom. A fine church, built in the 1870s. The Lady The Wilson houses an internationally- Celebrating the restoration of the Chapel Arts, Knapp Road example of a Gothic Revival church Chapel is in the meeting room and The Park GL50 2RH si gnificant museum collection of ex- church interior and organ. Exhibition Authors: Lou Beckett & David Elder with many beautiful stained glass has a First World War connection The Park Campus remains a ceptional quality and variety, including windows by John Hardman of of photos and drawings illustrating with a cross bought back from the remarkable example of the early changing displays of the Designated Three world-famous English writers all spent time in Cheltenham during the Birmingham. Fine stone carvings by how this was done. A medieval Somme and names of the fallen development of Cheltenham’s green Arts and Crafts Movement collection, middle of the 19th century; their true Boulton and others, including a set of church set in a secluded, rural church- from our parish carved on the walls. spaces. Come along for a tour of the fine art collections, and The Paper Stations of the Cross. Display boards yard which is beautifully maintained. There will be vestments and flower stories include scandal, competition for grounds and find out how it’s inhabi- Store, which includes displays of an important literary prize and a fight for show the historical context and Plus afternoon teas and cakes! arrangements in the main body of tants changed from elephants to nuns ar chives relating to Antarctic explorer women’s higher education. Can a young development of the church. Personal Friday 11am-5pm; Saturday the church also tea and coffee and to trainee-teachers over the years. Edward A. Wilson, Cheltenham’s woman change not only their lives but guides will be available and printed cake. In the meeting room there will 11am-5pm; Sunday 1.30-6.30pm Sunday 1pm & 2pm history and the Emery Walker Library. the story of Cheltenham as well? materials enable self-guided tours. be an art and photographic exhibition Organ recital 5.30-6.15pm before Pre-book and collect ticket from the Thursday 9.30am-7.45pm and possibly embroideries/patchwork. Thursday 4pm, Friday 4pm & 7.30pm. Friday 11am-4pm evening service at 6.30pm TIC. Tours start from Elwes Reception. Friday & Saturday 9.30am-5.15pm Pre-book ticket from Chapel Arts, Saturday 11.30am-4pm (free entry) Saturday 10am-4pm Limited to 12 places per tour Sunday 11am-4pm tel 01242 580077. Limited to 50 places D T R/D/P/T D/P/T R/D/T each performance 6 For further information please visit heritageopendays.org.uk Tickets must be pre-booked for some events as numbers are limited. See page 10 for information. 7 CHELTENHAM HERITAGE OPEN DAYS

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2 Cambray Baptist Church H 3 Chapel Arts 4 Cheltenham College Chapel and Main Building E 5 Cheltenham College Thirlestaine Long Gallery L 6 Cheltenham Ladies’ College T To 21 37 ® 7 Cheltenham Masonic Hall E

8 Cheltenham Playhouse N 9 Cheltenham Minster, St Mary’s 10 Cheltenham Synagogue H 11 Church of St Michael and All Angels, Bishop’s Cleeve A 12 Dean Close School 13 The New Club 24 M 14 Normandy House

15 Parmoor House 49 H 16 Pittville Pump Room 28 35 38 40 48 17 Sandford Parks Lido 51 E

18 St Andrew’s United Reformed Church 14 R 19 St Christopher’s Church, Warden Hill 1 I 20 St Gregory’s Church T

21 St Mary’s Church, Prestbury 26 43 44 3 27 A 45 52 9 33 7 22 St Stephen’s Church 50 G 23 St Luke’s Church 20 24 University of Gloucestershire Francis Close Hall E 10 25 University of Gloucestershire The Park Campus 29 26 The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum O 27 Play: The Parrot, the Poet and the Philanderer P 28 Talk: Cheltenham from on High 2 30 29 Talk: The Jewish Diaspora in the UK 6 34 E 30 Talk: The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation N 8 31 Talk: Leckhampton Worthies 18 32 Talk:The Life and Times of Henry Skillicorne D 33 Talk: History of Cheltenham Minster 34 Talk: Tales of the Red Triangle 39 A 35 Walk: Hidden Histories of the Lower High Street 23 Y

36 Walk: Cheltenham General Hospital before the NHS S 37 Walk: The Prestbury You Didn’t Know 13 17

38 Walk: Booze, Balloons and Back-to-backs 15 32 L 39 Walk: Gustav Holst’s Cheltenham 36 o

40 Walk: Stories from Pittville’s Squares 4 c

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O or talk itself. Most bookings are to be made through: H Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre (TIC) The Wilson Art Gallery & Museum, Clarence Street GL50 3JT Talk: Leckhampton Talk:The Life and Talk: History of Telephone 01242 237 431 Email [email protected] Worthies Times of Henry Cheltenham Minster Open Mon-Wed, Fri-Sat 9.30am-5.15pm; Thu 9.30am-7.45pm; Sun 11am*-4pm St Peter’s Church, Leckhampton Skillicorne The Minster, Well Walk * TIC opens at 10.30am if walks start at 11am or earlier Speaker: Eric Miller Parmoor House, Lypiatt Terrace Speaker: Peter Ormerod TIC-issued tickets must be collected from the TIC in person. If you cannot attend after all, please inform The talk will mention some of the Speaker: Dr James Hodsdon Much of the history of the town the TIC as soon as you know so that your ticket can be reallocated. Note that the TIC will not keep interesting life-histories of men and can be found in this building. a waiting list. 45 minute illustrated talk about women who have memorials in the Henry Skillicorne (c1678-1763) The tour and talk will last about an Numbers are limited on guided walks because experience has shown that if groups are too large, church and churchyard. They include – the first serious developer of hour with refreshments There will many cannot hear and see, and for leaders it is difficult to manage a large group in a public place veterans of the British Empire Cheltenham’s spa waters. His be an opportunity to go up to the without compromising safety. This limit will no doubt disappoint some but we must emphasise the and Victorian entrepreneurs who memorial inscription in the Minster, school room in the old Baptistry voluntary nature of Heritage Open Days. Walk leaders and speakers are giving their own knowledge, settled in Cheltenham. Duration at almost 600 words, is one of the which was in use from 1729-1847. time and enthusiasm and without them Heritage Open Days would be much poorer. about 45 minutes. longest in Britain. James will share some new discoveries! Please carefully check the entry in this brochure for the event you are interested in and ensure Friday 2.30pm Saturday 2pm Saturday 3pm that you book correctly. 100 places. No pre-booking Places available on a first come first served basis No booking required. Any number required. No children’s activities T can come. Children welcome Cheltenham Civic Society © © T

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Talk: Cheltenham Talk: The Jewish Talk: The 500th Talk: Tales of the Walk: Hidden Walk: Cheltenham from on High Diaspora in the UK Anniversary of Red Triangle Histories of the General Hospital Honeybourne Gate, Cheltenham Synagogue the Reformation Cambray Baptist Church Lower High Street before the NHS Start & Finish: Cheltenham 2 Gloucester Road Speaker: Leonard Bazar and its Effects on Speaker: Peter Worsley Start & Finish: Honeybourne Speaker: Neela Mann Gate, 2 Gloucester Road General Hospital, Sandford Road The talk will answer questions such as: Early Cheltenham Peter Worsley, assistant editor of (meet on main entrance steps) Leader: Julia Manning A 360 degree look at Cheltenham ‘Who is the Chief Rabbi and who Cambray Baptist Church This England and local YMCA Leader: Heather Atkinson from the 5th floor roof garden of does he represent?’ and ‘What is the director, draws on anecdotes Why is the pelican on this building Honeybourne Gate. From here the Speaker: Alan Pilbeam The tour covers features of the original difference between Ashkenazi and from his book to highlight various and where is it? A circular tour of building and an explanation of the development of Cheltenham can be To mark this significant milestone, Sephardi Jews and does it matte r? buildings and people associated some hidden gems and stories of Voluntary Hospital system. A talk then seen especially by the building of the Alan Pilbeam, local writer and with Cheltenham’s YMCA over places around the Lower High Street gives more detail of the innovative eight churches. 20 minute visits. Stay Duration about an hour. historian, will consider some of the the years. that you didn’t know existed. Pop in ways money was raised to provide for a coffee, tea or cake afterwards. 40 places available. visible signs of the Reformation in for home-made cake and coffee the Cheltenham area. Duration approximately 30 minutes. the expansion of services between the Thursday 7pm. Pre-book please before or after the walk. wars, including early cancer therapy. Thursday 10.30am, 11.30am & Duration approximately 30 minutes. 12.30pm; Friday 2pm, 3pm & 4pm after 21 August through Thursday 11am & Friday 2.30pm Thursday & Sunday 2-3.30pm Pre-book and collect ticket from the TIC. [email protected] Friday 11am. Booking not required Sunday 3pm. Booking not required Pre-book and collect ticket from the Pre-book and collect ticket from the TIC. Limited to 7 places per group. Park at Tesco’s or call 01242 242724 R/D/T R/D/T TIC. Limited to 15 places. Park at Tesco’s Limited to 15 places 10 For further information please visit heritageopendays.org.uk Tickets must be pre-booked for some events as numbers are limited. See page 10 for information. 11 CHELTENHAM HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 7–10 September 20 17 CHELTENHAM HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 7–10 September 20 17 W

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Walk: The Prestbury Walk: Booze, Balloons Walk: Gustav Holst’s Walk: Rowe’s Guide Walk: Regency Walk: Women of You Didn’t Know and Back-to-backs Cheltenham of 1845: Then & Now Cheltenham Cheltenham in Start & Finish: Prestbury Library Start & Finish: Honeybourne Start: The Rotunda Tavern Start: The Wilson Start: The Wilson the Great War Leaders: Roger Beacham & Gate, 2 Gloucester Road Finish: Holst Birthplace Museum Finish: Pittville Gates Finish: The Promenade Start: The Wilson Tony Noel Leader: Neela Mann Leader: Alan Parker Leader: Dr Steven Blake Leader: Mary Moxham Finish: Parmoor House See the grave of General Whinyates Stories of the development of the Explore the life of Cheltenham’s most George Rowe’s Illustrated Cheltenham Explore the development of this Leader: Neela Mann of the Rocket Brigade; the home Lower High Street area, with special famous son, Gustav Holst, through Guide of 1845 comprises four walks Regency Spa town; discover A walk with stories of Cheltenham of artist Dora Carrington, linked reference to the Dobell family. This some of Cheltenham’s most notable around the town, illustrated by around architectural highlights and to the Bloomsbury group and walk takes in the gas works, a short buildings. Discover the Holst family’s 200 drawings. Armed with copies of women in WW1, including hospitals significant personalities in for wounded soldiers, the depot the site of an exotic grotto where way up the Gloucester Road, Churchill connections to places such as The some of Rowe’s drawings, we will Cheltenham’s history. George III and Queen Charlotte Gardens, the Honeybourne Line and Rotunda , Montpellier and All Saints’ compare the buildings ‘then and now’, for Cheltenham POWs’ parcels and Walk lasts 90 minutes. drank tea. some of the streets surrounding Church as well as buildings which focusing on the High Street, Clarence soldiers’ welcomes. Honeybourne Gate. are now lost to the town. Street and north to Pittville Gates. Thursday 2.30-3.30pm. Pre-book Thursday 2.30pm & Friday 11am Friday 10-11.30am. Pre-book and Saturday 11am-12.30pm Saturday 11am. Pre-book and collect Saturday & Sunday 12.30pm and collect ticket from the TIC. Pre-book and collect ticket from the collect ticket from the TIC. Limited Pre-book and collect ticket from the ticket from the TIC. Limited to Pre-book and collect ticket from Limited to 15 places TIC. Limited to 15 places. Park at Tesco’s to 15 places TIC. Limited to 15 places 15 places the TIC. Limited to 15 places

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Walk: Stories from Walk: Cheltenham’s Walk: Tivoli in Walk: The Quarries Walk: Cheltenham Walk: Exploring Pittville’s Squares Bath Road & 90 minutes and Tramroads of Backwaters – Pittville’s Squares Start & Finish: Pittville Gates, The Suffolks Start & Finish: St Stephen’s Leckhampton Hill Exploring the River Chelt Start & Finish: Pittville Gates, Clarence Road Church Clarence Road Start & Finish: The Norwood Start & Finish: Daisybank Start: The Meadow Café, Leader: Des Marshall Leader: Adrian Barlow Leader: Dr Steven Blake Arms, Leckhampton Road car park, Daisybank Road Old Bath Road An hour-long walk through Pittville’s Leader: Stuart Manton Exploring what the architecture Finish: Waitrose This hour-long walk will explore Leader: Dr Ray Wilson, squares, exploring their place in the This one hour circular walk will take of the streets around Tivoli can Leader: Mary Moxham the architectural and building history history of the Pittville estate and the tell us about the evolving growth Gloucestershire Society for of Pittville’s Clarence and Wellington us along the upper Bath Road to the Follow the River Chelt from Cox’s stories of some of their residents and character of Tivoli today. Industrial Archaeology/FOLK Squares between 1825 and 1870, Suffolks and Great Norwood Street. Meadow through the town centre using research by the award-winning We will hear about the history of A two and a half hour exploration, and will tell the stories of some and out towards Arle. Pittville History Works Group. Find out this vibrant area, stopping to look at at a gentle pace, of the former of the two Squares’ notable past about Edmund Selous (ornithologist), some of the shops, pubs and other quarries, lime kilns, tramroads, residents. Charles Sturt (explorer) and more. notable buildings. inclines and standard gauge railway. Friday 11am. Pre-book and collect Friday & Sunday 11am. Pre-book Sunday 2pm. Please wear stout Sunday 2pm. Pre-book and collect Sunday 2.30pm. Pre-book and ticket from the TIC. Limited to and collect ticket from the TIC. Saturday 10am. Pre-book by footwear. Pre-book and collect ticket ticket from the TIC. Limited to collect ticket from the TIC. 15 places Limited to 15 places calling Sue on 07905 307859 from the TIC. Limited to 15 places 15 places Limited to 15 places 12 For further information please visit heritageopendays.org.uk Tickets must be pre-booked for some events as numbers are limited. See page 10 for information. 13 CHELTENHAM HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 7–10 September 20 17 CHELTENHAM HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 7–10 September 20 17

Map ref Postcode Thu Fri Sat Sun W E PITTVILLE’S HIDDEN HERITAGE H G 1 All Saints’ Church GL52 2HG 10-4 12-4 A T A

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I Cheltenham Minster, St Mary’s GL50 3JX 11-3 & 6-8 11-3 10-5 12-5 name, address, e-mail and phone number for each visitor; must bring photo ID 9 H on the day. Steps up to front door and stairs to basement require care; 10 Cheltenham Synagogue GL50 3PU 11-4 uneven floors. 11 Church of St Michael and All Angels, Bishop’s Cleeve GL52 8NG 10-4 12 Dean Close School BOOK GL51 6HE 10 & 2 10 50 Costantinou’s Cellars 13 The New Club GL50 1UD 2-5 10-4 Costantinou’s Hairdressing, 111 Winchcombe Street GL52 2NW 14 Normandy House BOOK GL50 3FB 10 & 11 Grade 2 listed building. Extensive wine cellars with early Victorian brick 15 Parmoor House GL50 2SX 11-4 11-4 vaulting. Listed as the ‘Chemical Emporium of Mr Wadley’ in Rowe’s Illustrated 16 Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE 2.30-4 Cheltenham Guide of 1845 . Current owners received a Civic Award in 1993 17 Sandford Parks Lido GL53 7PU 11-5.30 for restoration of the shop front’s illustrated tiling and decorative lettering – 18 St Andrew’s United Reformed Church GL50 1SP 10-1 ‘Morris Fishmonger & Poulterer’. 19 St Christopher’s Church, Warden Hill GL51 3DD 2-5 20 St Gregory’s Church GL50 3PR 11-4 11.30-4 Sunday 10am-12noon. Very steep and narrow ladder to enter and leave the St Mary’s Church, Prestbury GL52 3BQ 11-5 11-5 1.30-6.30 cellars. Backpacks, handbags etc. must be left upstairs (will be supervised). 21 Visitors are advised to wear flat shoes and trousers. 22 St Stephen’s Church GL51 3AB 10-4 23 St Luke’s Church BOOK GL53 7HP 12-4 12-4 10-3 12-4 51 Pittville Gates Underground Chamber 24 University of Gloucestershire Francis Close Hall BOOK GL50 4AZ 10 & 11 Pittville Gates, corner Clarence Road and Prestbury Road, 25 University of Gloucestershire The Park Campus BOOK GL50 2RH 1 & 2 adjacent to 1 Pittville Lawn GL52 2BE 26 The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum GL50 3JT 9.30-7.45 9.30-5.15 9.30-5.15 11-4 An underground chamber, probably from the late 19th century, purpose 27 Play: The Parrot, the Poet and the Philanderer BOOK GL50 3QQ 4 4 & 7.30 Talk: Cheltenham from on High BOOK GL51 8DW 10.30, 11.30 2, 3 & 4 unknown at time of writing. Theories include an electricity booster station 28 & 12.30 for the trams or for the town supply; a transformer for the gas lamps; even 29 Talk: The Jewish Diaspora in the UK BOOK GL50 3PU 7 a place to store hay for the horses which drew the public carriages. 30 Talk: The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation GL50 1JS 11 31 Talk: Leckhampton Worthies GL53 0 QJ 2.30 Sunday 10am-12noon. Very steep and narrow ladder to enter and leave the 32 Talk:The Life and Times of Henry Skillicorne GL50 2SX 2 underground chamber. Backpacks, handbags etc. preferably left at the top 33 Talk: History of Cheltenham Minster GL50 3JX 3 (they will be supervised). Visitors are advised to wear flat shoes and trousers. 34 Talk: Tales of the Red Triangle GL50 1JS 3 The underground chamber is small and only lit with natural light. 35 Walk: Hidden Histories of the Lower High Street BOOK GL51 8DW 11 2.30 36 Walk: Cheltenham General Hospital before the NHS BOOK GL53 7AN 22 37 Walk: The Prestbury You Didn’t Know BOOK GL52 3AR 2.30 38 Walk: Booze, Balloons and Back-to-backs BOOK GL51 8DW 2.30 11 39 Walk: Gustav Holst’s Cheltenham BOOK GL50 1SX 10 Walk: Stories from Pittville’s Squares BOOK GL52 2BB 11 52 Walk: Free Self-Guided Walks 40 41 Walk: Cheltenham’s Bath Road & The Suffolks BOOK GL53 0AX 11 11 Collect from Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre (TIC) 42 Walk: Tivoli in 90 minutes BOOK GL51 3AB 10 There are eleven walks, written by members of Cheltenham Local History 43 Walk: Rowe’s Guide of 1845: Then & Now BOOK GL50 3JT 11 Society and Friends of Pittville, which you can do at your leisure. Each walk 44 Walk: Regency Cheltenham BOOK GL50 3JT 11 is two sides of an A4 sheet and can be picked up from the Tourist Information 45 Walk: Women of Cheltenham in the Great War BOOK GL50 3JT 12.30 12.30 Centre, The Wilson, Clarence Street. 46 Walk: The Quarries and Tramroads of Leckhampton Hill BOOK GL53 9QQ 2 Thursda y–Sunday 47 Walk: Cheltenham Backwaters – Exploring the River Chelt BOOK GL53 7DF 2 48 Walk: Exploring Pittville’s Squares BOOK GL52 2BB 2.30 49 Hidden Heritage: Below Stairs BOOK GL50 4JR 10-12 Acknowledgements Heritage Open Days is organised by Cheltenham Civic Society , with support and sponsorship 50 Hidden Heritage: Costantinou’s Cellars GL52 2NW 10-12 from Cheltenham Borough Council. Thank you to walk leaders, speakers, and event organisers from buildings which are 51 Hidden Heritage: Pittville Gates Underground Chamber GL52 2BE 10-12 opening their doors to the public for its enlightenment and enjoyment. 52 Walk: Free Self-Guided Walks GL50 3JT All day All day All day All day 14 For further information please visit heritageopendays.org.uk Tickets must be pre-booked for some events as numbers are limited. See page 10 for information. 15 Do you care about Cheltenham? Come and join us!

Cheltenham Civic Society works to conserve the architectural and historical features of the town, and to promote high standards of design in new developments – all in the cause of keeping Cheltenham a great place to live and visit. We have an active programme of public engagement – talks and visits, civic events, commenting on planning applications and the local plan, managing Cheltenham’s Civic Awards scheme, and commemorating local achievements through our blue and green plaques. The society’s home is 13 Lypiatt Terrace, a handsome Victorian terraced house (rooms for hire at very competitive rates). To ﬁnd out more, visit www.cheltenhamcivicsociety.org.uk or email us at [email protected] X/cheltenhamcivicsociety

We are delighted that this year’s Heritage Open Days coincides with Cheltenham Festival of Cycling where a number of exciting events are planned with the highlight being the finish on Saturday 9 September of the penultimate stage of The 2017 OVO Energy Tour of Britain right on Cheltenham’s historic Promenade. Undoubtedly this fantastic and colourful event will attract a big crowd of people so if planning to come on that Saturday, please check nearer the time for transport and parking updates at cheltenhamcyclingfestival.org.uk Y #OVOToB