Saturday 4 - Sunday 19 September 2021

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Gloucester Day Day Town Crier Alan We will be announcing the full programme in due course, and hope to 4th September Town centre Free Myatt & GCC bring back all the fun and ceremony of the traditional events such as the 11am - 4pm ordaining of the Mock Mayor of Barton, the Thanksgiving Service, and the Gloucester Day Parade. City Voices Gloucester Tales Jarek Adams Tales from the Cross’ as an audio exploration of the past, present and 4 - 19 Sept Virtual Free Podcast future of each of the city centre Cross Streets. City Voices Women's Voices Jarek Adams Working with local women to unearth stories about their lives in 4 - 19 Sept Virtual Free Gloucester these podcasts will be launched at the festival. City Voices Exhibition Of Students University of History Students have created three compelling exhibitions - The Life 4 - 18 Sept, Chapel Arts, Knapp Rd, Free Research, Lillian Faithful of Lilian Faithful, Lockdown Stories and Legacies of Slave Ownership in 9am - 2pm Cheltenham GL50 3QQ exhibition - Pittville City Voices The Schools Of Tudor Discover DeCrypt, An exhibition looking at the early history of education in Gloucester and 4 - 19 Sept, St Mary de Crypt, Free Gloucester (or should David Evans the foundation of . Talk by David Evans is on Friday 10th 9am - 5pm Southgate Street, it be Early education in September, 3pm. Gloucester GL1 1TP Gloucester) City Voices Gloucester: A Work In Shadowed Eyes An exhibition of images captured around the city as part of the 4 - 18 Sept, The Folk, Bishop Hooper Free Progress Gloucester500 project to photograph all of Gloucester’s near 500 sites 10:30 am - House, 93-103 Westgate listed by Historic England. 6.30pm Street GL1 2PG City Voices Museum Of Me Hannah Thomson, Workshops and spaces for you to share your stories will be held during 4 - 19 Sept, , Free The Museum Of the History Festival. Using current displays for provocation, your objects 10am - 4pm Brunswick Rd, Gloucester Gloucester can be exhibited or photographed for the Museum of Me. GL1 1HP City Voices It Takes One Woman: Discover DeCrypt Florence Li Tim-Oi was the first woman to be ordained in the Anglican 4 -19 Sept St Mary de Crypt, Free The Story of Florence Li Church, while the question of women’s ordination was still hotly debated. Southgate Street, Tim-Oi Exhibition to compliment talk on the 14th September Gloucester GL1 1TP City Voices Forbidden Music Lou Beckett And Forbidden Music is based on the true story of Michael Haas, a young man 4 Sept, 11am Virtual Free Michael Haas who tried to convince the Chairman of Decca Records in the late 1980s to record music repressed by the Nazis City Voices Shakespeare in Robert Weir For 300 years, a 1575 book of the poems of the Roman poet Horace, 4 Sept, 11am Virtual Free Gloucestershire: How that was owned and used by William Shakespeare, was kept at Frampton a Book Owned by the Court Bard Came to Frampton Court City Voices The Art Of The The Gloucester Candlestick is a unique masterpiece of English metalwork. 4 Sept, 7.30 - 12 College Green, £12 Gloucester Candlestick Made for St Peter’s Abbey (later Gloucester Cathedral), between 1107 8.30pm Gloucester, GL1 2LX and 1113, it comes from a key turning point between cultures in England at the time. Join Dr Janina Ramirez as she reveals the candlestick’s fascinating place in art history. City Voices Women's Voices event Gloucestershire Bring Your Own picnic to the Heritage Hub’s beautiful garden, and enjoy 5 Sept, 1 - 4pm The Heritage Hub, Clarence Free Archives an afternoon celebrating Women’s Voices. Explore some of Gloucester- Row, Alvin St, GL1 3DW shire Archives collections featuring fascinating Gloucester women. Open to all. Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

City Voices A Day In The Life Of A Discover DeCrypt Discover what life was like in a Tudor school. What did you learn? What 5 Sept, 3 - 4pm St Mary de Crypt, South- £3 Tudor School did you wear? What if you did something wrong?! Lots of Tudor activities. gate Street, Gloucester GL1 Ideal for 8-12 year olds. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 1TP City Voices A Revolution In Stone Gloucester Cathe- This guided tour showcases the Cathedral’s pioneering architecture which 6 sept, 2 - 2.30 12 College Green, Glouces- £12 Gloucester Cathedral dral includes the world’s oldest surviving example of the Perpendicular style ter, GL1 2LX City Voices Heritage Schools Heritage England Local Heritage Education Manager Michael Gorely, works with schools 6 Sept, 2 - 5pm Dunrossil Room, The Free Training And Archives localising their history curriculum. The focus on the session is on putting Heritage Hub, Clarence Event the students at the centre of the enquiry rather than on the teacher Row, Alvin Street, GL1 3DW imparting knowledge. City Voices Shining a Light on the Gloucester Discover what life would have been like for the Benedictine of 7th Sept, 11 12 College Green, £12 : St Peter's Cathedral St Peter’s Abbey (now Gloucester Cathedral) around the time when this am-12.30 pm Gloucester, GL1 2LX Abbey at the time of the masterpiece of medieval metal work – the Gloucester Candlestick – was Gloucester Candlestick made in the early 1100s. City Voices Return to the Hill Glos Wildlife Trust Share your favourite memories of Robinswood Hill in this outdoor 7 Sept, 4 - Robinswood Hill, Reservoir Free storytelling event. 5.30pm Rd, Gloucester GL4 6SX City Voices Unheard Stories - GDA/Olivier Jamin A screening of Unheard Stories building on the success of ‘Signs of 7 Sept, 6pm Dunrossil Room, The Free Frontiers and Pioneers History’ last year. Olivier Jamin has worked with Gloucestershire Deaf Heritage Hub, Clarence Association to create a series of short BSL films about well known local Row, Alvin Street, GL1 3DW and national pioneers City Voices Paradise Postponed for Chas Townley The first Council Housing scheme in the City was devised in 1913 and 8 Sept, 11 - St Johns Northgate £3 the duration- Council completed in the Spring of 1914. It places Gloucester in the vanguard 11.50 am Methodist Church Housing in the City and of Cities and Towns to adopt high quality Garden Suburb standards of Northgate St, Gloucester County before 1915 construction. GL1 2AN City Voices A Revolution In Stone Gloucester This guided tour showcases the Cathedral’s pioneering architecture which 8 sept, 11am - 12 College Green, £12 Gloucester Cathedral Cathedral includes the world’s oldest surviving example of the Perpendicular style 12.30pm Gloucester, GL1 2LX

City Voices Highs & Lows Paul James Gloucester’s regeneration journey over the last 30 years has been a rocky 8 Sept, 12.30 - St Johns Northgate £3 Of Gloucester's one, with lots of twists and turns – and it’s far from over yet. Paul James, 1.30pm Methodist Church Regeneration Journey who led the City Council for 12 years, tells the story of what happened, Northgate St, Gloucester traces the roots of the regeneration and outlines his hopes for the future. GL1 2AN City Voices Innovators, Idealists and Gloucester Gloucester Cathedral is home to many tombs and monuments that 8 Sept, 2 - 3pm 12 College Green, £8 Independent Thinkers Cathedral commemorate the lives of people who have left behind significant Gloucester, GL1 2LX. Parts legacies. Take this opportunity to come and meet some of them. of this event do not have level access City Voices Rainbow Street through Tash Frootko This feel good tour is a must for people of all ages and anyone who has a 8 - 13 Sept, St Marks St (Rainbow St), Free Time passion for colour 4pm daily Kingsholm, Gloucester, GL1 2QQ City Voices The Worst Journey In Gloucestershire Edward Wilson, a young doctor from Cheltenham, joined the Antartic 8 Sept, 4 - 5pm Virtual event Free The World, Passport To Archives expedition to 1910 – and never came back. Wilson didn’t survive the The Past voyage – but many of his beautiful drawings and paintings did. Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

City Voices Inside The Wire Ian Hollingsbee This talk will explore the role of the Prisoner of War camps during WW2, 8 Sept, 7.30 - St Johns Northgate Meth- £3 their captives, and guards, together with their impact on the local com- 8.30pm odist Church munity. Northgate St, Gloucester GL1 2AN City Voices History, Her Story, Their Vanley Burke, When was the first time you saw a person of a different ethnicity to you? 8 Sept, 7 - 9pm Guildhall, Eastgate St. Free Story, Our Story Gloucestershire The culmination of months of collaboration, community responses, the Archives gathering of stories and the creation of artworks in response to this big question and the photography of Vanley Burke.

City Voices ’Gloucestershire comes Tony Condor The story of how and when Gloucestershire got electricity. 8 Sept, 7.30 - Gala Club, Fairmile ?? to the light’’ 8.30pm Gardens, Longford, Gloucester GL2 9EB City Voices A History of Gloucester Gloucester This guided tour brings to life fascinating royal connections and explores 9 Sept, 11am- 12 College Green, £8 Cathedral in Ten Cathedral how Britain’s monarchs have influenced the Cathedral’s history and left 12noon Gloucester, GL1 2LX Monarchs their mark on the building.

City Voices A History of Gloucester Gloucester This guided tour brings to life fascinating royal connections and explores 9 Sept, 12 College Green, £8 Cathedral in Ten Cathedral how Britain’s monarchs have influenced the Cathedral’s history and left 11.30am- Gloucester, GL1 2LX Monarchs their mark on the building. 12.30

City Voices History Of Mariners Rob Kingston Discover how the Mariners Chapel was built in the docks to serve the 9 Sept, 1 - Mariners Church, The Free Chapel In The Docks seamen and boatmen, and the churches activities during this time. 1.45pm Docks, Gloucester GL1 2EN

City Voices Navigation Pioneers and Unlocking the Talk and screening of exciting project footage exploring the history of our 9 Sept, 2.30 Secunda Free the Severn Shad Severn relationship with the river. Learn how our exciting conservation and river PrioryPriory Junction, engagement project is safeguarding the future of this magnificent river. Gloucester, GL2 5FA

City Voices Gloucester And Cotswold Centre For As the example of Gloucester demonstrates, links to the slave trade and 9 Sept, 6 - 8pm The Growth Hub, The Free The Slave Trade: A History & Heritage, visible legacies can be traced at the local as well as the national level. This Growth Hub, University of Documentary University Of documentary examines the monuments and heritage of Gloucester. Gloucestershire, Oxstalls Gloucestershire Campus, Oxstalls Ln, Longlevens, Gloucester GL2 9HW Heritage Open Tommi Nielsen’s Dry Civic Trust See the original graving (dry) docks now used by Tommi Nielsen’s 10 - 13 Sept, Tommi Nielsen’s Dry Docks Free Days Docks - Cultural Venue traditional shipbuilding and rigging company. This is one of the few time incorrect The Docks, Gloucester GL1 Open Day remaining shipyards with the skills to work on traditional wooden vessels. on website 2LG listing Heritage Open Town Crier Of Civic Trust Come and hear the world’s loudest town crier, Alan Myatt, promoting the 10 & 13 Sept- Gloucester City Centre Free Days Gloucester Historic heritage Open Days. Alan has been a crier for over twenty years, and at all day Places Open Day Tours 112.8 decibels, Alan’s cry of ‘Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!’ is the undisputed world record. Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Heritage Open Gloucester Furniture Ex- Civic Trust A historic Roman wall inside the store is on public view. The lower level of 10 Sept, & 11 Gloucester Furniture Free Days hibition Centre-Historic the wall is part of a Roman Colonia dating back to 97AD. At street level it Sept, 9.30 - Exhibition Centre, 71-73 Places Open Day is a medieval building. 4.30pm, all Southgate St, Gloucester day GL1 1TX Heritage Open The New Antiques Civic Trust Believed to be Britain’s finest example of a timber framed town house. 10,11,12,13 The New Antiques Centre, Free Days Centre -Historic Places Built in 1560, it was once the hall of the Grocers’ Guild, the mansion Sept, 10am - Westgate St, Gloucester Open Day house of a Mayor of Gloucester 3pm GL1 2NG Heritage Open - Civic Trust The Folk of Gloucester is a Cultural Venue which is housed in two of the 10 & 11 Sept, The Folk of Gloucester, Free Days Cultural Venue Open oldest buildings in the City of Gloucester, a Tudor merchant’s house and a 10am - 4pm Westgate St, Gloucester Day 17th-century town house. GL1 2PG Heritage Open Meeks’ Shoe-Shop- Civic Trust This Elizabethan building has a Georgian façade and on the first floor has 10 & 11 Sept, 14 Westgate St, Gloucester Free Days Historic Places Open Day a fine plaster ceiling dating from around 1600. 10am - 4pm GL1 2NL Heritage Open Beatrix Potter Museum Civic Trust In 1903 Beatrix Potter published one of her most loved tales, The Tailor 10 & 11 Sept, 9 College Court, GL1 2NJ Free Days -Cultural Venue Open of Gloucester, inspired by a visit she made to the city. See the building 10am - 4pm Day she based her story on and meet the Tailor, Simpkin the cat and a host of other characters. Heritage Open Holy Trinity Church Civic Trust This church is an interesting Grade 2-listed 1930s structure designed by 10 & 11 Sept, Church Rd, Longlevens, Free Days -Places Of Worship Harold Stratton-Davis in a 15th century style 10am - 4pm Gloucester GL2 0AJ Open Day Heritage Open Mariners Church Civic Trust Mariners Church opened in 1849 and became popular with the 10 & 11 Sept, The Docks, Gloucester GL1 Free Days -Cultural Venue Open townspeople as well as the mariners visiting the port. The church features 10am - 4pm 2EN Day fine stained glass windows Heritage Open Upstairs, Downstairs Civic Trust The building is over 200 years old. Dating back to 1815 and was originally 10 & 11 Sept, 2 Severn Rd, Gloucester Free Days Antiques -Cultural used for the manufacture of rope and sails for the tall ships and those 10am - 4pm GL1 2LE Venue Open Day powered by steam. Heritage Open Sula Lightship - Cultural Civic Trust LV14 Sula is a privately owned Historic Light vessel, located in Gloucester 10,11,12,13 Llanthony Wharf GL2 5HH. Free Days Venue Open Day Harbour. Constructed in 1958 and in service off the Humber Estuary in the Sept, 10.45 am Not wheelchair friendly North Sea until 1985. 45 minute tours through out the day onwards Heritage Open Museum Of Gloucester Civic Trust Found within the city of Gloucester is an internationally important 10, 11, 12, 13 Brunswick Rd, Gloucester Free Days - Cultural Venue Open collection of treasures of over 750,000 objects Sept, 10am GL1 1HP Day - 4pm (Sun 11am - 3pm) Heritage Open The Fleece Undercroft Civic Trust A 12th century tunnel vaulted undercroft, which it thought to be the best 10, 11, 12, 13 The , 19 Free Days (Monks Retreat) - example in Europe of a rich merchant’s warehouse. Known locally as the Sept, 10am - Westgate St, Gloucester, Historic Places Open Monks Retreat. Not wheelchair friendly 4pm GL1 2RD. Day Tours Heritage Open Gloucester Notables Civic Trust Learn about some of the less well-known people who were either born in 10, 11, 12, 13 The Folk of Gloucester, Free Days Exhibition - Cultural Gloucester or have lived here who have made a notable contribution to Sept, 10am Westgate St, Gloucester Venue Open Day society. - 3pm (Sun GL1 2PG 11am - 3pm) Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Heritage Open Gloucester Cathedra - Civic Trust Founded in the 11th century, the Cathedral features Norman pillars in the 10, 11, 12, 13 12 College Green, Glouces- Free Days Places Of Worship Open nave, the elaborate tomb of Edward II, exquisite 14th century fan vault- Sept, 10am - ter, GL1 2LX Day ing, the 15th century tower and the magnificent Great East Window. 5pm (Sun 12 noon - 3pm) Heritage Open Roman Times -Guided Civic Trust Hear how the Romans came to Gloucester (Glevum). See the walls they 10, 11, 13 Museum of Gloucester, Free Days Walk built. Tread through the Forum (market place) and meet the Emperor Sept, 10.30am Brunswick Rd, Gloucester Nerva. Not wheelchair friendly GL1 1HP. Heritage Open St Michael's Tower Civic Trust St Michael’s Bell Tower dates back to 1465. Heritage displays on the 10, 11, 12, 13 Southgate Street, Free Days -Historic Places Open history of the church that once stood on the site, and 2 heritage bells Sept, 10am - Gloucester, Day made in Gloucester in 1710 by Abraham Rudhall 4.30pm Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH

Heritage Open River Twyver Walk - Civic Trust A walk along the Twyver where it forms to see the sites of some of the 10 Sept, Meet on the footbridge Free Days Guided Walk now dismantled mills, the likely places where the Romans started the 10.30am - between Abbeydale canal into the city and the Royalists cut off the water supply during the 12.30pm Community Centre ( GL4 4BL) . Not wheelchair friendly and the children’s play area. Heritage Open Medieval Churches - Civic Trust Gloucester was an important centre of religion in medieval times. This 10 & 11 St Oswald's Priory, Free Days Guided Walk guided walk describes the history of the churches that remain from that Sept, 10.30 - Archdeacon St, Gloucester, time. 11.30am GL1 2Q Heritage Open St John's Northgate Civic Trust Classical grade 2* Georgian church, opened in 1734. Only the tower, spire 10 & 11 Sept, St John's Northgate Church, Free Days Methodist Church - Places and font survive from the earlier medieval building. 11am - 2pm Northgate Street Of Worship Open Day Heritage Open Gloucester City - Guided Civic Trust Discover fascinating hidden treasures on a guided walk through the heart 10,11,12,13 St Michael’s Free Days Walk of one of Britain’s oldest cities, where history has truly left its mark. The Sept, 11am & Tower, Southgate walk lasts about 1¼ hours. 2pm Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH Heritage Open St Peter’s Catholic Civic Trust The church, built in 1859, was designed by Gilbert Blount in the Gothic 10 Sept, 11am St Peter's Catholic Church, 17 Free Days Church - Places Of Style and was recently restored to its Victorian splendour. Not wheelchair - 4pm London Rd, Gloucester GL1 Worship Open Day friendly 3EX. City Voices Forbidden Music - Play Lou Beckett & This special event begins with a short radio play dramatising one of the 10 Sept, 11 - St Johns Northgate £3 And Interview With Michael Haas key moments in the story, followed by what is set to be a fascinating 11.50am Methodist Church, Michael Haas interview with Michael himself. Northgate St, Gloucester GL1 2AN

Heritage Open St Nicholas's Church - Civic Trust A beautiful, medieval church with many interesting features and 10, 11, 12, 13 St Mary de Crypt Church Free Days Places Of Worship Open sympathetic Victorian restoration – Walton tomb, leaning tower, Sept, 11am - and the Old Crypt Day sanctuary knocker, squints, coat of arms. 3pm Schoolrooms, Southgate St, Gloucester GL1 1TP Heritage Open Gloucester Cathedral Civic Trust Come along to the Chapter House to see a display of original items chosen 10 Sept, 11am 12 College Green, Free Days Highlights From The by our library volunteers from the Cathedral Library Archives - 3pm Gloucester, GL1 2LX Medieval Library - Historic Places Open Day Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Heritage Open Civic Trust Bearland House is an impressive 18th century building with an ornamen- 10 Sept, 11am, Longsmith St, Gloucester, Free Days tal façade, forecourt, and fine wrought iron railings and gates. 11.30am, 12 GL1 2HJ noon Heritage Open Ypotryll Civic Trust Ypotryll’s three members present medieval music – song and instrumen- 10 Sept, 11 - St Mary de Crypt Church, Free Days tal, dating from around the 13th to the 15th centuries. 11.45am Southgate Street Heritage Open The New Antiques Civic Trust Believed to be Britain’s finest example of a timber framed town house. 10 & 11 Sept, The New Antiques Centre Free Days Centre - Historic Places Built in 1560, it was once the hall of the Grocers’ Guild, the mansion 11am & 2pm Westgate St, Gloucester Open Day Tours house of a Mayor of Gloucester and, in the 19th century, a lodging for GL1 2NG assize judges. Heritage Open Civic Trust Step inside the newly restored listed buildings of Llanthony Secunda 10, 11, 12 Priory Junction, Gloucester, Free Days - Historic Places Open Priory. Founded in 1136, the history of this former Augustinian priory is Sept, 11am - GL2 5FA Day told throughout 5 acres of grounds. 3pm Marvel at the magnificent medieval timber roof and late 15th – early 16th century brickwork Heritage Open Eastgate Viewing Civic Trust Come and walk in the footsteps of the Romans at their street level and 10, 11, 12 Boots, 38-46 Eastgate St, Free Days Chamber - Historic see the remains of the Roman Eastgate Fort Sept, times Gloucester, GL1 1PU Places Open Day Tours throughout the day Heritage Open Historic Docks - Guided Civic Trust Take a guided walk around Britain’s most inland port. The walk lasts about 10 Sep, 11am , National Waterways Free Days Walk 1 hour. 11 Sept 11am Museum, Llanthony & 2pm, 12 Warehouse, The Docks, Sep, 2.30pm , Gloucester GL1 2EH 13 Sept, 11am Heritage Open St Mary De Crypt And Civic Trust Explore the medieval church and Tudor schoolrooms. Use our app and 10, 11, 12 St Mary de Crypt Church, Free Days The Old Crypt School talking pens to discover stories from Gloucester’s past, Raikes, Whitefield, Sept, 11am - Southgate Street Rooms - Places Of and Jemmy Wood and more. 3pm Worship Open Day Heritage Open Monks, Canons & Friars Civic Trust Discover the Abbey and Priories of Gloucester and learn how the Monks, 10, 11, 12 St Oswald's PrioryArchdeacon Free Days - Guided Walk Canons and Friars lived and worked. The walk will take about 1 hour. Sept, 11am - St, Gloucester, GL1 2QX 12pm Heritage Open Siege Of Glouceste - Civic Trust This guided walk visits some of the places of interest connected with the 10, 11 Sept, St Michael’s Free Days Guided Walk siege of Gloucester which took place during the English Civil War. Walk 11.15 -12.45 & Tower, Southgate lasts about 1½ hours. 11, 12, 13 Sept Street, Gloucester, 2 - 3pm Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH Heritage Open Black & White Buildings Civic Trust A walking tour of 15th Century timber framed buildings in the city centre, 10 & 11 Sept, St Michael’s Free Days - Guided Walk pointing out structure, architecture and brief historical background. Are 11.15am Tower, Southgate they really black and white? Walk lasts about 1 hour. Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH Heritage Open That's Entertainment - Civic Trust A walk down Westgate St to see buildings, including the locations of 10 Sept, St Michael’s Free Days Guided Walk former cinemas and theatres where Gloucester citizens indulged in their 11.30am Tower, Southgate pleasures and pastimes. Walk lasts 30 mins Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Heritage Open The Story Of Glouces- Civic Trust A tour of some of the fine historical pubs in the City centre. The walk lasts 10, 12 Sept, St Michael’s Tower, South- Free Days ter's Pubs - -Guided about 1 hour. 11.45am gate Street, Gloucester, Walk Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH Heritage Open The Jonathan Hope Civic Trust Jonathan Hope, Assistant Director of Music at Gloucester Cathedral, re- 10 Sept, 12 - St John's Northgate Church, Free Days Organ Recital turns to give a recital of music on the excellent organ of St John’s. 12.45pm Northgate Street Heritage Open Saxon Gloucester - Civic Trust Discover the traces of Gloucester’s Saxon history. Hear the story of 10 Sept, 2pm. St Michael’s Free Days Guided Walk Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians who died in 918 and was buried in 11& 13 Sept, Tower, Southgate Gloucester, and learn about the role she played in shaping the city as we 11am Street, Gloucester, know it Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH Heritage Open St Mary De Crypt And Civic Trust Explore the medieval church and Tudor schoolrooms. 10 Sep, 2pm, St Mary de Crypt Church and Free Days The Old Crypt School 11 & 12 Sep, the Old Crypt Schoolrooms, Rooms Tours - Places Of 1.30pm Southgate St, Gloucester GL1 Worship Open Day 1TP Heritage Open Historic Characters - Civic Trust This tour brings alive some of the famous and influential people and 10 Sep, 2pm, St Michael’s Free Days Guided Walk colourful characters who were born in Gloucester. Their fame and 11 & 12 Sep, Tower, Southgate achievements extended far and wide but we remember their local origins. 11am Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH Heritage Open Richard III Guided Walk Civic Trust This tour tells of Richard III’s important 3 day visit to Gloucester in 1483, 10, 11 Sept, St Michael’s Free Days as part of his Royal Progress and explains the granting of the significant 2pm. 12 Sept, Tower, Southgate Charter to the city. Walk lasts about 1 hour. 11am Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH City Voices Forbidden Music - Lou Gloucestershire This special event begins with a short radio play dramatising one of the 10 Sept, 11 - St Johns Northgate Free Beckett and Michael Archives key moments in the story, followed by what is set to be a fascinating 11.50am Methodist Church Haas interview with Michael himself. Northgate St, Gloucester GL1 2AN City Voices 90th Anniversary Of Gloucestershire To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Dowty Group in 10 Sept, 2 - St Johns Northgate Methodist £3 The Dowty GroupAlly Archives 1931, Dowty project archivist Ally McConnell and Sir George Dowty’s son 3.30pm Church McConnell Talks With George talk about the life of Sir George, Northgate St, Gloucester GL1 George Dowty 2AN City Voices Crossing the River Gloucestershire Gloucester’s position at the lowest bridging point on the Severn has 10 Sept, St Johns Northgate £3 Archives contributed enormously to its trading prosperity throughout the city’s 3.30pm Methodist Church long history. John Chandler will unravel the complexities from Roman Northgate St, Gloucester times to modern ring roads, and explain why its river crossings have GL1 2AN always mattered to Gloucester’s fortunes. City Voices The Schools of Tudor Discover DeCrypt, Former Gloucester teacher David Evans currently works as archivist at 10 Sept, 3pm St Mary de Crypt, Free Gloucester David Evans King’s School and is a trustee at Discover DeCrypt; he has developed a Southgate Street, wide knowledge of the development of education in the city. Gloucester GL1 1TP

Heritage Open Royal Gloucester - Civic Trust Kings and queens of England have come to Gloucester to hold 10 Sept, St Michael’s Free Days Guided Walk parliament, equip armies, grant charters, go hunting, be crowned, and 2.15pm & 12 Tower, Southgate be buried. This tour will take a look at some of buildings and places in Sept, 11.15am Street, Gloucester, Gloucester at the heart of this extraordinary royal history and reveal some Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH of the fascinating stories connected with them. Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Heritage Open Robert Raikes - Guided Civic Trust This walk tells the story of Robert Raikes, newspaper publisher, prison 10 Sept, 2.30, St Michael’s Tower, South- Free Days Walk reformer and promoter of the Sunday School movement and shows some 12 & 13 Sept, gate Street, Gloucester, of the buildings in Gloucester connected with him. 12 noon & Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH 2.30pm Heritage Open Gloucester And The Vac- Civic Trust Paul Drinkwater will tell the story of the invention of the vacuum cleaner 10 Sept, The Ed Shed, Gloucester Free Days uum Cleaner by a Gloucester born man, the Gloucester manufacturing company who 2.30pm Folk Museum, 99-103 built the proto type and the history of vacuum cleaners up to the present Westgate Street, Glouces- time. ter, GL1 2PG City Voices Dweller in the Shadows: Discover DeCrypt Gurney’s biographer, Kate Kennedy, will give a talk exploring the local 10 Sep, St Mary de Crypt, £8 A Life of Ivor Gurney composer and poet’s works and life which was haunted by his experiences 7.30pm Southgate Street, in WW1, and his struggles with mental illness. Gloucester GL1 1TP City Voices Edward Jenner: A Global Gloucester In 1796, a Gloucestershire surgeon carried out one of the most important 10 Sept, 7.30 - 12 College Green, Gloucester, £10 Legacy Cathedral experiments in the history of medicine. In this talk Owen Gower will re- 8.30pm GL1 2LX examine the life and legacy of the pioneer of vaccination. City Voices A stitch in Time Gloucestershire 14 craft women from different backgrounds, have met and shared 11 - 19 Sept, Blackfriars Priory, Free Archives/Halima stitches, life stories and laughter while creating this wonderful artwork 12 noon - 8pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Mayek inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry Heritage Open Little Cloister-House - Civic Trust A 17th century timber-fronted property next to Gloucester Cathedral, 11 Sept 10am Little Cloister-House, 4B Free Days Historic Places Open Day built over a medieval undercroft. The herb garden and remains of a - 12.30pm. 12 Millers Green, Gloucester Tours monastic infirmary are close-by. Tours on the hour and half-hour (25 Sept, 10am - GL1 2BN mins). No need to book. 2,30pm. Heritage Open National Waterways Civic Trust Visit the Waterways Museum to uncover the story of the local waterways 11& 12 Sept, National Waterways Free Days Museum and the history behind Gloucester Docks. The Museum has displays and 10am - 3pm Museum, Llanthony Cultural Venue Open activities for all the family to learn about our waterways heritage Warehouse, The Docks, Day Gloucester GL1 2EH Heritage Open Southgate Evangelical Civic Trust The church is over 100 years old and was also home church to the famous 11 Sept, 10 am Southgate Evangelical Church, Free Days Church - Places Of Dr Hadwen. - 4 pm. 12 Sept, The Docks, Gloucester GL1 Worship Open Day 10.30 am - 12pm 1UR Heritage Open Jet Age Museum - Civic Trust Jet Age Museum exists to promote and preserve the history of 11 & 12 Sept, Jet Age Museum, Meteor Free Days Cultural Venue Open Gloucestershire’s contribution to world aviation from the early days of 10 am - 4 pm Business Park, Cheltenham Day flight. Road East, Staverton, GL2 9QL Heritage Open St Margaret’s Chapel Civic Trust The Chapel was part of a monastic institution set up outside the medieval 11 & 12 Sept, St Margaret's Chapel, 96- Free Days Places Of Worship city boundary for the benefit of those suffering from the then incurable 10 am - 3 pm 102 London Rd, Gloucester Open Day disease of leprosy GL1 3PL

Heritage Open St Catharine’s Church - Civic Trust Although established in part of St Oswald’s Priory in 1540, the current 11 Sept, 10 am St Catherine's Church, Free Days Places Of Worship Open church building is only 103 years old. It has been partially re-ordered to - 3 pm London Rd, Gloucester GL2 Day make it fit for 21st century church use. 0RR Heritage Open Gloucester Cathedral - Civic Trust Gloucester is one of only a few Cathedrals that still has its own onsite 11 Sept, 10 am Gloucester Cathedral Free Days The Stonemasons Yard Stonemasons’ workshop. Enjoy carving demonstrations and find out - 3 pm Works Yard, 13A Pitt St, Historic Places Open more about the work that this team do to conserve and restore an Gloucester GL1 2BH Day extraordinary building. Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Heritage Open Old Bishop’s Palace - Civic Trust The 19th century residence of the Bishops of Gloucester built on the site 11 & 12 Sept, The King's School, Pitt St, Free Days Historic Places Open of the medieval abbot’s lodging. Now used by the King’s School. Short 10 am - 2.30 Gloucester GL1 2BG Day Tours guided tours of the palace, gardens, yard, Bishop’s Private Chapel and pm Abbot’s Dining Hall. Heritage Open Mercers' Hall (Masonic Civic Trust Probably built in the second half of the 18th century this building has 11 Sept, 10 am Mercers' Hall (Mason- Free Days Lodge) - Historic Places been occupied by a Perfumer, a Cider merchant and Brewer and been - 4 pm ic Lodge)Cross Keys Ln, Open Day used as a bonded warehouse and dance hall. Gloucester GL1 2HQ Heritage Open Gloucester Cathedral - Civic Trust Enjoy a guided tour of the Cathedral including the tomb of Edward II, 11 Sept, 10.30 Gloucester Cathedral, 12 Free Days Guided Highlights Tours the Lady Chapel and the Cloisters where Harry Potter was filmed. Pre - 3 pm (every College Green, Gloucester, Historic Places Open Day Booking is required for this guided tour. 30 mins) GL1 2LX Tours Heritage Open Gloucester Salvation Civic Trust A rousing programme for Heritage Open Days. 11 Sept, 10.45 Westgate Street Free Days Army Band - 11.45 am Heritage Open Railways History Civic Trust A two and a half mile walk round the key spots of Gloucester’s railway 11 Sept, 11 am Blackfriars Priory, Free Days Guided Walk history. - 12:30 pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Heritage Open Gloucester Cathedral - Civic Trust Visit three historic rooms in Church House, the former Abbots’ lodgings 11 Sept, 11 am Gloucester Cathedral12 Free Days Parliament Rooms which are the site of Richard II’s parliament in 1378 and are the place - 4 pm College Green, Gloucester, Historic Places Open Day where Henry III and Anne Boleyn stayed in their royal progress of 1535. GL1 2LX Heritage Open Beatrix Potter Civic Trust In 1903 Beatrix Potter published one of her most loved tales, The Tailor of 11 & 12 Sept, Beatrix Potter Museum9 Free Days Guided Walk Gloucester. It was inspired by a visit she made to the city. 2.30 - 3.15 pm College Court, GL1 2NJ Heritage Open Gloucester Cathedral - Civic Trust Descend into the Crypt to discover the earliest part of the Cathedral, see 11 Sept, 11.30 Gloucester Cathedral12 Free Days Guided Crypt Tour the chapels and passages used by the monks. Suitable for all ages but am - 3,30 pm College Green, Gloucester, Historic Places Open Day must be able to manage a small flight of stairs. Pre Booking is required for GL1 2LX Tours this guided tour. Heritage Open Roy Cansdale - Music Civic Trust Roy accompanies himself on tenor guitar in a variety of swing and 11 Sept,11.30am St Mary de Crypt, Southgate Free Days Event jazz favourites. - 12.15 pm Street, Gloucester GL1 1TP Heritage Open Llanthony Secunda Civic Trust This guided walk explores the priory which was founded in 1136, which 11 Sept, 11.30 Llanthony Secunda Free Days Priory - Guided Walk by the end of the 15th century, was the richest Augustinian house in - 12.30 pm PrioryPriory Junction, England entertaining the court of Henry VII in 1500 and 1501. Tour lasts 1 Gloucester, GL2 5FA hour. Heritage Open Ukelele Band - Music Civic Trust A lively performance to make you smile. 11 Sept, 12 - Westgate St Free Days Event 1pm

Heritage Open The Greg Abrahams Civic Trust The Cheltenham-based organist and musician, returns to play on the 11 Sept, 12.30 St John's Northgate Church, Free Days Organ Recital - Music organ of St John’s church. - 1.15pm Northgate Street Event Heritage Open Gloucester Cathedral - Civic Trust Climb 269 steps to the top of the tower to enjoy breath-taking views 11 Sept, 1.30 Gloucester Cathedral12 Free Days Guided Tower Tours 40miles across Gloucestershire. Pre Booking is required for this guided - 2.30 pm & College Green, Gloucester, Historic Places Open tour. Tickets can be reserved online via the Cathedral website or in per- 2.30 - 3.30 pm GL1 2LX Day Tours son at the Welcome Desk (from Monday 23rd August). Tickets are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Blackfriars Talks Janina Ramirez Gloucester History Janina Ramirez takes us on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the 11 Sept, 2:00 Blackfriars Priory, Ladybel- £11 Raiders Of The Lost Past Trust filming of BBC2’s hugely successful Raiders of the Lost Past and reveals pm - 3:00 pm legate St, GL1 2HN the highs and lows of filming TV history. Heritage Open Gloucester Statues - Civic Trust Explore the history of Gloucester through the medium of public statues. 11 Sept, 2 -3.5 St Michael’s Free Days Guided Walk pm & 12 Sept, TowerSouthgate 11am - 12.15 pm Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH Heritage Open Children’s Walk - Guided Civic Trust A guided walk around Gloucester aimed specifically for children aged 9 11 Sept, 2 pm St Michael’s Tower, Free Days Walk -12. Walk lasts 1 hour Southgate Street, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH Heritage Open Rhymes & Reasons - Civic Trust Famous locally born poets are brought to life and the origins of old 11 Sept, 2 pm Boots, 38-46 Eastgate St, Free Days Guided Walk Gloucester rhymes are vividly described in this fascinating walk through Gloucester, GL1 1PU the centre of the city. Walk lasts 1 hour Heritage Open Cathedral Precincts Tour - Civic Trust A history of the area surrounding the cathedral from the earliest Minster 11 Sept, 2 pm 12 College Green, Free Days Guided Walk church up to the most recent developments. Tour lasts 1 hour. Gloucester, GL1 2LX

Heritage Open St Mary Magdalene’s Civic Trust The Friends of Hillfield Gardens will open the Chapel of St Mary 11 Sept, 2 - 4 Hillfield Gardens101 Free Days Chapel - Places Of Magdalene, the remains of a 12th century leper chapel. It contains a pm & 12 Sept, London Rd, Gloucester, GL1 Worship Open Day stone recumbent figure which some people believe to be the effigy of St 10 am - 12 pm 3HN Kyneburgh Heritage Open Edward Elgar - Dr John Civic Trust Dr John Harcup gives a popular talk about Edward Elgar – inspired by 8 11 Sept, 2:30 pm The Ed Shed, Gloucester Folk Free Days Harcup subjects beginning with the letter ‘P’ - 3:30 pm Museum, 99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PG Blackfriars Talks Vince Cable Gloucester History Join economist and former Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable as he 11 Sept, 4 - Blackfriars Priory, Free Money And Power: The Trust examines the legacy of world leaders who transformed their countries’ 5pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN World Leaders Who economic fortunes, from Thatcher to Trump, Lenin to Bismarck. Changed Economics Blackfriars Talks Marc Morris Gloucester History Presenter of Channel 4’s , renowned historian Marc Morris tells 11 Sept, 6 Blackfriars Priory, £9 The Anglo-Saxons: The Trust the extraordinary story of the Anglo-Saxons and how the foundations of -7pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Beginnings Of England England were laid. Blackfriars Talks Ian Mortimer Gloucester History Join Ian Mortimer on a thrilling journey back to the age of Jane Austen 11 Sept, 8 - Blackfriars Priory, £10 The Time Traveller’s Trust and John Constable, Trafalgar and Waterloo, the threat of revolution and 9.30pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Guide To Regency the Peterloo massacre. Britain Heritage Open Holy Innocents Church - Civic Trust Visit this Victorian Church with its unique Spirit Fresco wall paintings. 12 Sept, 12 - Holy Innocents Church, Free Days Places Of Worship Open The church was built and painted by Thomas Gambier Parry, whose son 5pm Highnam, Gloucester, GL2 Day Hubert Parry composed the music to Jerusalem. 8DG Heritage Open Holy Innocents Church - Civic Trust Visit this Victorian Church with its unique Spirit Fresco wall paintings. 12 Sept, 12 - Holy Innocents Church, £0 Days Places Of Worship Open The church was built and painted by Thomas Gambier Parry, whose son 5pm Highnam, Gloucester, GL2 Day Hubert Parry composed the music to Jerusalem. 8DG Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Heritage Open Alney Island Civic Trust The walk will look at what Alney has been used for, the natural features of 12 Sept, 11:00 Alney Island. Not wheel- Free Days Guided Walk the river and agriculture and Alney’s role in English History. The walk will am - 1:00 pm chair friendly take about 2 hrs. Good walking shoes required. Heritage Open Gloucester Brass Civic Trust This fine local band returns to perform with a range of music for 12 Sept, 11:30 St Mary de Crypt Church, Free Days brass instruments. am - 1:00pm Southgate Street Blackfriars Talks Waldemar Januszczak & Gloucester History From Leonardo da Vinci to Barbara Hepworth, Hampton Court to the 12 Sept, 12 - Blackfriars Priory, £10 Janina Ramirez Trust Hermitage, Sunday Times art critic Waldemar Januszczak joins Janina 1pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Pioneers, Portraits & Ramirez to explore the history of art’s greatest pioneers. Pleasure Palaces Blackfriars Talks The Bayeux Tapestry Gloucester History Join historian and content director of BBC History Magazine and 12 Sept, 2 - Blackfriars Priory, £9 David Musgrove Trust HistoryExtra.com David Musgrove to explore the story of the Bayeux 3pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Tapestry and what happened in the fateful year of 1066. Heritage Open Newent String Quartet - Civic Trust The quartet will be rehearsing pieces by Mozart, Beethoven, 12 Sept, 11am St Nicholas' Church, Free Days Music Event Mendelssohn and Borodin taking advantage of the perfect acoustic for a - 1 pm Westgate St, Gloucester string chamber group. GL1 2PG Heritage Open Gloucester Spa - Guided Civic Trust In the early 1800s, Gloucester had a thriving spa. This guided walk traces 12 & 13 Sept, Christ ChurchBrunswick Free Days Walk the history of The Spa and takes in some of the fine buildings that it 2.15 - 3.15 pm Road, Gloucester, GL1 1JZ generated. Walk lasts 1 hour. Heritage Open Christian Heritage - Civic Trust There is an old saying ‘As sure as God’s in Gloucester’. Both Christianity 12 Sept, 2:15 - St Michael’s Free Days Guided Walk and Gloucester have 2,000 years of history. This walk traces Gloucester’s 3:45 pm TowerSouthgate rich Christian heritage over those years as reflected in its people, places Street, Gloucester, and events. Gloucestershire, GL1 2DH Heritage Open Brockworth Court Tours Civic Trust Brockworth Court was initially the residence for the Priors of Llanthony 12 Sept, 2.30 Brockworth CourtCourt Free Days - Historic Places Open Priory. Following the dissolution of 1540 Henry VIII granted it to the - 3.15 pm & Road, Brockworth GL3 4QU Day Tour Guise family until the late 19th Century when it passed to the Wiltshires 3.30 - 4.15 pm Heritage Open William Marshall, John Civic Trust William Marshall was described by the then archbishop of Canterbury as 12 Sept, 2.30 - The Ed Shed, Gloucester Free Days Jones the greatest knight who ever lived. He was certainly a remarkable warrior, 3.30pm Folk Museum, 99- but also a great statesman. He served four kings and ruled England as 103 Westgate Street, regent. Gloucester, GL1 2PG City Voices Roger Moorhouse - First Polish Association First to Fight is the first history of the Polish war for almost half a century, 12 Sept, 3pm St John's Northgate Church, £5 To Fight: The Polish War Gloucestershire and PAG is proud to welcome the author to this talk Northgate Street, GL1 2AN 1939 Blackfriars Talks Sathnam Sanghera Gloucester History Join historian and Times journalist Sathnam Sanghera as he explores his 12 Sept, 4 - Blackfriars Priory, £10 Empireland: How Trust book Empireland, showing how our imperial past is everywhere, and 5pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Imperialism Has Shaped shines a light on Britain today. Modern Britain Blackfriars Talks Jess Phillips Gloucester History With trademark humour and honesty, MP Jess Phillips lifts the lid on what 12 Sept, 6 - Blackfriars Priory, Ladybel- £11 Everything You Really Trust a career in politics is really like and why it matters. 7pm legate St, GL1 2HN Need To Know About Politics Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Heritage Open Bygonz Wandering Civic Trust See and hear the popular minstrels in period dress around the Cross and 13 Sept, Cross and Gate Streets Free Days Minstrels Gate Streets 10.30am - Music Event 3pm Heritage Open North Atlantic Slave Civic Trust This walk looks at both sides of the story, slavery and abolition. The walk 13 Sept, 11:00 Entrance to Gloucester Free Days Trade takes about 1 ¼ hours am - 12:15 pm DocksThe Docks, Guided Walk Gloucester GL1 2DB. Not wheelchair friendly Heritage Open Lost Schools Civic Trust Did you know that there were once many schools in and around the 13 Sept, 11am The Ed ShedGloucester Folk Free Days Debbie Vass centre of Gloucester? Debbie Vass, city guide and retired teacher, will - 12pm Museum, 99-103 Westgate give a power point talk to discover some of Gloucester’s lost schools Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PG Heritage Open Bygonz Perform Civic Trust Come and hear instruments, such as pipe and tabor, hurdy-gurdy and 13 Sept, 11:30 St Nicholas' Free Days Music Event bagpipes, which have been part of the popular musical life of this country am - 12:15 pm ChurchWestgate St, for centuries, played by musicians wearing the dress of the time. Gloucester GL1 2PG Blackfriars Talks Andrew Armstrong Gloucester History Join city archaeologist Andrew Armstrong for a fascinating tour of 13 Sept, 2- Blackfriars Priory, £9 A Time Traveller’s Trust three magnificent years of archaeological discovery in Gloucester from 3pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Guide To Gloucester’s Whitefriars Priory to . Great Discoveries Heritage Open A Victorian Walk Round Civic Trust Entirely illustrated by old photographs this talk by Tony Condor will bring 13 Sept, 2.30 - The Ed Shed, Gloucester Free Days Gloucester Docks together stories from behind the scenes. 3.30pm Folk Museum, 99- Tony Condor 103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PG Blackfriars Talks Frank Whittle, Genius Gloucester History Historian Duncan Campbell-Smith and Ian Whittle, son of Sir Frank Whittle 13 Sept, 4 - Blackfriars Priory, £8 Of The Jet Revolution Trust and himself a pilot, explore the extraordinary story of jet engine innovator 5pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Ian Whittle & Duncan Frank Whittle marking the 80th anniversary of the first jet engine flight. Campbell-Smith Blackfriars Talks Loot: Britain And The Gloucester History Former BBC and Al Jazeera journalist Barnaby Phillips tells the dramatic 13 Sept, 6 - Blackfriars Priory, £9 Benin Bronzes Trust and tragic tale of the Benin Bronzes; the story of a powerful West African 7pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Barnaby Phillips kingdom and British imperial greed. Blackfriars Talks Natalie Haynes Gloucester History Classicist, stand-up comedian and Radio 4 broadcaster, Natalie Haynes 13 Sept, Blackfriars Priory, £12 Pandora’s Jar: Women Trust reveals the untold stories of women in Greek myths in her witty and 8-9.15pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN in the Greek Myths hilarious new show. Blackfriars Talks Russia: From The Pa- Gloucester History Mark Galeotti, Britain’s foremost Russia expert, tells Russia’s story from 14 Sept, 2 - Blackfriars Priory, Ladybel- £8 gans To Putin Trust Ivan the Terrible to Catherine the Great, the Romanovs to the Russian 3pm legate St, GL1 2HN Mark Galeotti Revolution and Chernobyl to the arrival of Vladimir Putin. Blackfriars Talks Simon Thurley Gloucester History Simon Thurley, former chief of English Heritage and leading architectural 14 Sept, 4 - Blackfriars Priory, Ladybel- £8 The Stuarts: Palaces Of Trust historian, tells us the story of the Stuart dynasty through the magnificent 5pm legate St, GL1 2HN Revolution buildings in which they lived. Blackfriars Talks Michael Wood Gloucester History In this riveting illustrated talk, historian and broadcaster Michael Wood 14 Sept, 6 - Blackfriars Priory, £12 Uncovering Trust shares his latest thinking about the life, times and legacy of Æthelflæd the 7.15pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Aethelflaed: Lady Of Warrior Queen. The Mercians Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

City Voices It Takes One Woman: Discover DeCrypt Florence Li Tim-Oi was the first woman to be ordained in the Anglican 14 Sept, 7.30 St Mary de Crypt, £3 The Story of Florence Li Church, while the question of women’s ordination was still hotly debated. pm Southgate Street, Tim-Oi Christina Rees, CBE, tells her story Gloucester GL1 1TP Blackfriars Talks Ronald Hutton Gloucester History Britain’s leading 17th century historian Ronald Hutton explores the life 14 Sept, 8.15 - Blackfriars Priory, £9 Oliver Cromwell & The Trust of Oliver Cromwell and the extraordinary 11 years when England was 9.15pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN English Revolution governed as a republic. Blackfriars Talks Sarah Gristwood Gloucester History Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Anne Boleyn have to die? In 15 Sept, 2 Blackfriars Priory, £9 The Tudors In Love: Trust this ground-breaking talk Sarah Gristwood reveals the way courtly love -3pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Henry VIII & Elizabeth I made and marred the Tudor dynasty. Blackfriars Talks Alison Weir Gloucester History Alison Weir explores Eleanor of Aquitaine and her four successors - 15 Sept, 4 - Blackfriars Priory, £9 Eleanor Of Aquitaine Trust England’s first five Plantagenet queens - and the role they played in some 5pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN & The Queens Of The of the most dramatic events in our history. Crusades Blackfriars Talks Dan Jones Powers And Gloucester History Join TV presenter and bestselling historian Dan Jones for the gripping story 15 Sept, 6 - Blackfriars Priory, £10 Thrones: A New History of Trust of the Middle Ages, showing how the world we know today came to be 7pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN the Middle Ages built, visiting Rome, Paris, Venice and Constantinople. Blackfriars Talks The King’s Painter: Hans Gloucester History Franny Moyle traces the life and work of Hans Holbein the Younger, 15 Sept, 8 - Blackfriars Priory, £9 Holbein & Henry VIII Trust celebrated for his beautiful and iconic portraits including Henry VIII, 9pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Franny Moyle Thomas Cromwell, Jane Seymour and a dazzling array of Tudor nobility. Blackfriars Talks Alan Turing: Life & Gloucester History Explore the extraordinary life and legacy of Alan Turing, Bletchley Park’s 16 Sept, 2 Blackfriars Priory, £9 Legend Trust codebreaking pioneer who has now become an icon, with his nephew -3pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Dermot Turing Dermot Turing who reveals the man behind the myth. Blackfriars Talks The Roman Army, Gloucester History Join head of Cotswold Archaeology and Time Team expert Neil Holbrook 16 Sept, 4 Blackfriars Priory, £9 Gloucester And The Trust as he tells the extraordinary story of the Roman Army’s march westward, -5pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Conquest Of The West introduces some of the first citizens of Gloucester and reveals how they Neil Holbrook lived. Blackfriars Talks Andrew Armstrong & Phil Gloucester History Join city archaeologist Andrew Armstrong and local historian and 16 Sept, 6 - Blackfriars Priory, £11 Moss Trust illustrator Phil Moss as they tell the story of Gloucester through its 7pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Gloucester: Recreating amazing archaeological discoveries and its magnificent buildings, The Past celebrated in the Festival’s new book Gloucester: Recreating the Past. Blackfriars Talks Jonathan Dimbleby Gloucester History Historian and broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby explores Operation Bar- 16 Sept, Blackfriars Priory, Ladybel- £11 Barbarossa: How Hitler Trust barossa, Hitler’s failed invasion of Russia in June 1941, transforming our 8-9pm legate St, GL1 2HN Lost the War understanding of World War Two and the twentieth century in a fresh and compelling new account. City Voices Walking In The Footsteps Gloucestershire A guided walk through the landscapes that inspired one of the most elo- 17 Sept, 11am The Woolpack Inn, Slad Rd, £10 Of Laurie Lee Archives quent writers of the 20th Century. - 2.30pm GL6 7QA Guided Walk Blackfriars Talks A History Of Britain In 21 Gloucester History Historian Peter Stanford unlocks a unique history of Christianity in the 17 Sept, 2 Blackfriars Priory, £8 Churches Trust British Isles, told through its sacred buildings – from ancient wooden -3pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Peter Stanford churches and medieval priories to remote island monasteries and lofty cathedrals. Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Blackfriars Talks Dan Snow Gloucester History Join historian Dan Snow as he brings to life the epic history of the Seven 17 Sept, 4 Blackfriars Priory, £12 The Seven Years’ War Trust Years’ War - often described as the first ever world war - in this gripping -5pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN talk. Blackfriars Talks The Battle Of The Imjin Gloucester History Marking its 70th anniversary, leading historian Dan Snow explores the 17 Sept, 6 - Blackfriars Priory, £12 River Trust history of the battle with veterans Brian Hamblett and Tommy Clough, 7pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Dan Snow & The who were Chinese prisoners of war for more than two years. Recorded for Veterans Of Imjin River a special edition of Dan Snow's History Hit podcast. www.historyhit.com Blackfriars Talks Colonel Bob Stewart Gloucester History Colonel Bob Stewart, the first United Nations Military Commander of 17 Sept, 8 - Blackfriars Priory, £9 Life And Death In Bosnia Trust British Forces in the Bosnian War, shares his own experiences of the 9pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN 30 Years On brutal conflict, the events he witnessed and the repercussions echoing down through the decades. City Voices Hignhams Hidden Hole Innocents An amazing church built by an amazing man who lived at Highnam Court. 18 & 19 Sept, 12 Holy Innocents Free History Church See the fantastic frescoes and read about the life of the man behind it – - 5pm ChurchHighnam, Gloucester, Thomas Gambier Parry. GL2 8DG Blackfriars Talks The Cold War: Gloucester History From the high politics of Yalta to the desperate scramble to break the 18 Sept, 12 - Blackfriars Priory, £9 Checkmate In Berlin Trust Soviet stranglehold of Berlin with the greatest aerial operation in history, 1pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Giles Milton Giles Milton tells the epic story of Berlin between 1945 and 1949. Blackfriars Talks Max Hastings Gloucester History Leading historian Max Hastings tells the extraordinary story of Operation 18 Sept, 2 - Blackfriars Priory, £11 Operation Pedestal: The Trust Pedestal, the epic battle at sea that saved Malta from starvation during 3pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Fleet That Battled To the Second World War. Malta In 1942 Blackfriars Talks The Korean War: 70 Gloucester History View the premiere of a new documentary about the Battle of the Imjin 18 Sept, 4 - Blackfriars Priory, £9 Years On Trust River and hear the Korean Ambassador, Soldiers of Gloucestershire 5pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN The Korean Museum Chair Christopher Ryland and Gloucester MP Richard Graham Ambassador, Richard explore how the links forged in war between the UK and Korea are Graham & Christopher relevant today, with we hope a filmed contribution from Jeremy Hunt MP. Ryland Blackfriars Talks Marcus du Sautoy & Gloucester History History’s big decisions may have changed the world but how did leaders 18 Sept, 6 Blackfriars Priory, £10 Janina Ramirez Trust reach them? Marcus du Sautoy and Janina Ramirez explore some of -7pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN History’s Big Decisions history’s most intriguing decisions. Blackfriars Talks The Real World Of Sher- Gloucester History Join Hallie Rubenhold, Shrabani Basu and Janina Ramirez to seek out the 18 Sept, 8 - Blackfriars Priory, Ladybel- £9 lock Holmes Trust hidden histories of Victorian and Edwardian England and reveal the pow- 9pm legate St, GL1 2HN Hallie Rubenhold, erful stories of lives still to be told. Shrabani Basu & Janina Ramirez Blackfriars Talks Vanley Burke & Patrick Vanley Burke – ‘the godfather of black British photography’ - joins histo- 19 Sept, 12 - Blackfriars Priory, Ladybel- £9 Vernon rian and campaigner Patrick Vernon OBE to explore the last 50 years of 1pm legate St, GL1 2HN Black British History Black British history through his iconic images. Through The Lens City Voices Hignhams Hidden Hole Innocents An amazing church built by an amazing man who lived at Highnam Court. 18 & 19 Sept, Holy Innocents £0 History Church See the fantastic frescoes and read about the life of the man behind it – 12 - 5pm ChurchHighnam, Thomas Gambier Parry. Gloucester, GL2 8DG Festival Event Speaker or Details Time & Location Ticket Strand host Date prices

Blackfriars Talks Dynasty Of Surprises: Gloucester History Former British Trade Commissioner China and All Party Parliamentary 19 Sept, 2 Blackfriars Priory, £9 The Chinese Communist Trust China Group Chair Richard Graham MP talks China with top historian and -3pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Party 100 Years On author Rana Mitter, Oxford University Professor of the History and Politics Rana Mitter & Richard of Modern China. Graham Blackfriars Talks Tristram Hunt Gloucester History Join leading historian and Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum 19 Sept, 4 - Blackfriars Priory, £10 Josiah Wedgwood: Trust Tristram Hunt to hear the story of Josiah Wedgwood, the pioneering 5pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Protest, Pottery & The designer, entrepreneur, abolitionist and beacon of the early Industrial Transformation Of Revolution. Britain Blackfriars Talks Women Spies: The Cold Gloucester History Join Anne Sebba and Helen Fry as they explore women, espionage, 19 Sept, 6 Blackfriars Priory, £9 War And World War Trust lies and justice and discuss the extraordinary lives of some of the most -7pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN Two intriguing women spies of the twentieth century. Anne Sebba & Helen Fry Blackfriars Talks Janina Ramirez Gloucester History Join presenter of BBC2's Raiders of The Lost Past Janina Ramirez as she 19 Sept, 8 - Blackfriars Priory, £12 The Goddess Revolution Trust rediscovers the divine women of the past and celebrates some of history's 9pm Ladybellegate St, GL1 2HN most amazing female deities. Blackfriars Talks Tracy Borman Gloucester History Leading historian and broadcaster Tracy Borman explores the intriguing 2nd October, Cirencester Parish Church, £10 Anne Boleyn and the Trust life of Anne Boleyn and the history of England's Queens from the Tudors 6.30-7.30pm Cirencester History of England's to the Windsors. Queens

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