Gloucester
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Map of Gloucestershire
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Gloucester memories
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'Sabrina'.
I am certain the steamer is 'Sabrina' built in 1870 and was the steam inspection launch of the Directors and Engineer of the Gloucester and Berkeley Ship Canal, Gloucester. In 1912 'Sabrina' was owned by the Dock Company and did not leave their service until 1942. 'Sabrina' is still in regular use now on the River Thames and still in steam.
Contributed by C Steggles
War time memories
This is the department store Bon Marshe filmed from outside the post office, During the war, part of the store was taken over by the American forces and many a date was arranged, to meet under the clock on the far corner. I remember queueing most Saturdays outside to buy currant bread for a treat for Sunday tea, also nylons which were like gold dust. On the opposite side was the up market store Dentons.
Contributed by June Jackson
The Oxbode
This is a fine picture of The Oxbode, with the Bon Marché on the right and the old Boots frontage in Northgate Street at the end.
Barton Street it is not.
Contributed by Susan Sleeman
Gloucestershire memories
War time memories
This is the department store Bon Marshe filmed from outside the post office, During the war, part of the store was taken over by the American forces and many a date was arranged, to meet under the clock on the far corner. I remember queueing most Saturdays outside to buy currant bread for a treat for Sunday tea, also nylons which were like gold dust. On the opposite side was the up market store Dentons.
A memory of Gloucester contributed by June Jackson
Extracts From Gloucester & Gloucestershire books
This photograph shows sheep grazing in what is now almost the city centre. Gloucester Cathedral has a Norman nave, later Gothic vaulting, an early Perpendicular choir and a later Perpendicular Lady Chapel; yet these disparate architectural styles form a coherent whole.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Cathedrals".
This view of the cathedral from the north side shows sheep grazing in what is now almost the city centre.
An extract from from"Gloucester Photographic Memories".
Here we see a closer view of the south porch, displaying carved figures of King Osric and Abbot Serlo on either side of the entrance. Across the top of the doorway are the six figures representing St Peter, St Paul and the four evangelists, which were carved by J F Redfern.
An extract from from"Gloucester Photographic Memories".
The vast east window is the biggest in England. Believed to have been constructed in 1350 or thereabouts, it was badly damaged during the 17th century when the cathedral’s demise was being prepared. In the forefront is the coronation of the Virgin, accompanied by saints and angels. King Osric’s memorial is close by, and an oak carving of Robert of Normandy (son of William the Conqueror) can be seen in the centre of the choir. The carving has since been moved to the south ambulatory. However, Reuben tells us that Robert of Normandy was ‘as unstable as water, he could not excel, he was ignoble and hopeless’.
An extract from from"Gloucester Photographic Memories".
The south aisle was Abbot Thokey’s dream. Imagine a place so beautifully decorated that words cannot describe it. This view to the south transept is possibly the area where the Perpendicular Gothic style first appeared.
An extract from from"Gloucester Photographic Memories".