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Category Archives: Gloucester
Call An Ambulance!
This past week has seen some scary developments in my life, and an incident that was frightening and interesting at the same time. I have been ill with what appeared to be a UTI related complaint and it started last … Continue reading
Posted in coronavirus, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Personal, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tagged Covid19, emergency, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, hospital, sick
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The Battle of Tewkesbury 1471
Having seen the re-enactment of the Battle of Tewkesbury I feel that the time has come to try lay it to bed. I have seen enough now to finally make some sort of sense of it, although I probably still … Continue reading
Posted in Bridges and Rivers, Churches and Cathedrals, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Memorials and Monuments, Personal, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom, War
Tagged Battle of Tewkesbury, Lancastrian, Margaret of Anjou, Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Abbey, The Arrivall, War of the Roses, Wars of the Roses, Yorkist
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Gadding about in Gloucester
This “fine” Friday morning I took a days leave to attend to some business in Gloucester. It was a grey and overcast day and not really photography weather, but I always lug a camera along just in case I spot … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, Churches and Cathedrals, CWGC, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Memorials and Monuments, Personal, United Kingdom, War Grave, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Cemetery, CWGC, Gloucestershire, grave, Stroud, Tredworth, War memorial, World War
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HM Prison Gloucester
It was time to go to jail; although in this case I am innocent I tell you! I was framed! call my lawyer! HM Prison Gloucester had recently unlocked it’s doors to the public and was accepting visitors to the … Continue reading
Posted in Collections and Museums, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Personal, United Kingdom
Tagged debtors prison, Gloucestershire, HM Prison Gloucester, jail, Prison
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Gloucester Harbour
It is strange to find a harbour so far from the sea, but then you really need to remember that the Severn is not a small river. Gloucester harbour is not a deep water port as I know it, but … Continue reading
Posted in Bridges and Rivers, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Ships, Transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Dredger, Drydock, Gloucester, Harbour, High Orchard Bridge, Llanthony Bridge, narrow boat, National Waterways Museum
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