Essays, Publications & Archaeological Research
Essays & Publications about Historic Gloucester
On this page, we’re pleased to provide links to various research articles from members and friends of the Gloucester Civic Trust with their permission.
Essays
Available to download in PDF format
GLEVUM – The origins of Roman Gloucester
Medieval & Later Gloucester – from the Saxons to the present. Phil Moss . GDARG
The Names of Gloucester – John Rhodes. GDARG
The Names of Gloucester. John Jones
John Biddle – the Father of English Unitarianism. Walter Hawkins. GDARG
The Garrison of Gloucester in the Civil War. Russell Howes.
Essay submission – If you have an essay on the history of Gloucester that you would like people to access from this website, please contact Gloucester Civic Trust for more information.
Publications
Publications available to download in PDF format
Historic Gloucester (1.5Mb)
The Port of Gloucester (1.2Mb)
Sainsbury Mural – Hare Lane, Gloucester. Images from Gloucester’s History – (288Kb)
Sculpture in the City of Gloucester – Town Trail 2 – (228Kb)
Archaeological research
Use the links below to find out about archaeological research in area
Fortress to Gaol: the Archaeology of the former HMP Gloucester
Roman military finds off Denmark Road
Archaeology in Blackfriars area