Military Heritage Walk – Heritage Open Days Event

Since the first Roman soldiers threw up earth banks to form a riverside fortress at Kingsholm, Gloucester has always had strong military links.

Starting at the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars memorial in the Cathedral Close, this FREE tour will focus mainly on the involvement of the city and its inhabitants in the wars of the 20th century, from recruitment, munitions, manufacture and commemoration during the First Wold War to fire-watching and air-raid precautions during the Second World War.

It will also encompass the city’s Roman origins, its role in the Civil War and the much later development of the jet engine.

we will hear from the city’s war poets, Ivor Gurney and Will Harvey, before the tour ends at the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum at the docks.

The walk lasts around an hour.

Pre-booking required. Tickets available from Tourist Information Centre in Southgate Street.

Meet at the War Memorial in College Green by the Cathedral.

This event is one of many which form Gloucester History Festival and Heritage Open Days