Venues
Gloucester Cathedral
With an 1,300 year long history, the Cathedral is one of the most significant heritage destinations in the South West of England. Read on to find out more about the Cathedral’s world-famous architecture, including the magnificent medieval Cloisters and Great East Window.
Keeping this architecture in the best possible condition simply wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated team of specialist stonemasons, who are based here at Gloucester Cathedral. Meanwhile, our Archives and Library help to ensure our story is told for generations to come.
www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk
The Folk of Gloucester
The Folk of Gloucester is a project situated within a 16th century Tudor building with the City community at its heart. Honouring and learning about our past, by bringing people together from the present, we aim to keep the history of Gloucester City alive through the telling of stories.
Gloucester is a beautiful, vibrant, and diverse city full of history and we intend that everyone in the local community will have the opportunity to be involved in The Folk of Gloucester. Through the display of objects, exhibitions, and delivery of programmes and events we will bring to life the stories of the people of the City of Gloucester from the Tudor period to the present day.
The Folk of Gloucester, 99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PG
Museum of Gloucester
Museum of Gloucester tells the story of Gloucester’s origins as a Roman settlement and its subsequent development through the Dark Ages and Medieval period.
Housed in a fine Victorian building on Brunswick Road, the Museum is home to a collection of over 750,000 objects of international importance as well as a significant gallery of paintings by famous artists including Richard Wilson, Thomas Gainsborough, John Atkinson Grimshaw and Thomas Dibdin.
Museum of Gloucester, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL1 1HP
St Mary de Crypt
St. Mary de Crypt is a fine late 15th Century Church situated in the centre of Gloucester. Although built upon the site of an earlier Norman Church, the only remaining features of that building are some arches in the blocked up part of the Crypt.
Adjacent to the Church is one of the few remaining Tudor Schoolrooms in the Country. It was opened in 1539 and was the first free Grammar School in the City, operating on this site for 320 years. The Church is famous for George Whitfield a great 18th Century Evangelist. He was baptised in the Church and preached his first sermon in the Pulpit there, with such dynamism that it is recorded that people were almost ‘driven to madness!’ George is credited with taking Methodism to America which eventually spread worldwide.
St Mary De Crypt, Southgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1TP
St Michael's Tower
St Michael’s Tower is situated in the centre of Gloucester at The Cross.
The Tower is the surviving 15th-century, tower of the Church of St Michael the Archangel.
The Tower, as it is known in the city, is usually open from April to September between 10.30 am and 4 pm Mondays to Saturdays.
The Tower volunteers are always ready with a warm welcome and can advise about the history of the Tower, interesting sights to see in the city and historical information about Gloucester.
In the Tower you will find an exhibition on the History of St Michael the Archangel church including a historical timeline dating back to before 1066.
Gloucester is famous for its bell founding industry, notably the Rudhall and Henshawe families. Two Rudhall bells forged in 1710 are on display and the bell tower holds a bell from High Wycombe that was cast in 1711. These can be chimed during your visit.
A range of films showing Gloucester through the ages are on show in the Tower.
Blackfriars
Blackfriars is a stunning example of a 13th century medieval Priory site, nestled at the heart of the waterside City of Gloucester.
The Priory is truly one of a kind. Following renovations, the beautiful historic fabric has been retained and complimented with contemporary design with features such as a full glass wall overlooking the ancient ruin. You can now experience the beauty of this scheduled monument, including the private courtyard garden, the magnificent scale of the original scissor-braced roof and the Scriptorium, the oldest and most well-preserved, medieval library in Britain.
via Sacra, Ladybellegate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2HN
Llanthony Priory
Within our grounds you can discover medieval ruins and some of the earliest medieval brickwork in the county. The Victorian Farmhouse, cattle pond, grassy lawns and veteran trees create a beautiful backdrop.
With thanks to a re-formation Project, two main buildings dating from the 15th century have been restored and conserved and are now back in daily use. Llanthony Secunda Priory formally opened on the 27th August 2018 following 19 months of restoration and conservation work.
Our Information Room is open Monday to Friday from 10am – 4pm for you to explore Llanthony’s fascinating past. Visitors can also step inside our restored medieval buildings during our monthly Open Days (April- September) and take part in a guided tour to discover Llanthony Secunda’s fascinating history.
Llanthony Secunda Priory, Priory Junction, Gloucester, GL2 5FA
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