Gloucestershire Collection (page 8)

Starstones - columnals of isocrinid crinoids

Celestine

AFS Mobile kitchen in use after major exercise
AFS staff collecting refreshments from a mobile kitchen after taking part in a major exercise conducted at the Fire Services Technical College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire

AFS major exercise at Moreton in Marsh, Glos
AFS firefighters taking part in a major exercise conducted at the Fire Services Technical College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire

AFS Control unit at major exercise, Gloucestershire
Auxiliary firefighters working in the AFS control unit during a major exercise conducted at the Fire Services Technical College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire

Northleach Prison, Gloucestershire
The Gloucestershire County gaol at Northleach. Unusually, its cells were arranged around the circumference of a polygon with the cell doors opening onto an unenclosed walkway

Corner of the Square - Stow-on-Wold, Gloucestershire
Residential corner of the Market Square at Stow-on-Wold, Gloucestershire with stocks (still there...). Date: circa 1920

Edmund I stabbed by Leofa
Edmund I, King of England from 939, is stabbed to death by Leofa, an exiled thief, while celebrating St Augustines Mass day in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire Date: 946

Edmund I murdered by Leofa
Edmund I, King of England from 939, is stabbed to death by Leofa, an exiled thief, while celebrating St Augustines Mass day in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire Date: 946

Cotswolds Scenery
A Cotswold scene, near Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England, with some typical stone cottages. Date: 1960s

Sherborne House, Gloucestershire Date: 1907

Source of the Thames
The source of the River Thames, at Seven Springs, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1930s

Meadow Spring
A spring in a meadow at Sevensprings Farm, below Seven Springs, the source of the River Churn, at Coberley, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1930s

Church Pinnacle
One of the corner pinnacles of the beautiful parish church of St. John Baptist, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 15th century

Regency Verandah
A fine example of Regency ironwork, on a verandah at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Date: early 19th century

Kings Arms Inn Sign
An interesting placard outside the Kings Arms Inn, Stow- on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. Licensed in 1548; King Charles I stayed there on 8 May 1645. Date: licensed 1548

England / Chipping Campden
A Cotswold cottage and a corner of the church at Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England. Date: early 1960s

Five Armed Signpost
The Five-Armed Post, Teddington Hands, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, built and repaired by four generations of the Attwood family. Date: 1960s photo

Sezincote, Gloucestershire
Sezincote (here spelt Sesincot), Gloucestershire, built in the Indian style.. Date: circa 1830

Bristol Abbey Gateway
The splendid Abbey Gateway, showing the Norman Arch, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 15ths

Grey Lag Goose
A Grey-lag goose - Tribe Anserini, at Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1960s

Corn Dollies at Dymock church, Gloucestershire, England. This pagan symbols are still used in modern Christian churches as thanks for a fruitful life. Date: August 1963

Forest of Dean
A charming glimpse of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, a wooded area of over 20, 000 acres of beech and oak trees. Date: 1950s

Wesley Chapel & Statue
Johns Wesleys Chapel and Statue in Broadmead, old Britol, Gloucestershire, England, the first Wesleyan (Methodist) chapel in the world. Interior and pulpit. Date: built 1739

Stanton Village Cross
The Old Cross stands at the bottom of a picturesque street in Stanton Village, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. Three children run up the street in the distance. Date: 1950s

Chedworth Roman Villa
A portion of the remains of the North Wing of the Roman villa at Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England, showing the bases of two of the original pillars in situ. 3rd - 4th century A.D. C.1950

St. Kenelms Well, near Winchcomb, Gloucestershire, England. Kenelm, was a child King of Mercia murdered in 819 A.D. Springs appeared where his body rested before burial. Date: 1950s

Roman hypocaust at Chedworth
Roman hypocaust pillars, part of an underfloor and walls central heating system, in the remains of a villa at Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England. 3rd - 4th century A.D. C.1950

Blaise Castle House, near Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; a late 18th century mansion, which now houses a folk museum which opened to the public in 1949. Date: late 18th century

Lower Slaughter
The tranquil village of Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire, England. Date: January 1939

Redmarley D abitot
Two little girls and their pet dog in the village of Redmarley D Abitot, Gloucestershire, England. Date: early 1930s

Flaxley Abbey, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, was a Cistercian Abbey founded by Roger, Earl of Hereford. Date: 12th century

Salters Way
Salters way, above Hailes, Gloucestershire, England, part of an ancient trade route dating back to Prehistoric times. Date: BC

Cheltenham Boys College
Cheltenham College for boys, Gloucestershire, England. was the first major public school of the Victorian era, built in 1841. Date: built 1841

Snowshill Church
The church of the picturesque Cotswold village of Snowshill, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1960s

Nativity Crib
The Story of the Nativity (birth of Jesus Christ) - a tiny model of the Manger, shown in St. Nicholas Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, at Christmas. Date: 1950s

Sitting an Exam 1975
Pupils sitting an exam at Manor School, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1975

Cotswolds Farmstead
Goldwell Farm, a typical Cotswold farm, in the countryside near Charlton Abbots, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 19th century

Curious Steps
The Steps to Nowhere - a curious flight of steps on some cottages in Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1950s

Circular Garden
The Water Garden, a circular, lawned island garden, and the Swan Hotel, Bibury, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1950s

Ricknild Street, Gloucestershire, England, a Roman Road, said to have run from Derby to Bourton-on-the- Water, where it is joined by the Foss Way. Date: 1st century A.D

Farmcote Chapel
Farmcote chapel, near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. Dedicated to St. Faith, it contains a handsome 13th century font. Date: Medieval

Bristol Norman Arch
The Norman Arch, which stands oppsite the west towers of Bristol Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England. It was once the chief entrance to the Abbey of St. Augustine. Date: 12th century

Oddas Chapel, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, England. Concealed within a 16th century house is this late Saxon Chantry chapel, built by Odda in 1056. Date: 11th & 16th century

Chedworth Roman villa remains
The remains of the foundations of the dining room of a Roman villa at Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England. 3rd - 4th century A.D. C.1950

Friendly Village Shop
A friendly village shop in Colebourne, a village in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1953

Fountain and pool at Broad Campden, Gloucestershire
A fountain in the middle of an ornamental pool, in a garden at Broad Campden, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Coldwell Rocks, Wye Valley, Gloucestershire
An Edwardian man stands admiring the Coldwell Rocks, near English Bicknor in the Wye Valley, Gloucestershire

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