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  • Neville Burby on Widden School: A Short History

    02/08/2020
    I started in the nursery class in September 1953 I was just over 3 years & 3 months old. I...

  • kathleen arch on Barton St. around 1955

    22/07/2020
    Philip Langley, this takes me back, I was born at 208 Barton St, and was 11 years old in 1955,...

  • kathleen arch on Barton St. mid 50s

    22/07/2020
    I was born at 208 Barton St, our only entrance was into Hopewell St. Ours was right opposite the slaughter...

  • Sian on A Walking Tour of Tredworth

    15/07/2020
    Does anyone have any information about Conduit Street? Specifically the first three houses on the right as you come in...

  • Paul Evans on My distant relation was supposed to have played for the Tredworth Rugby Football Club. Is this photo correct? Around 1930-40s

    14/07/2020
    Many thanks for this image. Please can you submit the name of your relative if you know it, as that...

  • Simon Cannon on Tank in Gloucester Park

    06/07/2020
    If you want to see this tank now. It's in the museum of Lincolnshire life.

  • Bryan Passey on Richard Allen’s Childhood Memories of Melbourne St

    19/06/2020
    I was born in Melbourne Street in Dec 1937. The house we occupied was on the corner of a small...

  • Ian on A Walking Tour of Tredworth

    10/05/2020
    We have the original deeds for both the land and then the house built on Morpeth street. The house was...

  • Anthony Brinkworth on Introducing this website

    06/05/2020
    Born in Derby Rd........ Wonder if anyone remembers Duggans the cobblers shop, the Alington Hall, the sweet shop on the...

  • kathleen arch on A Walking Tour of Barton Street

    04/05/2020
    Lovely memories, I was born at 208 Barton St in 1944. Happy days growing up there.

  • Michelle A keeling on Sparkes Bakery on Ryecroft Street Gloucester

    02/05/2020
    The best lardy cakes ever. My relatives had a business next door and loved getting the warm lardy cakes on...

  • Margaret Stanley on Sparkes Bakery on Ryecroft Street Gloucester

    17/04/2020
    Does anyone remember Paris buns? Have looked everywhere for a recipe but no luck. Bakeries like Sparkes don't exist anymore...

  • Philip Langley on Gloucester’s Public Baths

    11/02/2020
    Often went there to watch the Water Polo there, also an England Table match Gloucester v Essex, local player Brian...

  • Malcolm Carpenter on Memories of St James’ Church and Vicarage in the 1960s

    11/02/2020
    I was a choir boy in the very early 60s and remember playing in the field at the back of...

  • Tracey on Memories of the Barton Street swimming baths in the 1950s

    28/12/2019
    Good morning, did you (do you) have any brothers Jacqueline?! I’m searching for Royston Adams who lived in Barton Street...

  • Valerie Palmer on Memories of Widden School and Victoria Street

    26/10/2019
    I remember Tom Goddard's shop, 60 years ago we bought a carpet from him, it is still in my small...

  • Wayne Davis on Sparkes Bakery on Ryecroft Street Gloucester

    18/10/2019
    OMG Sparkes !! The best !! Takes me back to my childhood !! Quite simply the best bakery ever, I...

  • Paul Evans on Memories of Widden School and Victoria Street

    12/08/2019
    Hi Carole, thank you for your comment. Smart's City of Gloucester and District Directories of 1902 and 1906-7 show J...

  • Carole Cherrington-Luke on Memories of Widden School and Victoria Street

    11/08/2019
    My great grandfathers name was John Cherrington and he lived in Victoria Street, Gloucester. His occupation was a butcher. I...

  • John Pine on The Robert Raikes Primitive Church Memorial Chapel, Barton St

    09/08/2019
    Hello Paul, Thank you very much for your prompt response and most comprehensive information, plus photograph. Very much appreciated ......

  • Paul Evans on The Robert Raikes Primitive Church Memorial Chapel, Barton St

    05/08/2019
    Hi John, thank you for your message. Gloucestershire Archives doesn't hold an image of the Church from the 1918 period,...

  • Anna Prat Pujol on Memories of Widden School and Victoria Street

    04/08/2019
    I bought a book from an Antiquarian called The wind Fairies by Elisabeth Brennan. In the first page I can...

  • Bernetta Scarlett on Sparkes’ Bakery

    23/07/2019
    Has anyone ever recreated that amazing Drip recipe and if so please share! Such fond memories.

  • Sandra Y Freeman on Widden School: A Short History

    17/06/2019
    I went to Widden Street in the late 40's a Mr Robinson was the Headmaster, and I disliked him so...
Latest pages

  • My distant relation was supposed to have played for the Tredworth Rugby Football Club. Is this photo correct? Around 1930-40s

    14/07/2020

  • Tony Pitt's memories of his parents at Pitt's Garage during World War 2

    02/07/2020
    In this digital story Tony remembers his father, Sidney Charles Pitt, designing, building and opening Pitt’s Garage in Barton St, ...

  • Digital stories about the Picturedrome

    01/07/2020
    Here you can find four digital stories that we’ve created about the Picturedrome.  The late Brian Frith MBE remembers his ...

  • Barton St. around 1955

    20/02/2020
    As I lived in Vicarage Rd, and went to St. James junior school, I frequently went along Barton St on ...
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