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Here is a small amount of info about the beautiful cathedral in the heart of Gloucester:
The magnificence of Gloucester, which only became a cathedral under Henry VIII, owes much to the courage of one man, Abbot Thoky. When Edward II was murdered at nearby Berkeley Castle in 1327, three other abbots refused to accept the king's remains, possibly because they disapproved of his reported "unnatural" lifestyle. Thoky accepted the body, risking the displeasure of Edward's many enemies.
The origins of Gloucester Cathedral go back in time well before Thoky became abbot. There was a religious community here, first recorded in 681AD. Sometime in the early 11th century this became a Benedictine monastery. The first abbot was Serlo, appointed in 1072 by William the Conqueror.
Class 60 No. 60010 trundles through Gloucester station with a rake of tanks from Robeston Sidings on 26th August 2023.
The lights still on, there are mainly cabs and delivery trucks on Gloucester Road, London this time of the morning.
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I'm not the first to capture this image - and I'm sure I won't be the last... Gloucester Docks by night... I'm determined to capture this image when the water is perfectly flat and the reflection pin sharp... but for now, this is the best I've acheived to date...
1879 was a bad year for Gloucester fishermen. 249 fishermen and 29 vessels were lost in one storm. The English sculptor, Leonard Craske, designed "Man at the Wheel" and it was cast by the Gorham Company of Providence, Rhode Island in 1925.
Gloucester, Massachusetts 2014
Thomas Denny is a leading British stained glass artist. He studied at Edinburgh College of Art and now lives in Gloucestershire. His work can be seen in around 30 British churches and cathedrals. Most recently he completed a window depicting the transfiguration for Durham cathedral.
"The Cloisters are the most elegant and perfect of the kind in England. The sides and the roof are profusely embellished, and the windows filled with mullions and tracery. They were begun by Abbot Horton in 1351 and completed by Abbot Froucester in 1390.
In the fabulous Gloucester cathedral cloisters I had taken one handheld shot to the left with my compact Canon G6 and another to the right, then as an afterthought took one in the centre. Back at the ranch I wondered if they would merge . . .
Some Hogwarts corridor scenes in the Harry Potter films are shot in these cloisters.
The cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral are the earliest surviving fan vaults, apparently designed between 1351 and 1377 by Thomas de Cambridge.
Originally built to house the monks, the cloisters provided space for them to live, work and meditate. In many abbeys, the cloisters were traditionally built on the south side, but at Gloucester, it unusually lies on the north.
Using the normal Benedictine layout, all of the domestic buildings would have originally branched off three of the cloister walks.
Begun in the late 14th century and finished by Abbot Froucester before 1412, it replaced an earlier Norman cloister.
The design itself incorporates a row of twenty carrels (niche like spaces), which would have originally houses desks for the monks to study. The Cloister also includes a lavatorium, (washing place) which would have made use of a local stream.
A scene at Gloucester station on the afternoon of Friday 4th October 2024.
Class 153 diesel multiple units Nos. 153926 & 153325 wait to depart with 2L63, the 15:57 service to Maesteg while Class 170 diesel multiple unit No. 170111 has just arrived with 1V10, the 13:07 Nottingham to Newport service running some 27 minutes late.
In 2010 I made a few trips to chase purple trains in hopes of catching some F40's before they all disappeared. Something I never thought that I would do!
Gloucester is located on the River Severn, it is the most inland port in the UK, with a strong industrial past. The warehouses are now apartments, offices and museums.
With the 'bull horns' exhaust end leading, Class 122 single car unit TDB975540, the Western Region Route Learning Saloon set L102, 'charges' into Gloucester on 20th March 1981. The 'Bubble Cars' as they became affectionately known, were essentially a Class 116 Driving Motor Brake Second with a cab at both ends. This unit was built by the Gloucester Carriage & Wagon Co. and entered service as W55016 in July 1958, allocated to Southall depot. November 1975 saw it enter departmental service, where it remained as a route learning vehicle, until withdrawn in May 1993. It was disposed of by MC Metals in Glasgow in the July of that year.
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Another interesting shopping street to wander down is Westgate Street, Gloucester. In the distance is St Nicholas' Church, a redundant Anglican church.
Another shot of the Flying Scotsman departing Newport. During the steam era, it would likely have been Castle, Hall or King class locomotives heading passenger trains across the GWR Usk Bridge. Nevertheless, the Flying Scotsman's visit to Wales was a sight to cherish. Details: A3 Pacific "Flying Scotsman", 60103, passes Newport Castle as it makes its way across the Great Western Railway Usk bridge destined for Gloucester on the “Cathedral Express” (1Z70) from Bristol Temple Meads via Newport.
Doorway inside Gloucester Cathedral leading to the north courtyard.
29th September 2012, Fuji X100, Lightroom Processing
Annisquam is a waterfront neighborhood in the city of Gloucester, on the North Shore of Massachusetts. It is a few miles across Cape Ann from downtown Gloucester.
The name "Annisquam" comes from an Algonquian term meaning "top of the rock, containing , "on top of", and <-ompsk>, "rock". The first European settlement in Annisquam was established in 1631. In the late 19th-century, it was home to both granite quarrying and an artist colony, which attracted painters including George Loftus Noyes and Margaret Fitzhugh Browne.
Annisquam is primarily a residential neighborhood. Its only businesses include a restaurant and marina, a small hotel, a real estate company, a library and the Annisquam Yacht Club, founded in 1896. Because of its small size, historic architecture and secluded geography, Annisquam remains a popular summer resort.
At the mouth of the Annisquam River on Ipswich Bay is Annisquam Harbor Light, perhaps the village's most historic edifice. The lighthouse has been in the same spot since 1801, having undergone significant repairs in 1850.
Gloucester’s great Cloister is famous for its magnificent fan vaulting, which is believed to be the earliest example in England.
Begun in the late 14th century and finished by Abbot Froucester before 1412, it replaced an earlier Norman cloister.
The Chapter House
On the east side of the Cloister is the Chapter House which was constructed by Abbot Serlo in the early 1080’s. Each day the monastic community gathered there and a Chapter of the Rule of St Benedict was read. The Chapter House was also where internal business was transacted, along with the election of officials.