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"Since 1817, the Gloucester Harbor serpent was claimed to have been seen by hundreds of New England residents, including the crews of four whaling boats that reportedly sought out the serpent in the harbor."
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Painted as part of the first Gloucester paint jam. Painted on the side of the H2O bar which is cheaper than Wetherspoons and has a permanent crew of drinkers. Big thank you to Beastie for arranging everything along with Mhairi and Nick for operating the lift. Shout out to Shab and Lokey and all other artists in attendance.
Many thanks to SBPhotograffi for this photo.
Gloucester Quays - part of the city’s historic docks area - can trace its roots back to the 1800s and was once the hub of the UK’s most inland shipping port. Today pleasure boats have replaced the ships and barges and the docks are a lively visitor attraction with year round events and family entertainment – from outdoor theatre to weekend food markets.
As an ancient port, and later when port status was granted by Elizabeth I in 1580, shipping to and from Gloucester had to navigate the treacherous tidal River Severn. The Docks and associated canal to Sharpness, completed in 1827, changed that and enabled significant growth in trade with all continents. Cargoes of grain and timber dominated, though goods including wines and spirits and oranges and lemons were brought by large sea going ships. Salt from Worcestershire was the main return cargo.
Looking up, at the junction between the Presbytery and Lady Chapel, in Gloucester Cathedral, England.
To view the cloisters, please use link below :
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The cathedral is situated in the centre of Gloucester off Westgate Street. Worship continues daily with sung evensong most days. The impressive nave has massive Norman pillars. From the nave move to the famous fan vaulted cloisters where scenes from the Harry Potter films were shot. Other features worth finding are the clock in the north transept, the tombs of Edward II and effigy of Robert Duke of Normandy.
The Choir boasts a fine set of misericords. The organ screen bears the fine organ with its painted pipes. Leading from the ambulatory, behind the high altar, is the Lady Chapel with its minstrels' galleries and music chapel.
Westgate Street, Gloucester at dusk with St Nicholas' Church silhouetted in the twilight. 1st April 2017.
St Nicholas' Church exists under the care of The Churches Conservation Trust and is designated a Grade I listed building. Its truncated spire is a local landmark.
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A visit to Gloucester bus station netted Peter a neat line up comprising:
DAX 628C, a Bristol MW with ECW B45F body new to Red & White 10/1965
RAX 5G a Bristol RELL 6L ECW B53F body new to Red & White 12/1968
TAE 639S A Leyland National B52F new to Bristol 07/1978 (Recently still in use as a driver training vehicle with MK Metro)
UHW 10T another Bristol Leyland National dating from 10/1978.
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Commentary.
Gloucester is a fine provincial city that goes back
to the Roman invasion, almost 2,000 years ago.
Like so many historic towns and cities its former defences
led to a cruciform development where four main streets met at a point.
Each one was named after a gate in the walls.
Hence, there still exists, Northgate, Southgate, Eastgate and Westgate.
Today these roads are largely pedestrianised for most of each day.
The splendid towered Cathedral goes back to Medieval times
but an Abbey, preceding it, was founded in 681 A.D.
Gloucester still has an active port as the River Severn is navigable,
up to the city, for vessels up to several hundred tons.
Gloucester Cathedral is one of England's finest churches, a masterpiece of medieval architecture consisting of a uniquely beautiful fusion of Norman Romanesque and Perpendicular Gothic from the mid 14th century onwards. Until the Reformation this was merely Gloucester's Abbey of St Peter, under Henry VIII it became one of six former monastic churches to be promoted to cathedral status, thus saving the great church from the ravages of the Dissolution.
The most obviously Norman part is the nave, immediately apparent on entering the building with it's round arches and thick columns (the exterior is the result of Gothic remodelling). Much of the remainder of the building is substantially the Norman structure also, but almost entirely modified in the later Middle Ages inside and out, the result of the great revenue brought to the abbey by pilgrims to the tomb of the murdered King Edward II in the choir. It was this transformation of the Norman church that is credited with launching the late gothic Perpendicular style in England.
The gothic choir is a unique and spectacular work, the walls so heavily panelled as to suggest a huge stone cage (disguising the Norman arches behind) crowned by a glorious net-like vault adorned with numerous bosses (those over the Altar with superb figures of Christ and angels) whilst the east wall is entirely glazing in delicate stone tracery, and still preserving most of it's original 14th century stained glass. The soaring central tower, also richly panelled with delicate pinnacles, is another testament to the abbey's increasing wealth at this time.
The latest medieval additions to the church are equally glorious, the Lady Chapel is entered through the enormous east window and is itself a largely glazed structure, though the original glass has been reduced to a few fragments in the east window, the remainder now contains beautiful Arts & Crafts stained glass by Christopher and Veronica Whall.
The early 16th century cloisters to the north of the nave are some of the most beautiful anywhere, being completely covered by exquisite fan vaulting, with a separate lavatorium (washing room) attached to the north walk as a miniature version of the main passages.
There is much more of interest, from 14th century choir stalls with misericords to the comprehensive collection of tombs and monuments of various dates, including the elaborate tomb of Edward II and that of Robert Duke of Normandy, eldest son of William the Conqueror. The stained glass also represents all ages, from the 14th century to the striking contemporary windows by Tom Denny.
Further areas of the cathedral can be accessed at certain times, such as the Norman crypt under the choir and the triforium gallery above.
General view of Gloucester Horton Road depot (85B) in June 1983,with a typical gathering of locos - two Class 37s,a Class 45/6,a Class 31,4 Class 20s (one is hidden) and a Class 50.
View of some of the converted brick-built warehouses in the Gloucester docks.
The public artwork, known as the Candle, dominates the foreground. It is 21 metres high, designed by international sculptor Wolfgang Buttress installed in Gloucester Docks in August 2010. The Candle refers to the poem "Requiem" written by local poet Ivor Gurney (1890 -1937) who played the organ in the local chapel as well as drawing upon the industrial heritage of the area in his writing.
link to the poem here - allpoetry.com/poem/8540701-Requiem-by-Ivor-Gurney
The buildings are refurbished warehouses converted into apartments, shops and cafés.
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On 7 July 2009, 150127 awaits departure from Gloucester on the 1042 to Weymouth. In the background we see 57005, 47237, 47818 and 66842.
Gloucester's mighty Cathedral stands in the centre of the city and dominates the local landscape.
The present building was begun in 1089 and was eventually completed in 1499. The building is massed in Architecture, colour stained and glass and large spaces in the nave amongst the giant pillars.
The Cathedral is unique in having widows depicting the earliest images of golf and foot ball aswell as the earliest surviving van vaulting in England in the Cloisters.
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We went for a meal in Gloucester docks - an extremely good Greek restaurant - which is great praise from me as i live in north London in an area with a considerable number of Cypriot residents, both Greek and Turkish - and we have many Greek and Turkish restaurants in our area. Not being able to see very well and at dusk I am pleased to find what I captured!