The Gloucester docks were the heart of commerce in the early 19th century with the import and transshipment of goods, especially grains and timber. Numerous buildings and warehouses remain. The photos taken around the docks area were taken on a couple of different days and at different times of the day. Daylight saving had just […]
I didn’t see much graffiti in Gloucester but most of what I saw is below. I have no idea of the symbolism of most of it.
I spent 2 days in the archives during my time in Gloucester. On the first day I read some letters to a journalist by a descendant of the Vick family about a branch of his family. Some months previously I had read the article about which the information related. The people mentioned in the letters and […]
I hadn’t had time to make plans prior to arriving in Gloucester. I had little more than an intention to visit the archives and Elmore, a neighbouring village which was steeped in ancestors and relatives. Many relatives had also lived in Gloucester but mostly I was unaware of the locations beyond an occasional street name. I […]