Until last Saturday, my only recollection of Gloucester had been of an incident at least 30 years previous. I had arrived, with others, by narrowboat in the docks, and, for reasons I can no longer remember, was wandering around in the area on my own. I was approached by a copper, who asked me to account for my whereabouts for the last 30 minutes or so. I did so, and he seemed content at my explanation. When I asked why he wanted to know, he told me that someone of my description had been seen leaving a local shop with stolen goods. (I was wearing blue jeans and a navy blue sweater, even more of a uniform those days than now.)
Anyway, this Saturday I went nowhere near the historic docks, though would have done so had I had the time. I was in the city to join in an early music singing workshop in the Parliament Rooms of Gloucester Cathedral. (All I have been able to discover about these rooms is that one of them was used by Richard II for a Parliament in 1378.) I couldn’t really take photographs of the workshop itself, but was pleased to have time during the lunch break to wander around in the immediate vicinity.
I must return to Gloucester to explore the docks once more, hoping to escape the beady eye of the law this time.
What a wonderful record of your visit to Gloucester. It was covered in Scaffolding the last time I went so was a great pleasure to revisit through your eyes.
I an excellent tour with a wealth of historical detail. I visited fairly recently but did not take in half as much as you managed to find out – we did visit the docks though.
susanpoozan said:
What a wonderful record of your visit to Gloucester. It was covered in Scaffolding the last time I went so was a great pleasure to revisit through your eyes.
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Musiewild said:
The scaffolding is still pretty horrendous and dominant at that North-east corner.
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maryh said:
I an excellent tour with a wealth of historical detail. I visited fairly recently but did not take in half as much as you managed to find out – we did visit the docks though.
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Musiewild said:
With no police challenges I trust!
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tootlepedal said:
I hope that the singing was worth while. Those chairs look very uncomfortable to me. I enjoyed your tour.
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Musiewild said:
Hmm. I didn’t even notice the chairs. They were absolutely fine, despite appearances!
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Olive Simpson said:
Blog has reverted to refusing to recognise my email address so didn’t get a chance to comment – lovely pictures of a beautiful place! XXX
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Musiewild said:
The music was pretty good too – Portuguese polyphony at Evora.
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