Flagpole returns to St Michael's Tower
The long awaited flagpole returns to St Michael's Tower, Gloucester. The St Michael's flag is first to fly, kindly donated by Nigel Spry.
Gloucester's new Curfew Bell Arrives at St Michael's Tower
The new Curfew Bell arrives from All Saints Church High Wycombe for installation in the St Michael's Tower belfry
Gloucester, United Kingdom - Cathedral, City Centre and Docks
A small tour of Gloucester, England. Sights filmed include Gloucester Cathedral, St Michael's Tower, the courtyard of The Fountain Inn, Parliament House, Mariners' Chapel, Gloucester Docks
songsfromgloucester.wmv
Songs from Gloucester. Recorded in St Michaels tower Gloucester
Aethelflaed, St Michael's Tower behind the scenes
Film by Nikola Jurčáková for George Moorey's SPACES project. Behind the scenes footage of the recording session for Aethelflaed at St Michael's Tower, The Cross, Gloucester on 10 November 2017.
Aethelflaed - SPACES GLOUCESTER
Music video from the SPACES project for the track Aethelflaed recorded in St Michael's Tower, The Cross, Gloucester on 10 November 2017 featuring JPDL & Madeleine Harwood with Luke Campbell (drums), Simon McCarthy (djembe), Emma Ordonez (trumpet), Jo Kaspar (double bass), Joe Craven (synths), Lee Chaos (synths) & myself (guitar). Photography: Shane Young, Film: Barney Witts of Fluxx Films, Behind the scenes film: Nikola Jurcakova, Recording: Josh Petrovic-Short. Funders: Arts Council England, Gloucester History Festival. Supported by: Sontronics Microphones, Focusrite. spacesgloucester.com
5into1 - exploring the bell tower at St Michael's Foulridge
The youngsters enjoyed climbing up the bell tower and ringing the bells
St George's Church, Upper Cam, Gloucestershire, UK. Clock Striking 12.
A short recording made in the rain of the clock striking twelve.
Evesham UK Bell Tower and Almondry Easter 2011
04-23-2011_142341 Evesham UK Bell Tower and Almondry Easter 2011
2 Evesham Bell Tower 10 09 11 Start of Peal
ODG Central Bucks Brach Outing -- 10.09.11 - Listening to a peal attempt of Lincolnshire Max at Evesham Bell Tower
Lancashire Association
Evesham, Worcestershire
The Bell Tower
Saturday 10 September 2011 in 3h31 (35-2-20)
5042 Lincolnshire S Maximus
Composed: I Butters (no. 420)
1 John Hyden
2 Peter C Randall (C)
3 Siân E Austin
4 Oliver M Austin
5 Ashley B Wilson
6 Simon D G Webb
7 Phill J Payne
8 Michael Chester
9 Tim R Palmer
10 Samuel M Austin
11 Peter L Furniss
12 Gordon R Birks
Rung in memory of Frank Tomlinson Q.P.M., 1926 - 2011.
Chief Superintendent Bury Division 1966 - 1981.
An outstanding commander and gentleman.
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire
This short video documents the beautiful little church of St. Michael and All Angels in the village of Wadenhoe in East Northamptonshire. This tiny church is only accessible on foot and the oldest part (the tower) dates from the 12th century. In this video, you will get a whistle stop tour of the inside and out. Enjoy!
Filmed on my Sony Cybershot DSC-H55 digital camera on 1st June 2014.
The Tomb of King Edward II in Gloucester Cathedral
King Edward II reigned as king of England from 1307 to 1327. He was deposed from the throne by his wife and imprisoned. He is reputed to have been murdered by having a red hot poker inserted inside him.
Raising the Bell
The newly arrived bell makes its way to the St Michael's Tower belfry
Gloucester Civic Trust's 100,000th Guided Walk
Man stabbed '18 times in 25 seconds' on train
A security camera shows the moment Lee Pomeroy was stabbed 18 times in 25 seconds, on a train from Guildford to London in January.
The Old Bailey sat in silence during the graphic clip of the quick and frenzied attack on a train from Guildford to Waterloo.
The 51-year-old was stabbed by fellow passenger Darren Pencille on 4 January.
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The Bells of St. Paul's
A group of English tourists warm up with a little change ringing exercise at St. Paul's Church in Riverside, Illinois, on Sept. 28. The group of 16 or so folks from England were in the midst of a 17-day bell-ringing tour of the eastern U.S. and Canada,. St. Paul's is often a stop for such groups of bell ringing enthusiasts.
Tewkesbury Abbey: Explore Robert fitzHamon's Parish Church in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
After leaving Cardiff Bay we went to Monmouth Castle. There were only a couple of walls, but the military museum next to it had some interesting stuff. Monmouth Castle was built from 1066-1067 by William fitzOsbern; the same man who built Chepstow. It sits on a hill overlooking the River Monnow. It was briefly held by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, then by Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster, who rebuilt the timber structure in stone and added the Great Hall. King Edward II was held as prisoner at Monmouth briefly, and King Henry V, son of Henry Bolingbroke and Mary de Bohun, was born there. Oliver Cromwell had the castle slighted in 1646, and the round tower collapsed after an attack on 30 of March. The Great House was built in 1673 on the site, and is now the home of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Militia and their museum. Following are links to people associated with Monmouth Castle that we are descended from:
William fitzOsbern
Mary de Bohun
King Edward II
Edmund Crouchback
Since Monmouth turned out to be nothing much, we managed to get to Tewkesbury barely in time to go in. As with most churches, except for Canterbury, it was free. We had planned to stay the night around there and visit the abbey the next morning, but I saw a sign for the abbey before we saw any hotels so we stopped. The sign out front (or was it back?) said we had about an hour before they closed the gate, but we left after that time and they were still open. People were arriving so there must have been something going on.
Officially called the Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury Abbey is deceptively large and beautiful. Other pictures, taken from vantage points we didn't have access to, give a better indication of the size and building style. Even before entering the church we were impressed by the enormous Deodar Cedar and Copper Beech trees.
Building of the abbey began in 1102 by Robert fitzHamon. He was wounded at Falaise in Normandy and died in 1107, but the work was continued by his son-in-law, Robert fitzRoy, Earl of Gloucester. However, there had been centers of Christian worship on the site, or near to it, since the mid-7th century. The church was made of Caen Stone imported from Normandy and floated up the Severn River.
Following the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May 1471 some Lancastrians fled into the abbey, but the Yorkists forced their way in and slaughtered them. The church was closed for a month so it could be cleaned and re-consecrated. It was surrendered to the Crown at the Dissolution of the Monasteries on 9 January 1539. The townspeople claimed it was their parish church and bought it from the Crown for the value of its bells and lead roof, totaling £453. The bell tower was used as the jail, or gaol, until it was demolished in the late 18th century. The original central tower, the largest Romanesque tower in England, was topped with a wooden spire, but that collapsed in 1559 and was never rebuilt.
Of interest are the church's organs, three of them, one dating to the 17th century though it has been rebuilt several times. Also there are many well known and important people buried there. Below are links to our pages for some of them.
Robert fitzRoy, Earl of Gloucester (we have listed him as Robert the King's Son de Caen)
Robert fitzHamon
Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford
Gilbert the Red Earl de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester
Hugh le Despenser - both the Elder and the Younger
Tewkesbury Abbey Official Site
Tewkesbury Abbey on Facebook
Highnam Parish Church
A short video of the exterior of Highnam Parish Church, Gloucestershire, England.
Ringing The Changes 1, Bracknell, England
Oxford Diocesan Guild, ringing at St. Michael and St. Mary Magdalene Church
Including Thomas (Scott) Helyer
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter (dissolved by King Henry VIII). For more info visit:
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