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Gloucester is known these days for its fine cathedral and historic docks - but there''s far more to the city than these two tourist hotspots, as this excellent new book reveals. Part history, part guidebook, The Story of Gloucester uncovers the city''s heritage from Roman times to the present day, finishing with a fascinating round-up of other Gloucesters around the world. The author explores over eighty sites of interest, from Gloucester''s Roman gates to a long-forgotten spa and from a leper hospital to today''s rugby club at Kingsholm, to illustrate graphically how the city has developed. We also discover that much of the historical record is still visible in Gloucester today, if you know where to look for it.

The Story of Gloucester

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    A Paperback / softback by Darrel Kirby

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      Publisher: The History Press Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/03/2007
      ISBN13: 9780750944656, 978-0750944656
      ISBN10: 075094465X
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      Book Synopsis

      Gloucester is known these days for its fine cathedral and historic docks - but there''s far more to the city than these two tourist hotspots, as this excellent new book reveals. Part history, part guidebook, The Story of Gloucester uncovers the city''s heritage from Roman times to the present day, finishing with a fascinating round-up of other Gloucesters around the world. The author explores over eighty sites of interest, from Gloucester''s Roman gates to a long-forgotten spa and from a leper hospital to today''s rugby club at Kingsholm, to illustrate graphically how the city has developed. We also discover that much of the historical record is still visible in Gloucester today, if you know where to look for it.

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