Gloucester through the ages - Live!
Sunday 19 and Sunday 20 April 2008, 11am to 4.30pm Free admission
A free full colour programme with map will be available shortly from Gloucester Tourist Information Centre and the Guildhall, with copies also available at key event venues during the festival weekend.
| Time | Activity | Performer(s) | Location |
| 11.00am | Saturday only: Parade From the Cathedral, with the Mayor meeting the performers at the Guildhall | All historical groups/ performers | Cathedral, College Street, Westgate Street, Eastgate Street, Guildhall, Southgate Street and the historic docks |
| Roman object handling | Museum staff | Museum & Art Gallery | |
| A Victorian story | Museum staff | Folk Museum | |
| Sunday only: Living history commences | All historical performers | All living history venues | |
| 11.30am | Take part in a Victorian school classroom lesson! | Museum staff | Folk Museum |
| 11.40am approx | Saturday only: Parade ends | All historical groups/performers | Historic docks |
| 11.50am | Saturday only: arrival of Nelsonian launch , rowing in from the River Severn. | The Historical Maritime Society | Historic Docks, Main Basin |
| Noon | Saturday only: Living history commences | All historical performers | All living history venues |
| Roman Army display | The Ermine Street Guard | Historic Docks arena | |
| 1940s music and song | The Spitfires | Historic Docks | |
| Roman, Viking and Nelsonian replica boats on the water | Britannia, The Viking Longship Experience and Historical Maritime Society | Historic Docks, Main Basin | |
| Beatrix Potter's Gloucester. Limited numbers, free tickets available from The House of the Tailor of Gloucester. | Gloucester Civic Trust | The House of the Tailor of Gloucester, in College Court. | |
| Medieval combat and an opportunity for children to (safely) learn to fight like knights | Drudion | Greyfriars | |
| Music and storytelling | Ruth Moore Williams | St. Michael’s Tower | |
| A Victorian story | Museum staff | Folk Museum | |
| 3 Mans Morris – a medieval game, with children as the players and “pieces”! | Higgler | Cathedral grounds (Medieval encampment) | |
| Sunday only: Medieval music and song | Misericordia | Blackfriars | |
| 12.30pm | C18th redcoats and sailors | Lace Wars | Historic Docks arena |
| Victorian song | The Festival Players | St. Michael’s Tower | |
| Norman knights, men-at-arms and combat | Les Miles de Marche | Cathedral arena | |
| Tudor Puppet show | Perrotts Puppet Players | Cathedral grounds | |
| A talk about medieval pilgrimages | Kay Rouse | Cathedral (Main entrance) | |
| Guided tour | English Heritage | Blackfriars | |
| Storytelling | Telling History | Greyfriars | |
| 1pm | Victorian redcoat and sailors’ drill and rifle firing | The 1879 Group and The Bluejackets | Historic Docks Arena |
| Medieval music and song | Misericordia | Saturday: Cathedral (Nave): Sunday: Blackfriars | |
| Have a go Roman soldiers’ drill for children | The Ermine Street Guard | Cathedral arena | |
| Medieval circus skills (including a chance to have a go) | Those Flamin' Squirrels | Greyfriars | |
| A talk on the history of St. Michael’s Tower, including about its ghost! | Gloucester Civic Trust | St. Michael’s Tower | |
| Take part in a Victorian school classroom lesson! | Museum staff | Folk Museum | |
| Sunday only: A Medieval pilgrimage to the tomb of Edward II | The Wars of the Roses Federation and Knights Hospitalers | Cathedral (Quire) | |
| 1.30pm | English Civil War drill and musket firing | The English Civil War Society | Historic Docks arena |
| Victorian dance | The Festival Players | Historic Docks | |
| Guided tour | Gloucester Civic Trust | Historic Docks, commencing at the Mariners’ chapel | |
| Viking combat, followed by a chance for children to become Viking warriors! | Cwmwd Ial (The Vikings) | Cathedral arena | |
| Storytelling: St. George and the Dragon! | Kay Rouse | St. Michael’s Tower | |
| Music and storytelling | Ruth Moore Williams | Greyfriars | |
| A Roman story | Museum staff | Museum & Art Gallery | |
| 2pm | WWII military vehicles and Home Guard | 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment (The Gloucester Regiment) Living History Group, with Discover History | Historic Docks arena |
| Roman, Viking and Nelsonian replica boats on the water | Britannia, The Viking Longship Experience and Historical Maritime Society | Historic Docks, Main Basin | |
| 3 Mans Morris – a medieval game, with children as the players and “pieces”! | Higgler | Cathedral grounds (Medieval encampment). | |
| Medieval music and song | Misericordia | Blackfriars | |
| Storytelling | Telling History | St. Michael’s Tower | |
| A talk about medieval archery and arrowheads | Drudion | Greyfriars | |
| Historic Gloucester guided tour | Gloucester Civic Trust | Starting from the Tourist Information Office in Southgate Street | |
| Roman object handling | Museum staff | Museum & Art Gallery | |
| 2.30pm | C18th redcoats and sailors | Lace Wars | Historic Docks arena |
| 1940s fashion show | The Spitfires | Historic Docks | |
| Victorian song | The Festival Players | Cathedral grounds | |
| Norman knights, men-at-arms and combat | Les Miles de Marche | Cathedral arena | |
| Tudor Puppet show | Perrotts Puppet Players | Cathedral grounds | |
| Take part in a Victorian school classroom lesson! | Museum staff | Folk Museum | |
| Have a go medieval soldiers drill and “walk through” a medieval battle! | The Wars of the Roses Federation | St. Michael’s Tower | |
| Music and storytelling | Ruth Moore Williams | Greyfriars | |
| Storytelling: St. George and the Dragon! | Kay Rouse | Blackfriars | |
| 3pm | The Roman Army | The Ermine Street Guard | Historic Docks arena |
| Victorian redcoat and sailor’s drill, plus (safe) sailors’ cutlass drill for children | The 1879 Group and The Bluejackets | Historic Docks | |
| Meet armoured knights and their horses (1) | Warhorse and Hellequinn | Cathedral grounds | |
| Beatrix Potter's Gloucester. Limited numbers, free tickets available from The House of the Tailor of Gloucester. | Gloucester Civic Trust | The House of the Tailor of Gloucester, in College Court. | |
| Guided tour | English Heritage | Blackfriars | |
| Medieval music and song | Misericordia | St. Michael’s Tower | |
| Medieval combat and an opportunity for children to (safely) learn to fight like knights | Drudion | Greyfriars | |
| A Roman story | Museum staff | Museum & Art Gallery | |
| 3.30pm | English Civil War drill and musket firing | The English Civil War Society | Historic Docks arena |
| Roman, Viking and Nelsonian replica boats on the water | Britannia, The Viking Longship Experience and Historical Maritime Society | Historic Docks, Main Basin | |
| 1940s Home Guard Drill | Discover History | Historic Docks | |
| Equestrian display by armoured medieval knights | Warhorse and Hellequinn | St. Oswald’s Priory | |
| Victorian song and dance | The Festival Players | St. Michael’s Tower | |
| A talk about medieval pilgrimages | Kay Rouse | Cathedral (Main entrance) | |
| C18th redcoat recruiting party | Lace Wars | The New Inn (to be confirmed) | |
| 4pm | Medieval arms, armour and combat | The Wars of the Roses Federation | Historic Docks arena |
| 1940s music and song | The Spitfires | Historic Docks | |
| Viking combat, followed by a chance for children to become Viking warriors! | Cwmwd Ial (The Vikings ) | Cathedral arena | |
| Tudor Puppet show | Perrotts Puppet Players | Cathedral grounds | |
| Medieval music and song | Misericordia | Blackfriars | |
| Medieval circus skills (including a chance to have a go) | Those Flamin' Squirrels | Greyfriars | |
| Music and storytelling | Ruth Moore Williams | St. Michael’s Tower | |
| 4.30pm | Living history closes | All | All |
| 8-9pm Saturday | Songs and searchlights – 40s music and song with WWII searchlights lighting up the sky | The Spitfires, The Garrison and Discover History | Historic Docks, North Warehouse |
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Activity |
Performers/organisers |
Location |
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3 replica historic boats with Roman, Viking, C18th, Nelsonian and Victorian sailors |
Britannia, The Viking Longship Experience, The Historical Maritime Society and The Bluejackets |
Historic docks, North Warehouse |
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Roman mosaic designing, making games and sorting and identifying archaeological artefacts. |
Gloucestershire County Council Archaeology Service |
Cathedral grounds |
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Have a go at Roman crafts |
Museum staff |
City Museum & Art Gallery |
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Norman and C15th medieval encampments & living history |
Les Miles de Marche and The Wars of the Roses Federation |
Cathedral grounds |
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Medieval monastic and Knights Hospitalers’ living history, with have a go archery (a small fee applies for the archery) |
The Ringwoods of History, Alex & Pam Summers, and The Knights Hospitaller Association |
Blackfriars |
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Have a go medieval games |
Higgler |
Cathedral grounds |
| Juggling and street entertaining | Zooted | Various locations |
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A visit by Henry VIII (and his wives!) |
Farthingale |
Cathedral grounds/Promenading |
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Living history set during the siege of Gloucester 1643 – children invited to try on a pikeman’s armour! |
The English Civil War Society |
Parliament Rooms and cathedral grounds |
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C18th redcoat encampment |
Lace Wars |
Cathedral grounds |
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Victorian everyday life, fashion and hands on activities including a chance to try Victorian crafts |
Hands on History and Museum staff |
Folk Museum |
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Victorian redcoats, sailors and rope maker |
The 1879 Group, The Bluejackets and Gerry Burrows |
Historic Docks |
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WWII vehicles, Anti-aircraft searchlights and Bofors gun static display, with Home Guard living history |
43rd Reconnaissance Regiment (The Gloucester Regiment) Living History Group, The Garrison and Discover History |
Historic Docks |
Come along to the Cathedral grounds and take part in an excavation with archaeologists from Gloucestershire County Council Archaeology Service. This is your chance to find out what it is like to be a real archaeologist! All sessions ticketed and booked in advance through the Guildhall box office. Times: 11-11.45am, 11.50-12.35pm, 12.40-1.25, 2.00-2.45m, 2.50-3.35, 3.40-4.25pm. For further details of the excavation event (only), please contact Anna Morris on 01452 425705 or email anna.morris@gloucestershire.gov.uk
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