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Gloucestershire Archives, Gloucester
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Gloucestershire Archives
Clarence Row
Alvin Street
Gloucester
GL1 3DW
Gloucestershire
England
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Collection details
Archives, Industry, Land Transport, Personalities, Religion, Social History, Weapons and War
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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01452 425295
General information (Fax)
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01452 426378
E-mail
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archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Website
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www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives
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Open
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-20:00
Gloucestershire Archives is also open on the second Saturday of each month: 9:00-16:00.
During 2007 this will be 14 July, 11 August, 8 September, 13 October and 10 November.
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Description
Gloucestershire Archives aims to preserve historical records relating to Gloucestershire, and to make them available for research.
Gloucestershire Archives holds over 8 million documents dating from the 12th century to the present day and reflecting all aspects of life in Gloucestershire.
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Collections description
Gloucestershire Archives holds several major collections that shed light on important areas of national and international history.
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Key artists and exhibits
Granville Sharp Papers – abolition of the slave trade
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Ivor Gurney Collection - renowned First World War poet and composer
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Sir George Onesiphorous Paul - leading role in late 18th century prison reform
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John Bellows Archive - the international Quaker community in the 19th and early 20th centuries
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Estcourt Archive - eye-witness accounts of the Crimean War
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Hicks-Beach Papers - diplomatic, economic and political history in the Victorian period
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Gloucester Diocesan Archive - the impact of the English Reformation
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Smyth of Nibley Archive - 17th and 18th century life in England
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Cyril Hart Collection - industrial heritage and traditions of the Forest of Dean
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Stroudwater Canal Archive - the oldest surviving canal company in the world
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Articles
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Collections
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
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Facilities
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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