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Gloucester Cathedral Education Centre

16 December 2009 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

This has been a place of Christian worship continuously for over 1300 years, since Osric, an Anglo-Saxon prince, founded a religious house here in 678-9 AD. Little is known for certain about the communities which worshipped here or the buildings they used over the next 400 years although it is believed that the Benedictine Rule […]

Filed Under: Gloucestershire Tagged With: Cathedrals - Ecclesiastical, Sandford Award Winners

Chedworth Roman Villa

12 December 2009 by bigdaysout Leave a Comment

The remains of one of the largest Roman villas in Britain provide a fascinating insight into the period. The site was discovered in 1864 by a local gamekeeper and subsequently excavated. Over a mile of walls survive along with beautiful mosaics. Winner of Sandford Award 2004.

Filed Under: Gloucestershire Tagged With: National Trust, Roman, Sandford Award Winners

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