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History of Gloucester · Historic England

442 listed buildings, 34 of them Grade I

Historic England counts them inside Gloucester’s built-up area, 37 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 18 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 73 of its listed buildings and 7 old views of the town. 20% of its homes were built before 1919. Gloucester grades A− for history: #13 of 48 in Gloucestershire.

34Grade I49Grade II*1843old map18scheduled monuments36on Westgate Street
Listed buildings
442
37 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
34
exceptional interest
Grade II*
49
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
18
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
20%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures

Gloucester in 85 photos and old views

Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

Dick Whittington Tavern, 100 Westgate StreetDick Whittington Tavern, 100 Westgate StreetGrade I listedLadybellegate HouseLadybellegate HouseGrade I listedEastgate and stretch of city wallEastgate and stretch of city wallScheduled monumentVinings WarehouseVinings WarehouseGrade II listedShire HallShire HallGrade II listed+80See all photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.

Through time

Gloucester from 1842 to 1916

An old map and 7 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.

Pigot and Co (1842) p1.221 - Gloucester Cathedralc. 1842
VictorianPigot and Co (1842) p1.221 - Gloucester CathedralPhoto: British Library · Public domain
Causton’s 1843 map of Gloucester1843
Old mapCauston’s 1843 map of GloucesterMap: Causton · Public domain
Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society1876
VictorianTransactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological SocietyPhoto: Internet Archive Book Images · No restrictions
The Mediaeval House, Gloucester Print Folded Postcard Plate Illustration1880
VictorianThe Mediaeval House, Gloucester Print Folded Postcard Plate IllustrationPhoto: Unknown photographer · Public domain
Cathedral from church tower, Gloucester, Englandc. 1890
VictorianCathedral from church tower, Gloucester, EnglandPhoto: Photochrom Print Collection · Public domain
Binnenplaats met de New Inn in Gloucester1898
VictorianBinnenplaats met de New Inn in GloucesterPhoto: Rijksmuseum · CC0
Exterieur van de Kathedraal van Gloucester1898
VictorianExterieur van de Kathedraal van GloucesterPhoto: Rijksmuseum · CC0
Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Band 19161916
Between the warsGloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Band 1916Photo: Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company · Public domain

Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.

The map

Where Gloucester’s history is

Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.

Blackfriars, scheduled monumentEastgate and stretch of city wall, scheduled monumentGlevum Roman colonia, scheduled monumentGrey Friars' Church, scheduled monumentHempsted village cross, scheduled monumentHucclecote Roman villa, scheduled monumentInfirmary Arcade, scheduled monumentKingsholm Palace (site of), scheduled monumentLittle Cloister, scheduled monumentLlanthony Secunda Priory, scheduled monumentMatson moated site, scheduled monumentMoated site at Manor Farm, scheduled monumentRemains of Roman wall, scheduled monumentSt Mary's gateway, scheduled monumentSt Oswald's Priory (St Catherine's Church), scheduled monumentTower of St Michael's Church, scheduled monumentWall N of Bishop's Palace, scheduled monument47 and 49 Eastgate Street, scheduled monumentAnglican Church of St Aldate, Grade II*Bearland House and Attached Railings and Gates to Forecourt, Grade II*Bearland Lodge, Grade II*Boundary Wall to North West Corner of Friary Site, Blackfriars, Grade II*Central Block (Wings A & B and Chapel) former Her Majesty's Prison Gloucester, Grade II*Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, Grade II*Church of St Barnabas and boundary walls, Grade II*Church of St John Northgate, Grade II*Church of St Lawrence, Grade II*Church of St Swithun, Grade II*Deaf Institute, Grade II*Dulverton House (Kings School), Grade II*Horton Road Hospital including area railings, Grade II*King Edward's Gate, Grade II*Kings Board, Hillfield Gardens, Grade II*Kings School and Remains of Abbots Lodging, Grade II*Matson House and attached wall, Grade II*Northgate House and Attached Walls and Railings to Forecourt, Grade II*Number 20 and Part of Abbey Precinct Wall, Grade II*Robert Raikes' House, Grade II*Roman Catholic Church of St Peter, Grade II*Scriven's Conduit, Grade II*Sherborne House, Grade II*St Margarets Chapel, Grade II*St Mary de Crypt Grammar School, Grade II*The Deanery and Attached Forecourt Walls and Railings, Grade II*The Judges Lodgings and Attached Front Piers Walls and Balustrades, Grade II*Tower of the Former Church of St Michael, Grade II*Village Cross (At Corner of Rea Lane), Grade II*War Memorial to the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry, Grade II*Well Cross in Robins Wood Hill Country Park at Ngr So 838 158, Grade II*Winston Hall, Grade II*103 Westgate Street, Folk of Gloucester, Grade II*13, Ladybellegate Street, Grade II*14 Westgate Street, Grade II*14, College Green, Grade II*15, Ladybellegate Street, Grade II*17, Ladybellegate Street, Grade II*29 and 31, Southgate Street, Grade II*3, Millers Green, Grade II*33, Westgate Street, Grade II*47 and 49 Westgate Street, Grade II*5, 7, 9, and 11 College Street, Grade II*59 and 61, Westgate Street, Grade II*6 Westgate Street, Grade II*66 Westgate Street, Grade II*74 and 76 Westgate Street, Grade II*9, College Green, Grade II*99-101 Westgate Street, Folk of Gloucester, Grade II*Anglican Church of St Mary de Lode, Grade IBlackfriars Church and Part of East Range of Friary, Grade ICathedral Chapter House, Grade ICathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, Grade ICathedral Cloister and Lavatorium, Grade ICathedral Treasury, Vestry and Library, Grade IChurch House, Grade IChurch of St Mary de Crypt, Grade IChurch of St Nicholas, Grade IDick Whittington Tavern, 100 Westgate Street, Grade IGreyfriars House and Attached Remains of Greyfriars Church, Grade IInner Gate Adjoining Number 15 College Green, Grade ILadybellegate House, Grade ILittle Cloister, Grade ILittle Cloister House, Grade ILlanthony Priory, Range Between Outer and Inner Courts, Grade ILlanthony Priory, Remains of Outer Gatehouse, Grade ILlanthony Priory, Remains of Precinct Wall North of Inner Gatehouse, Grade ILlanthony Priory, Remains of Precinct Wall South of Outer Gatehouse, Grade ILlanthony Priory, Remains of Range on South Side of Inner Court, Grade ILlanthony Priory, Remains of Tythe Barn on North Side of Inner Court, Grade INew Inn, Grade INorth End of West Range, Blackfriars, Grade INorth Precinct Wall, Grade IOld Judges House, Grade IPassage from Cathedral Cloisters to Former Monastic Infirmary, Grade IRemains of Monastic Infirmary, Grade IRemains of Reservoir, North West Corner of Cathedral Cloister Garth, Grade ISouth Range and Adjoining South End of West Range, Blackfriars, Grade ISt Marys Gate Adjoining Number 14 College Green, Grade ISt Michael's Gate, Grade ISt Oswalds Priory, Grade IThe Fleece Hotel, 19, 19A, and 21 Westgate Street, Grade I9 and 9A, Southgate Street, Grade I
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument400 m from Gloucester Cathedral
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
26 of 34Grade I buildings stand within 400 m of Gloucester Cathedral, a five-minute walk. So do 190 of the 442 listed buildings.
12 of 76neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 91% were built before 1919.

Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.

442 listed buildings by grade
34 Grade I49 Grade II*359 Grade II

Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.

Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).

Grade I

The 34 Grade I listed buildings in Gloucester

Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings; 26 of these stand within 400 m of Gloucester Cathedral. 31 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.

Cathedral · listed 1952Gloucester CathedralOn the list as Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible TrinityPhoto: Geni · CC BY-SA 4.0
Inns & shops · listed 1952Dick Whittington TavernOn the list as Dick Whittington Tavern, 100 Westgate StreetPhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 1952St Mary de Lode ChurchOn the list as Anglican Church of St Mary de LodePhoto: Philafrenzy · CC0
Church · listed 1952Church HousePhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 1952St Nicholas' ChurchOn the list as Church of St NicholasPhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 1952Grey Friars' ChurchOn the list as Greyfriars House and Attached Remains of Greyfriars ChurchPhoto: David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0
Inns & shops · listed 1952The New InnOn the list as New InnPhoto: Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1952St Mary's GateOn the list as St Marys Gate Adjoining Number 14 College GreenPhoto: Julian P Guffogg · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1952St Michaels GateOn the list as St Michael's GatePhoto: Philafrenzy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 1952St Oswald's PrioryOn the list as St Oswalds PrioryPhoto: Philafrenzy · CC0
Inns & shops · listed 1952The Fleece HotelOn the list as The Fleece Hotel, 19, 19A, and 21 Westgate StreetPhoto: Rodw · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grade II*

The 49 Grade II* listed buildings in Gloucester

Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 40 are photographed.

Church · listed 1999Church Of St AldateOn the list as Anglican Church of St AldatePhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1982St Barnabas ChurchOn the list as Church of St Barnabas and boundary wallsPhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1952Kings Edwards GateOn the list as King Edward's GatePhoto: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Show the other 37
Walls & gates · listed 1952Northgate HouseOn the list as Northgate House and Attached Walls and Railings to ForecourtPhoto: D Eaketts · CC BY-SA 4.0
Walls & gates · listed 1952Scrivens ConduitOn the list as Scriven's ConduitPhoto: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1952St Michael's TowerOn the list as Tower of the Former Church of St MichaelPhoto: Philafrenzy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Memorials · listed 1955Hempsted village crossOn the list as Village Cross (At Corner of Rea Lane)Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Historic streets

Westgate Street has the most listed buildings

Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.

Westgate Street36 listed · 7 II*
47 and 49 Westgate Street59 and 61, Westgate Street66 Westgate Street
Southgate Street32 listed · 1 Grade I · 1 II*
29 and 31, Southgate Street9 and 9A, Southgate Street
Eastgate Street12 listed
College Green11 listed · 2 II*
14, College Green9, College Green
Brunswick Square9 listed
Worcester Street8 listed
Pitt Street6 listed
Brunswick Road5 listed
London Road4 listed
Millers Green4 listed · 1 II*
3, Millers Green
Northgate Street4 listed
Stroud Road4 listed

Of the 442 entries, 172 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.

What’s protected

Most of Gloucester’s listed buildings are homes

Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.

Houses, terraces & villas265
Walls, gates & bridges46
Churches, chapels & priories40
Public & civic buildings36
Inns, shops & warehouses35
Memorials, crosses & tombs13
Street furniture7

265 entries (60%) are houses, terraces and villas. 40 are churches, chapels and priories, including 13 of the 34 Grade I buildings.

Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.

Grade II

359 Grade II listed buildings

Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.

The first 150 of 359 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Addisons FollyAlbert WarehouseAlbion HouseAlexandra WarehouseAnnandale HouseBarn to West of Gartage HallBarnwood CourtBastion HouseBeaufort HouseBeaufort HouseBelsize House and Attached Garden Walls and RailingsBiddles WarehouseBishop Hooper's MonumentBoundary Wall Between Churchyard of the Church of St Swinthin and Hempstead HouseBoundary wall on street frontage to south-west and south of Matson HouseBridge HouseCell Block (Debtors' Prison) former Her Majesty's Prison GloucesterCemetery ChapelsChest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St SwithunChest tomb approximately 11 metres south east of chancel of Church of St SwithunChrist Church, boundary wall and gate piersChurch FarmhouseChurch of All SaintsChurch of St CatharineChurch of St Mark, front wall and gate piersChurch of St OswaldChurch of the Holy TrinityCider House in rear courtyard of The Folk of GloucesterCity Flour MillsCity Museum and Art GalleryCity of Gloucester War MemorialClaremont HouseCoach and Horses InnCollege ArmsCollingwood House and Attached Front Quadrant WallsCommunity House and Attached Wall with PiersCopner HouseCriterion HotelCross Keys InnCrown CourtsDock Company OfficeDownings MalthouseDownings Malthouse ExtensionDrinking Fountain on West Side of North GateDry Dock North of Engine HouseDry Dock South of Engine House Including CraneEntrance Gate Piers to Number 12 Beaufort HouseEntrance Gates to Hillfield GardensEntrance Portico, Eastgate Shopping CentreFerncroftForge HouseFormer Coach House to North East of Dulverton House (Kings School)Former stable block to north-east of Matson HouseFountain InnFoxs MalthouseGartage HallGate Lodge to West of Entrance Gates to Hillfield Rest GardenGatehouse to Forecourt of Society of Friends Meeting HouseGates and Railings to Churchyard to South and South West of Church of St CatherineGazebo in South West Corner of Kings School GardenGirls High SchoolGloucester Country ClubGloucester LockGloucester Old Peoples CentreGloucester Quaker Meeting HouseGloucester Services ClubGothic CottagesGothic Cottages Numbers 1 and 2Governor's House and attached railings, former Her Majesty's Prison GloucesterGreen FarmhouseGreyfriars Inn in Range Behind Number 31 Southgate Street Service Range at Rear of Number 31Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 1.5 Metres South East of Church of St SwithunGroup of 3 Pinnacles in Garden to North of Barnwood CourtGuildhallHeadstone to Elizabeth Baylis located approximately 20 metres to the east of the chancel of the Church of St LawrenceHempsted HouseHerbert WarehouseHillfield HouseHillfield ParadeHillfield ParadeHillfield ParadeHucclecote CourtHucclecote Memorial CrossHucclecote MewsHyatt HouseImperial InnIron Framed Shed to South of Downings MalthouseIvy HouseK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Number 77Kimberley WarehouseKings School GymnasiumKings School HouseLangham HouseLlanthony Priory FarmhouseLlanthony Provender MillLlanthony WarehouseLloyds BankLock HouseLock WarehouseLower George HotelMaitland HouseManor Day CentreManor FarmhouseMariners ChapelMariners HallMatson War MemorialMercers' HallMonument HouseNational Westminster BankNavigation HouseNew County HotelNewark HouseNorfolk BuildingsNorfolk HouseNorth VillasNorth WarehouseNorthend VaultsNumber 11A and Attached Area Walls and RailingsNumber 19 and Attached Forecourt Walls and Overthrow ArchNumber 2 to 8 and Attached Area RailingsNumber 2, 3 and 4 Beaufort BuildingsNumber 29 and Attached Balustrade with Gate and Piers to ForecourtNumber 3 and Attached RailingsNumber 5 and 6 Beaufort BuildingsNumber 7 Beaufort BuildingsNumber 7 and Attached WallNumbers 27 and 29 and Attached Front Area Railings and GatesNumbers 3, 5 and 7 and Attached Area Walls and RailingsNumbers 6 and 7 and Attached RailingsNumbers 6A, 6B and 6C and Attached Forecourt WallsNumbers 8 and 8A and Attached Wall and Outbuilding to College YardNumbers 8, 10 and 12 and Attached Area RailingsNumbers 9 and 11 and Attached Area Railings and WallsOld Crown Inn (East Side)Old Crown Inn (West Side)Old Custom HouseOld RectoryOld Turnpike HouseOuter Gatehouse, former Her Majesty's Prison GloucesterPaddock HousePalace Cottage (The Kings School)ParkfieldParsonage CottagePerimeter Wall on the east side of the former Her Majesty's Prison GloucesterPhillpotts WarehousePicton HousePillar WarehousePin Factory annexe to Folk of GloucesterPresbytery Adjoining Roman Catholic Church of St PeterPriory House

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Conservation areas

14 conservation areas cover 5.9% of Gloucester

Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.

The Spa 196828 ha
Denmark Road 200822 ha
City Centre 196821 ha
London Road 198420 ha
The Docks 196815 ha
Cathedral Precincts 196812 ha
Eastgate and St Michael's 196812 ha
Southgate Street 19688 ha
Hempsted 19907 ha
Barbican 19686 ha
Worcester Street 20014 ha
Kingsholm 20074 ha
Hucclecote Green 19912 ha
Barton Street 20072 ha
166 hain conservation areas, of 2,812 ha inside the built-up area.

The first, The Spa, City Centre and The Docks, were designated in 1968; the newest, Denmark Road, in 2008. 386 of the 442 listed buildings stand in one.

Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.

How the list grew

177 of Gloucester’s 442 listed buildings were added in 1952

The year each building now on the list was first listed.

1952 · 1771973 · 1551998 · 71
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 177 entries were listed in 1952, 34 of the 34 Grade I buildings among them. Only 9 have been added in the last 15 years.

Monuments & landscapes

Monuments, parks and gardens

Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.

18 scheduled monuments

Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.

Blackfriars
Eastgate and stretch of city wall
Glevum Roman colonia
Grey Friars' Church
Hempsted village cross
Infirmary Arcade
Little Cloister
Llanthony Secunda Priory
St Mary's gateway
St Oswald's Priory (St Catherine's Church)
Tower of St Michael's Church
Wall N of Bishop's Palace
History Grade

Gloucester grades A− for history

Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.

Protected heritage, for its size and in all (595 points, 50 per 10,000 residents)More than 76% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (20%)More than 61% of UK towns

Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.

Born here

82 notable people born in Gloucester before 1900

The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.

Isabella of England
Eleanor of Leicester
John Taylor
William Hayes
George Whitefield
John Moore
Robert Raikes
John Stafford Smith
Charles Wheatstone
Herbert Vaughan
William Ernest Henley
Joseph Morewood Staniforth
Herbert Brewer
Hubert Cecil Booth
Morgan Philips Price
Edith Tolkien
L. D. Adams
Ivor Gurney
Marjorie Fielding
Dorothy Wilding
120013501500165018001950
Charles Wheatstone
Charles Wheatstone1802–1875 · British scientist and inventor (1802–1875)
George Whitefield
George Whitefield1714–1770 · English minister and preacher
William Ernest Henley
William Ernest Henley1849–1903 · English poet, critic and editor (1849–1903)
Isabella of England
Isabella of England1214–1241 · Holy Roman Empress
Hubert Cecil Booth
Hubert Cecil Booth1871–1955 · British engineer (1871–1955)
Eleanor of Leicester
Eleanor of Leicester1215–1275 · English princess
Edith Tolkien
Edith Tolkien1889–1971 · J. R. R. Tolkien's wife and muse (1889–1971)
John Stafford Smith
John Stafford Smith1750–1836 · British composer, church organist, and early musicologist (1750–1836)

Everyone born in Gloucester → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.

Towns its size

Gloucester has the 7th most Grade I buildings of 93 towns its size

Places of 71,000–190,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.

Oxford197
Bath102
Cambridge67
York64
Chester54
Lincoln43
Gloucester34
Exeter22
Carlisle22
Shrewsbury15
Worcester13
Colchester13
#17 of 93for listed buildings per resident (37 per 10,000). Bath, Shrewsbury and York lead.

Only Oxford, Bath, Cambridge, York, Chester and Lincoln have more. The typical town its size has 3.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Gloucester

TownPeopleListedGrade IHistory
Gloucester118,56244234A−
Upton St Leonards1,132320A
Longford2,53640D
Brockworth12,007141C−
Churchdown13,48080D
Quedgeley and Hardwicke21,125170C−
Highnam1,920101B−
Shurdington1,888110C+
In brief

Gloucester in brief

The official list counts 442 listed buildings in Gloucester, 34 of them Grade I. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 76% of UK towns. Its Grade I buildings cluster together: 26 of them stand within 400 m of Gloucester Cathedral. Only 6 of the 93 towns nearest its size have more Grade I buildings.

Westgate Street alone has 36 listed buildings. Its older streets lie in 14 conservation areas, the first designated in 1968. Most entries on the list, 60%, are houses, terraces and villas. Beyond that, 20% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.

Questions about Gloucester’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Gloucester?

Historic England lists 442 buildings inside Gloucester’s built-up area: 34 Grade I, 49 Grade II* and 359 Grade II.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Gloucester?

34, including Anglican Church of St Mary de Lode, Blackfriars Church and Part of East Range of Friary, Cathedral Chapter House, Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, Cathedral Cloister and Lavatorium and Cathedral Treasury, Vestry and Library.

Which street in Gloucester has the most listed buildings?

Westgate Street (36), Southgate Street (32) and Eastgate Street (12) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.

Are there scheduled monuments in Gloucester?

Yes, 18 scheduled monuments, including Blackfriars, Eastgate and stretch of city wall, Glevum Roman colonia and Grey Friars' Church.

How many conservation areas are there in Gloucester?

14, covering about 166 hectares of the town. The largest are The Spa and Denmark Road.

When were Gloucester’s buildings listed?

The first in 1952; the most, 177, in 1952.

Are there old photos of Gloucester?

Yes: 7 public-domain photos and postcards from 1842 to 1916, and an old map from 1843, all on this page.

Who was born in Gloucester?

Among people born before 1900: Charles Wheatstone (1802), George Whitefield (1714), William Ernest Henley (1849), Isabella of England (1214) and Hubert Cecil Booth (1871).

How old are the homes in Gloucester?

20% of homes were built before 1919 and 30% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).

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