Organ Family History of Berkeley & North Nibley
Back in 2010 Andrew Plaster of Bristol produced a fascinating study, ‘Organ family history of Berkeley and North Nibley’. Richard Organ was Andrew’s 13th Great Grandfather and he was … Continue reading
Our Lady and St Alphege, Bath
OUR LADY AND ST ALPHEGE, BATH Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s “Little Gem of a Church” A HISTORY BY CAROLINE SHAW With a foreward by the Late Gavin Stamp Former … Continue reading
Holyoake’s Journey of 1842
George Jacob Holyoake’s Journey of 1842 by Catherine Howe (2012) Here is an easy to read and interesting book which follows the connection between early nineteenth century socialism and the … Continue reading
My Humanism
Chair of Gloucestershire Humanists 2017-2018 As you may already have read on our home page, Gloucestershire Humanists have a long history. In contrast, I am a relative newcomer. Our group … Continue reading
Our Listed Churches and Cathedrals in an Age of Secularism
Our Listed Churches and Cathedrals in an Age of Secularism Commitment to the development of a more secular society in which there are no unfair privileges for faith groups … Continue reading
Johnny Coleman: Humanist Wedding Celebrant for Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds
Humanist Wedding Celebrant for Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds See: https://humanist.org.uk/johnnycoleman/ JOHNNY COLEMAN I live in Tetbury, Gloucestershire and conduct wedding and partnership ceremonies all over the Cotswolds, the Southwest of … Continue reading
‘Woodchester A Gothic Vision’
Woodchester A Gothic Vision: The Story of William Leigh, Benjamin Bucknall and the Building of Woodchester Mansion by Liz Davenport Kindle Edition Liz Davenport, Archivist of Woodchester Mansion Trust has … Continue reading
Trippett Family of Awre
TRIPPETT FAMILY OF AWRE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE (With thanks to Guy Vincent) (?) Alexander Hopkins (-1545) (Glos Military Survey 1522 – 20s, £6-13-4d, bow, arrows, sword and dagger) of Awre | … Continue reading
Captain Charles Goddard Dewell
An extract from “Catholics in Oxford”, by Father Martindale, S.J. “We cannot but record the name of Brother Dewell, a lay brother of the Society, who died on April 10, … Continue reading
