Jill Evans

Paragraph from the protest statement: 'Such evils are the inseparable consequences resulting from the manner in which Races are conducted, and they introduce into a Place which is avowedly, at other times, one of the most orderly and peaceable in the Kingdom, every species of disturbance, licentiousness, and debauchery.'

In 1833, local magistrates, clergy and residents published a notice in newspapers protesting about the Cheltenham Races, which they said introduced 'every species of disturbance, licentiousness, and debauchery' into their town.
(Cheltenham Chronicle, 29 Aug 1833. Image British Newspaper Archive.)

Paragraph from the protest statement: 'Such evils are the inseparable consequences resulting from the manner in which Races are conducted, and they introduce into a Place which is avowedly, at other times, one of the most orderly and peaceable in the Kingdom, every species of disturbance, licentiousness, and debauchery.'

In 1833, local magistrates, clergy and residents published a notice in newspapers protesting about the Cheltenham Races, which they said introduced 'every species of disturbance, licentiousness, and debauchery' into their town.
(Cheltenham Chronicle, 29 Aug 1833. Image British Newspaper Archive.)

And now available at Toadstools Bookshop in Newent: www.toadstoolsbookshop.co.uk

Spotlight on Forest of Dean indie shops THE role of independent shops which stocks local artwork, crafts and literature has been praised by a Forest of Dean author.

From The Forester: Spotlight on Forest of Dean indie shops supporting local artists, crafters and authors.
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'At the Tree: Executions in Gloucestershire, 1722-1790' is now on sale at Toadstools Bookshop in Newent, Glos. This is a lovely independent bookshop supporting indie and local authors. They offer a postal service too. www.toadstoolsbookshop.co.uk

A lovely oil lamp from Roman Cirencester (Corinium) with its lion motif. Now part of the collections at Corinium Museum in Cirencester. 📸 My own. #RomanBritain #Cirencester

A small and very pitted menhir stands on a patch of carefully mown grass. Card behind are queuing for petrol or parked beside a new wooden chalet/lodge. The stone itself is shaped like the number 1 and pitted like pumice. You could fit your hand into the largest hole.

The Tibblestone, an ancient pitted stone on a crossroads near Tewkesbury on a garage forecourt. Lost and found buried by a gardener in 1948. One of Gloucestershire’s very few standing stones. #StandingStoneSunday #UrbanPrehistory

I do have A levels, but didn't get the grades I needed because at 18 I was more interested in partying than studying. I went to university 8 years later as a (supposedly) mature student and got a 2:1. Later I did an MA with the OU and was awarded a distinction. So there.

'At the Tree: Executions in Gloucestershire, 1722-1790' is now on sale at Toadstools Bookshop in Newent. This is a lovely independent Gloucestershire bookshop, supporting indie and local authors. Have a look at their website!
www.toadstoolsbookshop.co.uk

TRANSLATION 'Honoratus to the holy god Mercury, I complain to your divinity that I have lost two wheels and four cows and many small belongings from my house. I would ask the genius of your divinity that you do not allow health to the person who has done me wrong, nor allow him to lie or sit or drink or eat, whether he is man or woman, whether boy or girl, whether slave or free, unless he brings my property to me and is reconciled with me. With renewed prayers I ask your divinity that my petition may immediately make me vindicated by your majesty!

"Carvings, Inscriptions etc”
#WyrdWednesday
Romano British curse tablets were deposited at temples as requests to the gods for vengeance. Here is a fine example from Uley in Gloucestershire. Two wheels & four cows is a grievous theft. I hope they were returned.

Painting featuring a green field full of purple crocus flowers and yellow daffodils

'Crocus & Daffodils' by UK contemporary painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt
#spring #March

#OtD 23 Feb 1932 a riot broke out on Old Market Street in Bristol during a protest against the government's 10% cut to unemployment benefits in the middle of the Great Depression. 3-15,000 people were attacked by police but they fought back stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9557...

Your link isn't working I'm afraid. Good to know there was another naughty Swain in Gloucestershire as well as Giles in the 1750s!

When Thomas Taylor was executed at Gloucester in April 1773, the Gloucester Journal commented that he appeared 'rather sulky'. Lots more inciteful reports on the behaviour of prisoners at the scaffold appear in 'At the Tree: Executions in Gloucestershire, 1722-1790'. Details in pinned post.

I attended a school by Tewkesbury Abbey where the bones of Edward IV’s younger brother are stored in an underfloor vault. George Duke of Clarence did a lot of misconducting in his various public offices and he was eventually drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine.

Sometimes we got to see the bones. ☠️

Mass planting of pale yellow daffodils in grass.

The lovely wild Newent daffodil is just one of the highlights of Acton Mill garden in early spring.

This woodland garden in Iron Acton also has snowdrops and riverside walks.

Open with Algars Manor from 1-4pm on Sun Feb 22. Combined entry £7. Details: buff.ly/eDgIl2p
#opengarden #daffodils

The only Winter Olympics footage you need to see today.

Probably died of a broken heart.

I wouldn't mind a bit of snow. it would make a change from the rain.

Brighton Argus ad board: NUNS IN FIGHT AGAINST STRIPPERS.

To be fair, this is every Friday and Saturday night in Brighton.

The last woman burnt at the stake in Gloucestershire. On  Friday, 13 April 1753, two men and a woman who had been condemned to death at the Gloucestershire Assizes were taken from Gloucester Castle to the execution site for county prisoners, just outs…

Between 1722 and 1790, 8 prisoners were executed in Gloucestershire on Friday the 13th. The unluckiest of these was probably Ann Williams, who was burnt at the stake on Friday, 13 April 1753, for murdering her husband. You can read her story on my blog.
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River Severn celebrated in new exhibition at Gloucester museum It is highlighting life along the River Severn, from its source in Wales to the Bristol Channel.

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#gloucester
#gloucestershire
#photography

He served 10 days, so he was released before he committed the offence.

Screenshot of 3 handwritten entries in a prison register, first one headed 1870. Middle one reads: Feb 8, [register number] 7673, [born] Wales, John Jones, Imp [imperfect literacy], from Cardiff, Carpenter, age 24, height 5.3 and 1/2, brown [hair], Grey [eyes], oval [face shape], fresh [complexion], scar left of forehead and under right eye, cut back left hand, Drunk and riotous at Gloucester on the 15th of August 1870.

A time-travelling prisoner? On 8 Feb 1870, John Jones was committed to Gloucester Prison for being drunk and riotous in Gloucester...on 15 Aug 1870. (Summary Convictions Register, 1868-71. Image from ancestry.co.uk, Gloucestershire Prison Registers.)

I'M WRITING THIS FAIRLY BIG BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE HARD OF HEARING.

Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake
Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke
Thursdaye Ich care nat for thee
Yet Fridaye - Ich am yn love

[twangy, moody lute arpeggio]

Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye
Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye
No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye
Yet Fridaye - Ich am yn love

Essex village locals baffled by £7k duck crossing sign because they have 'no ducks' "Unlike the England cricket team," remarked one of the judges. Together with her fellows, she gave our Headline of the Day Award to Essex Li...

Liberal England: Essex village locals baffled by £7k duck crossing sign because they have 'no ducks' 🏆

Screenshot of part of an entry in a prison register. Handwritten into columns: Feby 7, [register number] 7666, 'England' written under these entries [meaning where born]. Then name 'Heartless Holland', with 'N' [couldn't read or write] written under. Born Warwick, tinker, aged 43, 5'8 [height].

I'm not misreading this am I? This guy's name is 'Heartless Holland'? It's in the Gloucester County Prison summary Convictions register, 1868-71 (image from Ancestry). He was a tinker, born in Warwick, had a wife living in Cheltenham.

I remember this story! 🤣

Drawing on left of an object, like opera glasses but with one lens. Text to right: LOOK! LOOK! The Magic Revealer. Will magnify 1,000 times. Is something that every young man and woman wants. This is something entirely new and a rare bargain to those who wish to see the Beautiful in Nature revealed. Sent free by post for 13 Stamps, all handsomely mounted in Oreide and Ivory, and sent secure from observation on receipt of price. When not in use its object cannot be detected. Address: P.N.REID, 179, West Green Road, London, N.

I spotted this advert in the Illustrated Police News (21 Nov 1896). Can anyone enlighten me as to what this 'Magic Revealer' is supposed to be used for exactly? It was with the ads for 'rubber goods', 'rare books' etc. Image from British Newspaper Archive.