| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Group email: | Local History group |
| When: | On Tuesday mornings 10:30 am 10.30am, Last |
| Venue: | Gloucester Guildhall |
We are large friendly group which meets on the last Tuesday of the month (except June, July, August and December). We have a varied programme of talks on all aspects of history from knowledgeable and expert speakers which are held in Gloucester Guildhall. We also arrange visits to places of historic interest on some of the months. If you would like to join us, please contact the Group Leaders.
We welcome members who would like to find out more about the fascinating history of Gloucester and surrounding area. Please let us know if you have any ideas for future talks or days out for the programme.
Charges made for meetings are to cover the cost of the speakers and hire of the hall.
Our meetings commence at 10.30 a.m.
Forthcoming events
23rd June 2026
10:45 am
Outing
Members are invited to join Phil Collins for a 75 minute guided history walk through this beautiful Cotswold market town. The walk will explore the town's rich past as a […]
Cost: £12
Booking Required
29th September 2026
10:30 am
Meeting
Toby will talk about the need for Isolation Hospitals and the conditions in them, particurly focussing on the one at Over. Over Isolation Hospital was opened in April 1903. The […]
Venue: Gloucester Guildhall
27th October 2026
10:30 am
Meeting
Parallel Fortunes traces the careers of two cloth mills, Longfords near Nailsworth, and Ham, at Thrupp near Stroud. Both mills began the century with an uncertain future but prospered while […]
Venue: Gloucester Guildhall
24th November 2026
10:30 am
Meeting
We are delighted to welcome back local historian Tony Conder and the subject of his talk is apposite as the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Sharpness Canal is […]
Venue: Gloucester Guildhall