Yesterday morning Clare and I went on a tour of medieval churches in Gloucester. It was good to drop into forgotten places that are absolute gems. Gloucester is a real mix some amazing buildings and parts that have been blighted by 1960s planners. It is such a shame that such an interesting historical city has been treated like this. I was pleased when our guide confirmed The Crown as Colonel Massey’s headquarters in the Civil War – I mentioned it in my book Pig the Legend.
One of Gloucester’s gems!
This morning Steve (our India tour manager) and I were interviewed by Radio Bristol about our recent tour- well more like a discussion than an interview! It was for a programme called Extra Time not sure when it is going to be broadcast.
Off to watch the Mighty Hatters tomorrow with my son David.
Lovely report as always Bill. I feel far too many towns and cities have suffered from poor planning, and unfortunately during the 1960s it was particularly bad. Always remember my geography lessons at school that said at the time planning policy aped American planning policy -everything centred around car ownership and mobility, more than anything else.