4 October 2011
The University of Gloucestershire is celebrating its 10th birthday this month, so our archive item features the official letters patent granting the arms, crest, badge and supporters to the University of Gloucestershire, on 15 April 2002 (the University having officially…
27 September 2011
Last week saw a busy induction week across all three campuses at the University of Gloucestershire, with new students moving into halls of residence, getting to know their surroundings and making new friends. Our archive item of the…
17 August 2011
A mystery almost 100 years old These photographs show the havoc wrecked by a fire at Cheltenham Training College on the night of 8th January 1914. The building is now part of the Teaching Centre at FCH, housing…
7 June 2011
To coincide with the Cheltenham Science Festival our item of the month has a slightly scientific theme. Pictured is a copy of a poem on ascending Mount Everest by Samuel Robinson, who was a student at the Cheltenham…
5 April 2011
With a certain wedding prevalent in the news, the archive item this month is an example of one of the many relationships to be struck up between St Paul’s College and St Mary’s College students. These photographs are taken from…
7 March 2011
The University Archive holds an early edition of the King James Bible, which celebrates it’s 400th anniversary this year. The King James Bible was originally published in 1611 and was a new translation of the Bible in English….
21 September 2010
The Graf Zeppelin over FCH? This picture was taken on Sunday 3rd July 1932 when the Graf Zeppelin was seen over the Chapel at St Paul’s College (now FCH). The turret is the Chapel is just visible at…
8 June 2010
Every month an item or document held in the University Archives and Special Collections will be selected, photographed and displayed in this blog. To dispel the myth that archives are full of fusty old documents, our first item is…