Kings Square Recovered
Event Details
When Kings Square opened in 1972 it was celebrated by The Citizen newspaper as “Gloucester’s example to the country”, by 2013 it was described by
Event Details
When Kings Square opened in 1972 it was celebrated by The Citizen newspaper as “Gloucester’s example to the country”, by 2013 it was described by our City Council as a “city centre eyesore”. Join us to ‘playtest’ an interactive game and family friendly trail that recovers the history of Kings Square.
Suitable for players 10+. The event is free but please reserve your place by booking here.
Event Type
All
Digital
Education
Exhibition
Family Activity
Festival
Film Screening
Free Activity
LGBTQ+
Live Performance
Live Talk
Sung Exhibition
Threads
Training
Walking Tour
Workshop
Event Subject
All
Accessibility
Black History
Climate Change
Colonialism
Community
Contemporary History (1945 - Present Day)
Contested Heritage
Culture
Current Affairs
Family History
Gloucester
Health
Identity
LGBTQ+
Local History
Medieval History (c.410 - 1485)
Mental Health
NHS
Prehistory (Before AD43)
Roman History (AD43 - c.410)
STEM
Tudors, Stuarts & Georgian History (1485 - 1837)
Victorian History (1837-1901)
WW1
WW2
Event Content
All
Archiving
Conservation
Craft
Dance
Education
Film
Heritage
Illustration
Literature
Music
Performance Art
Photography
Spoken Word
Textiles
Theatre
Visual Arts
Event Location
All
160 on Barton
20 St Mark Street
2nd floor, Kings House
Alney Island
Blackfriars Priory
Clapham Court
Gala Club
Gloucester Brewery
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucestershire Heritage Hub
Kings Square
Llanthony Secunda Priory
Mariners Chapel
Olympus Theatre
Outside Eastgate Shopping Centre
Picturedome
Picturedrome
Sherborne Cinema
Shire Hall
St Mary de Crypt Church
The Folk, Bishop Hooper’s House
The Friendship Cafe
The Lady Chapel
The Music Works
Various, pick up a map from the Cathedral Quarter shop
Westgate Street
Wheatstone Hall @ Museum of Gloucester
Past and Future Events
All
Only Past Events
Only Future Events
