Heritage Open Days at St. Nicholas' - Gloucester
St Nicholas' Church, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Gloucester Civic Trust special Heritage Open Day events featuring a wonderful art instillation. Saturday sees the church resonating with a fine programme of music.
This beautiful, medieval church with many interesting features and sympathetic Victorian restoration will once again by open as part of Heritage Open Days. See the Walton tomb, leaning tower, sanctuary knocker, squints and coat of arms.
EXHIBITION
The art installation ‘We Are Gathered Here’, created by students at Gloucestershire College, will once again fill the church. These artworks brings past residents of Gloucester to life, by depicting a congregation in silhouette. It pays homage to the people who have contributed to Westgate Street’s heritage over time. They once lived, worked, visited or supported Westgate Street at various times in the past.
The figures, which were created by art students at Gloucestershire College, demonstrate the long history of Gloucester's Westgate Street and its importance as a place of trade throughout the ages. It is a celebration of the people who have shaped, influenced and worked to make Gloucester the special place it is today.
This exhibition is a partnership between the Cathedral Quarter High Street Heritage Action Zone (Gloucester City Council and Historic England), Gloucestershire Family History Society, Gloucester Civic Trust, Gloucestershire College and the Churches Conservation Trust, and supported by Voices Gloucester and Nicks Timber.
MUSIC
Saturday 14th September
Bygonze Perform @ 11.30 (for 30 – 45 minutes)
Pipe and tabor and hurdy gurdy, part of the popular musical life of the country for centuries, played by musicians wearing traditional dress in the wonderful St Nicholas’s Church..
Jennie Longvill @ 13.30 (for 30-45 minutes)
Hailing from the Forest of Dean, Jennie Longvill is a truly original songwriter who will amuse, delight and captivate the listener with heartfelt and honest everyday observations of herself and others. Don’t miss the chance to catch the pocket-sized performer and her guitar in this wonderful venue!
Ypotryll @ 14.15 (for 30-45 minutes)
The three members of Ypotryll (named after a mythical mediaeval beast) present music, both English and European, from the 13th-15th centuries for voice and instruments.
Severn Sirens @ 16:00 (for 30-45 minutes)
Inspired by this event, Gloucester-based musicians Harrie Thomas, Katie Meade and Gemma Roberts combined forces to create Severn Sirens. They present a collection of elevating and ethereal melodies with voice and guitar, affectionately interwoven with stories and poems about the historic City, the Docks, and the River Severn.