Gloucester
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At the end of August 2019 I went on a steam excursion to
Gloucester. A very hot day. It took that long to get there that we only
had 2.5 hrs before the train returned to our starting point, Dorridge
station, near Birmingham. Frankly, I was disappointed in Gloucester. The
town centre is a modern collection of shops that can be seen in any town
in the UK. It was supposedly a 'Retro Weekend' involving the 50s, 60s,
70s. All I saw, apart from a few people wearing costumes, was vintage
cars all over the local streets. Not being interested in vintage cars I
searched high and low for anything else - nothing. A small corner
of one street had something to do with WW1, even that was a paltry
effort. The only music was one stage in a small square from which bands
pumped out their versions of old classics. I found the cathedral and took the following images there, nothing else warranted taking my camera out of its bag. I didn't have time to visit its docks as it took my the full 2.5 hours to search in vain for anything then had to get back on the train. |
