Tours of the Folk of Gloucester – “If Only Walls Could Talk!”

Be one of the first to explore this building which was closed for several years!  Walk on the squeaky floorboards and smell the history!

Gloucester Civic Trust have taken over this amazing and unique row of three Tudor houses from the City Council and want to bring life back into the buildings and keep them safe for future generations.

Guided tours are now available and tell the stories of the buildings themselves and the people who owned them or worked or lived in them during the last 600 years.  The tour guides will be dressed in costume, representing a real person connected to the building.

Find out why someone was hiding in the loft of the coal house, or who received special dispensation from the Privy Council in the sixteenth century.  Hear the story about Bishop Hooper and the room he is reputed to have stayed in the night before he was burnt at the stake in 1555.

Who owned and lived in these buildings during the Civil War and the Seige of Gloucester in 1643?  Who set up the largest pin making factory in Gloucester here in the 18th Century and exhibited their state-of-the-art machinery in the Great Exhibition in 19th Century?  Who was the very last baby to be born here in 20th Century?
And –
Where was the witch’s bottle found?

All these questions will be answered during the tour.

You will also hear about our plans for the future of the buildings which will no longer be a museum but an exhibition and events space and a centre for the local community.

Notes
Please note that the Tour takes about 90 minutes and costs £7 for adults, £3 for children under
16 (who must be accompanied by and adult).  There is a limit of 10 people on each tour.  Book now to avoid disappointment.

Access to the first and second floors is via staircases.  There is no lift access.  This means the tour is unsuitable for pushchairs, users of wheelchairs and those with limited mobility.

The Café will be open so please come a bit early and support our efforts to keep these beautiful buildings open by buying a cup of tea or coffee before the Tour as the Introduction to the Tour usually starts here.
The Folk of Gloucester is managed by Gloucester Civic Trust Limited
Registered in England | Company No.01078805 | Charity No.264719
Registered Office: Bishop Hooper House, 99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PG