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CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire

Archives and Libraries Bibliography Cemeteries Census Church History Church Records Description and Travel

Directories Gazetteers History Newspapers Occupations Schools Cheltenham Parishes

Archives and Libraries

• Original source material relating to Cheltenham, and other parishes in Diocese of Gloucester may be found at the Gloucestershire Record Office.

• Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum. Added 17 Apr 2006.

Bibliography

• Hart, Gwen - A History of Cheltenham. Leicester University Press, 1965. Hardback, 394p.
  Too old to have an ISBN!

  Chapters are on 1: The Beginnings; 2: The Medieval Owners of Cheltenham; 3: The Liberty of Cheltenham; 4: The effects of the Reformation in Cheltenham; 5: 'A Longe Towne havynge a Market'; 6: Cheltenham in the Reign of James I; 7: The Manor and Church in the time of Charles I; 8: Cheltenham during the Civil War; 9: The Commonwealth and After; 10: The Beginnings of the Spa; 11: Interlude: the Royal Visit; 12: The Growth of the Town after the Royal Visit; 13: The Spa in Time of War; 14: The Development of Regency Cheltenham; 15: 'The Merriest Sick Resort on Earth'; 16: The Stronghold of the Evangelicals; 17: The Changing Scene; 18: Party Politics and General Elections; 19: The Administration of the Vestry and the Commissioners, 1786-1821; 20: The Vestry, 1806-52, and the Reorganisation of Pate's Grammar School; 21: The Work of the Commissioners, 1821-39; 22: The Commissioners - an Unpopular Oligarchy, 1839-52; 23: The Decay of the Manor; 24: The Last Phase of the Commissioners' Power, and the Battle for Incorpration.

• Brooks, Robin - The Story of Cheltenham. Sutton Publishing, 2003. Paperback 242p. currently (2004) priced £16.99.
  • ISBN 0-7509-3213-9
  Chapters are on 1: Chintencha; 2: Spa-di-da - The Nineteenth Century; 3: The Anglo-Indians' Paradise - 1900-19; 4: Between the Wars - 1920-39; 5: Make Do and Mend - 1940-59; 6: Demolition Decades - 1960-79; 7: Catching Up with the Twentieth Century - 1980-99; 8: In Town Tonight.

• Blake, Steven - Cheltenham: A Pictorial History. Published by Phillimore, 1996. 180 photographs, with plenty of explanatory text. Hardback currently (2004) priced £13.99.
  • ISBN 0-85033-882-8

Cemeteries

• War Memorials and Rolls of Honour In The Cheltenham Area - also includes some surrounding villages. Added 10 May 2007.

• Some Memorial Inscriptions in The Cemetery & Garden of Remembrance, Cheltenham, collected and transcribed by Alf Beard. Added 26 Sep 2005.

• Photograph of The Cemetery (with Chapel), and Photograph of The Cemetery (2), Cheltenham, from Alf Beard. Added 13 Oct 2005.

• Inscriptions on the War Memorial, 1st World War, recorded by John Hyde.

• Inscriptions on the War Memorial (South Africa, 1899-1902), recorded by John Hyde.

• Inscriptions on the St Peter's Church War Memorial, recorded by John Hyde.

• Inscriptions on the St Paul's Church War Memorial, recorded by John Hyde.

• Monumental Inscriptions in Christchurch, Cheltenham, taken from the first volume of Gloucestershire Notes and Queries (pub. 1881, edited by Rev. Beaver H. Blacker, M.A). The inscriptions themselves were recorded in 1876, and are from inside Christchurch only. This modern transcription is by Stuart Flight.

• Monumental Inscriptions in St James, Cheltenham, taken from the first volume of Gloucestershire Notes and Queries (pub. 1881, edited by Rev. Beaver H. Blacker, M.A). The inscriptions themselves were recorded in 1876, and are from inside St James' Church only. This modern transcription is by Stuart Flight.

• Monumental Inscriptions in Trinity, Cheltenham, taken from the first volume of Gloucestershire Notes and Queries (pub. 1881, edited by Rev. Beaver H. Blacker, M.A). The inscriptions were recorded prior to 1881, and are from inside Trinity only. Again, this modern transcription is by Stuart Flight.

Census

• Gloucestershire - Census Returns 1841-1901 - all you ever wanted to know about the Census.

Church History

• Website of St Mary & St Matthew's Churches. Of particular interest is their section on Parish History, where they provide details of the Plaques inside St Mary's Church. Added 18 Mar 2008.

• A short account of its history is available on the website of Christ Church Cheltenham (founded 1837). Added 17 Oct 2005.

• Website of All Saints Church, Pittville (church established 1868).

• Cheltenham, Current and Former Places of Worship. Information on many of the Churches, Chapels, Meeting Houses &c. in Cheltenham, provided by Stuart Flight - very comprehensive; includes photographs of St Andrew's Church.

• Photograph of St Michael's Church, Cheltenham, from Phil Draper.

• Photograph of Christ Church, Cheltenham, from Rosemary Lockie. Added 3 Aug 2005.

Church Records

• The parish registers for St Mary's Church (the only "old" church in the town) begin in 1558, whereas the others all begin in either the 19th or 20th centuries.

  All available registers will be found lodged in the Gloucester Record Office.

Description and Travel

• Cheltenham in the Nineteenth Century, taken from "Gloucestershire Notes and Queries", Vol I, published in 1881, which in turn extracted information from even earlier documents. This modern transcription is by Stuart Flight.

• Photograph of Pittville Park in Spring, Photograph of Pittville Park in Summer, Photograph of Pittville Park in Autumn, Photograph of Pittville Park in Winter, Cheltenham, from Rosemary Lockie.

Directories

• Transcription of section of Pigot's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1830 for Cheltenham and Neighbourhood, by Ted Wildy.

• Transcription of section of Slater's Commercial Trade Directory, 1858-9, by Phil Mustoe.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Cheltenham from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

History

• The Pittville 'Estate' local history group - Friends of Pittville.

Newspapers

• A list of Newspapers held at Cheltenham Library, supplied by Phil Mustoe.

Occupations

• An interesting account of The Postal Service in Cheltenham in the Nineteenth Century, taken from "Gloucestershire Notes and Queries", Vol I, published in 1881, and transcribed by Stuart Flight.

Schools

• Pate's Grammar School, originally for boys only was founded in 1576 by Richard PATE, who was at one time Recorder of Gloucester. During the time it situated in the town-centre, it occupied a building in present-day Albion Street. Today "Pates" school is sited outside the centre, next to the Gloucestershire College of Art, and admits pupils of both sexes.

• Cheltenham College was founded in 1841; the Reverend Francis CLOSE, an incumbent of Cheltenham for 30 years (1826-56), was one of its founders. The building is in the Perpendicular style of architecture and has more the appearance of a medieval church! A chapel was added after the First World War as a memorial to the six hundred and seventy five former pupils ("Old Cheltonians") who died.

• Cheltenham Ladies' College was founded in 1853. Miss Dorothea BEALE, one of the pioneers of public boarding-school education for girls was principal from 1858 to 1906 (that's a long time - 48 years!)

• Dean Close School was founded in 1886 by a group of Evangelical Churchmen as a memorial to the aformentioned Reverend Francis CLOSE. following his death. He became Dean of Carlisle after his ministry in Cheltenham (1856-1881), dying the following year in Penzance. He is buried in Carlisle.

CHELTENHAM PARISHES (with dates of earliest registers)

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