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The building of Cheltenham Library which adjoins Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum Gerrit Dou, Selfportrait, 1635–8. The Wilson, formerly known as Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was opened in 1899. It offers free admission, and has a programme of special exhibitions.
Cheltenham (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ l t n ə m /) is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the most complete Regency town in Britain. [3] It is directly northeast of Gloucester.
The building finally opened as a public library in 1900. [5] The library opened with Roland Austin's Gloucestershire Collection of local history which has since moved to the Gloucestershire Archives in 2005. [6] In 1902, the Price Memorial Hall was converted to be used as part of the museum which became The Museum of Gloucester. [7] [8] [9]
Fairview is an area of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.Situated between the town centre and Pittville, it is largely residential.There are a couple of businesses, including a local builders merchant and Cheltenham builder's merchant, George Bence, and a branch of Machinemart.
It was founded when Cheltenham was a popular spa town. However, the synagogue declined with the town and closed in 1903. [6] [7] It reopened in 1939 to serve as an evacuation centre for those who were being rehoused from London, refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe, and soldiers stationed in nearby bases, including a number of Americans. [7]
The parish is presently split between four wards of the Borough of Cheltenham: Swindon Village, Prestbury, Pittville (a very small part) and Oakley; three electoral divisions of the county of Gloucestershire: St Paul's and Swindon, Pittville and Prestbury, and All Saints and Oakley; and two parliamentary constituencies: Tewkesbury and Cheltenham.
Gloucestershire College, Cheltenham campus Cheltenham campus, situated on Princess Elizabeth Way (formerly in The Park), is home to Cheltenham Fashion Academy; the commercial Number One Restaurant and Graduations at Cheltenham Spa salon; a coffee shop; nursery; a new library; purpose-built construction and building services workshops; and the ...
Thirlestaine House is a Grade I listed building in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. [1] History. Lord Northwick's pictures illustrated in 1846-1847.