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This contains cross-curricular teaching and learning materials based on a painting in the research room of Gloucestershire Archives.

This resource provides material to enable you to use a 18th century painting in an exciting cross-curricular way or as an extra-curricular subject.  The painting shows the city of Gloucester viewed from Hempstead with a large county house, Hempstead Court, in the foreground. It is the only surviving image of Hempstead Court in the 1700s, as the whole court and gardens were demolished in the 1960s to make way for housing.   The painting has a number of figures and incidents that bring it to life.

The resource contains an image of the painting and teachers notes – which provide background information, enlarged sections of the painting with notes highlighting the various elements as well as some suggested activities to help get your pupils' creative ideas flowing!

This is now available as an online resource by clicking the link.

This contains cross-curricular teaching and learning materials based on a painting in the research room of Gloucestershire Archives.

This resource provides material to enable you to use a 18th century painting in an exciting cross-curricular way or as an extra-curricular subject.  The painting shows the city of Gloucester viewed from Hempstead with a large county house, Hempstead Court, in the foreground. It is the only surviving image of Hempstead Court in the 1700s, as the whole court and gardens were demolished in the 1960s to make way for housing.   The painting has a number of figures and incidents that bring it to life.

The resource contains an image of the painting and teachers notes – which provide background information, enlarged sections of the painting with notes highlighting the various elements as well as some suggested activities to help get your pupils' creative ideas flowing!

This is now available as an online resource by clicking the link.

This contains cross-curricular teaching and learning materials based on a painting in the research room of Gloucestershire Archives.

This resource provides material to enable you to use a 18th century painting in an exciting cross-curricular way or as an extra-curricular subject.  The painting shows the city of Gloucester viewed from Hempstead with a large county house, Hempstead Court, in the foreground. It is the only surviving image of Hempstead Court in the 1700s, as the whole court and gardens were demolished in the 1960s to make way for housing.   The painting has a number of figures and incidents that bring it to life.

The resource contains an image of the painting and teachers notes – which provide background information, enlarged sections of the painting with notes highlighting the various elements as well as some suggested activities to help get your pupils' creative ideas flowing!

This is now available as an online resource by clicking the link.

This contains cross-curricular teaching and learning materials based on a painting in the research room of Gloucestershire Archives.

This resource provides material to enable you to use a 18th century painting in an exciting cross-curricular way or as an extra-curricular subject.  The painting shows the city of Gloucester viewed from Hempstead with a large county house, Hempstead Court, in the foreground. It is the only surviving image of Hempstead Court in the 1700s, as the whole court and gardens were demolished in the 1960s to make way for housing.   The painting has a number of figures and incidents that bring it to life.

The resource contains an image of the painting and teachers notes – which provide background information, enlarged sections of the painting with notes highlighting the various elements as well as some suggested activities to help get your pupils' creative ideas flowing!

This is now available as an online resource by clicking the link.

This contains cross-curricular teaching and learning materials based on a 19th century gaol register.

Activities focus on a few entries in the register that detail the sentence and punishment of Charles Aston, a 14-year old boy who stole a loaf of bread, some cheese and a handkerchief in Gloucester in December 1850; these are supplied as digital images.

The resource also contains background information about crime and punishment in Victorian times, as well as supporting images relating to Gloucester gaol and its prisoners.  There are also some suggested activities to help get your pupils' creative ideas flowing!

This is now available as an online resource by following the link.  It can also be supplied on CD-ROM (£5 plus P+P) by contacting Gloucestershire Archives. 

This contains cross-curricular teaching and learning materials based on a 19th century gaol register.

Activities focus on a few entries in the register that detail the sentence and punishment of Charles Aston, a 14-year old boy who stole a loaf of bread, some cheese and a handkerchief in Gloucester in December 1850; these are supplied as digital images.

The resource also contains background information about crime and punishment in Victorian times, as well as supporting images relating to Gloucester gaol and its prisoners.  There are also some suggested activities to help get your pupils' creative ideas flowing!

This is now available as an online resource by following the link.  It can also be supplied on CD-ROM (£5 plus P+P) by contacting Gloucestershire Archives. 

This contains cross-curricular teaching and learning materials based on a medieval accounts roll.

This resource provides material to enable you to use a 13th century medieval document in an exciting cross-curricular way.  The document is a parchment roll that details expenditure relating to Gloucester Castle during the momentous Second Baron's War of 1264-1265.  It lists the money spent on the castle's defences, making new siege engines, providing cloth for the garrison and also itemises the strength of the garrison and their wages.

The resource contains an introduction, selected images of the accounts roll, background information about the Second Baron's War and castles in Gloucestershire as well as some suggested activities to help get your pupils' creative ideas flowing! 

The "Take One Castle" resource is now available as an online web resource by clicking the link.  A taught session is also be available for a charge.  For more information, please contact Gloucestershire Archives.

This contains cross-curricular teaching and learning materials based on a medieval accounts roll.

This resource provides material to enable you to use a 13th century medieval document in an exciting cross-curricular way.  The document is a parchment roll that details expenditure relating to Gloucester Castle during the momentous Second Baron's War of 1264-1265.  It lists the money spent on the castle's defences, making new siege engines, providing cloth for the garrison and also itemises the strength of the garrison and their wages.

The resource contains an introduction, selected images of the accounts roll, background information about the Second Baron's War and castles in Gloucestershire as well as some suggested activities to help get your pupils' creative ideas flowing! 

The "Take One Castle" resource is now available as an online web resource by clicking the link.  A taught session is also be available for a charge.  For more information, please contact Gloucestershire Archives.