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This has been an ongoing project and would not have not come to fruition without the time, effort and energies of these fantastic people. This was a team effort form the start and with everlasting gratitude, thank you!

Persons and Entities involved:

National Lottery Heritage Fund who helped to fund the creation of the archive and the equipment we use to capture footage

Volunteers including: Amira, Sue, Liz, Claire, Karen, Carole

Cathedral Staff: Helen, Rebecca

Exhibition Curator: Fareed Badr

And last but certainly not least, all our interviewees and contributors

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By clicking on the picture above, you will be directed to a section where you can share your stories and read other people's contributions.

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Gloucester Cathedral has been a site of faith and prayer for over 1300 years. Find how this legacy is continued by the memories from the Living Archive.

Click on the picture above to be directed to this page on Faith.

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Read, listen to and watch a selection of memories. Find how people find meaning and a sense of belonging within the cathedral.

Click on the picture above to view these select highlights!

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A short tutorial video on how to navigate and interact with this exhibition.

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What is the Living Archive?

The Living Archive is a project to collect and record the memories of our wonderful community. These memories whether they are a video or audio recording or even a poem are collected and some have been shared here. This is where memory and storytelling about this magnificent building and its people meet.

About This Exhibition

This exhibition is a culmination of my time as a master's placement student from UWE Bristol's MA in Curating. My name is Fareed Badr and although I hail from both Egypt and Scotland the cathedral and my mentor have welcomed me with open arms and minds. What I seek to do is to highlight a selection of entries from the Living Archive. This selection follows a common theme of Identity and Belonging. The title 'Different Characters, Connected Memories' serves as a reference to no matter where anyone is from or the circumstances that have brought them to Gloucester Cathedral, they all share the same bonds of Identity and Belonging. The memories shared across this exhibition serve to enshrine the cathedral as a central force for goodness, faith, comfort and succour. I hope that all who view the content that I have curated gain a sense that the diverse range of memories help to provide a glimpse into the unifying nature of this magnificent holy site. Although I myself do not practice the Christian doctrine, it has been a profound honour and a pleasure to have been involved with this exhibition and I think this place holds a great deal more than people think. So come and take a look for yourself and I hope you enjoy! Thank you!

All recordings are permissions based and will never be shared unless consent has been granted and logged.

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Welcome to the online exhibition of the Living Archive: Different Characters, Connected Memories. This exhibition was initially curated by Fareed Badr, a student from the University of the West of England.

It brings together memories from visitors, worshippers, volunteers and Gloucester residents connected to Gloucester Cathedral. This ancient and hallowed site has been a beacon of calm, joy, love and faith for over one thousand years.

The cathedral has also witnessed the most turbulent times in Britain's history. From the fires of the Reformation and Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries to the hardships and desolation of World War 2 to the tribulations brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic. There are memories from a whole host of people across several generations and here can they be explored!