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  1. 34 relations: All Saints' Day, Ashlar, BBC News, Coping (architecture), Cornice, Decagon, Denmark Road High School, Edgeworth Manor, England, Epiphany (holiday), Feast of the Cross, Finial, Fleur-de-lis, Garden, Gatekeeper's lodge, Gloucester, Gothic architecture, Hillfield House, Jacobean architecture, Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba, Limestone, Listed building, National Lottery (United Kingdom), Nave, Painswick, Pipe (fluid conveyance), Renaissance, Robinswood Hill, Saint Valentine, Saxons, Southgate Street, Urban park, Westgate, Gloucester, Wing wall.

  2. Gardens in Gloucestershire
  3. Grade II* listed buildings in Gloucestershire
  4. Parks and open spaces in Gloucestershire

All Saints' Day

All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church, whether they are known or unknown.

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Ashlar

Ashlar is a cut and dressed stone, worked using a chisel to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular in shape.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Coping (architecture)

Coping (from cope, Latin capa) is the capping or covering of a wall.

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Cornice

In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a pedestal, or along the top of an interior wall.

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Decagon

In geometry, a decagon (from the Greek δέκα déka and γωνία gonía, "ten angles") is a ten-sided polygon or 10-gon.

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Denmark Road High School

Denmark Road High School (Formerly known as High School for Girls) is a girls' grammar school with academy status on Denmark Road, Gloucester.

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Edgeworth Manor

Edgeworth Manor is a Grade II* listed country house in Edgeworth, Gloucestershire, England.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Epiphany (holiday)

Epiphany, or Eid al-Ghitas (عيد الغِطاس), also known as "Theophany" in Eastern Christian tradition, is a Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus, and the wedding at Cana.

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Feast of the Cross

In the Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different celebrations of the Feast of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus.

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Finial

A finial (from finis, end) or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature.

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Fleur-de-lis

The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys), is a common heraldic charge in the shape of a lily (in French, fleur and lis mean and respectively).

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Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature.

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Gatekeeper's lodge

A gatekeeper's lodge or gate lodge is a small, often decorative building, situated at the entrance to the estate of a mansion or country house.

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Gloucester

Gloucester is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

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Hillfield House

Hillfield House is a grade II listed house in Denmark Road, Gloucester, in England.

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Jacobean architecture

The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style.

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Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba

Kyneburga, Kyneswide and Tibba were female members of the royal family of Mercia in 7th-century England.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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National Lottery (United Kingdom)

The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom.

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The nave is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel.

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Painswick

Painswick is a town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England.

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Pipe (fluid conveyance)

A pipe is a tubular section or hollow cylinder, usually but not necessarily of circular cross-section, used mainly to convey substances which can flow — liquids and gases (fluids), slurries, powders and masses of small solids.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Robinswood Hill

Robinswood Hill is a hill and country park to the south of the city centre of Gloucester, close to the Stroud Road (A4173).

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Saint Valentine

Saint Valentine (San Valentino; Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6.

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Saxons

The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons, were the Germanic people of "Old" Saxony (Antiqua Saxonia) which became a Carolingian "stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany.

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Southgate Street

Southgate Street is one of the ancient streets in the City of Gloucester, so named because its southern end was originally the location of the south gate in the city's walls.

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Urban park

An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and other incorporated places that offers green space and places for recreation to residents and visitors.

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Westgate, Gloucester

The Westgate area of Gloucester is centred on Westgate Street, one of the four main streets of Gloucester and one of the oldest parts of the city.

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Wing wall

A wing wall (also "wingwall" or "wing-wall") is a smaller wall attached or next to a larger wall or structure.

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See also

Gardens in Gloucestershire

Grade II* listed buildings in Gloucestershire

Parks and open spaces in Gloucestershire

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillfield_Gardens,_Gloucester