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Mosaics of Trades
Mosaics of Trades
Mosaics of Trades
Mosaics of Trades
Mosaics of Trades
Mosaics of Trades
Mosaics of Trades
Mosaics of Trades

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Mosaic Panels reflecting traditional trades of Gloucester – eight trades on square panels at various locations along Westgate and Southgate Streets – including a market trader, bell founder, butcher, cordwainer, pinner, weaver, apothecary, draper.
Title

Mosaics of Trades

Date

1998–1999

Medium

vitreous ceramic mosaic

Accession number

GL1_JC_S023

Acquisition method

commissioned by Gloucester City Council

Work type

Panel

Owner

Gloucester City Council

Custodian

Gloucester City Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

each panel has an inscription round the central design, associated with each trade: Market Trader - FOR THE NEARBY STOCKS THE 13TH CENTURY FISH MARKET COULD PROVIDE PUNGENT MISSILES. Bell Founder - BELL WALK TOOK ITS NAME FROM WILLIAM HENSHAWS BELL FOUNDRY WHICH OPENED IN THE 16TH CENTURY Butcher - UNTIL THE BUTCHER ARRIVED THE LANE WAS SO NARROW AND HIS BACK SO WIDE THAT THE OX WAS STUCK FAST Cordwainer - IN NORTHGATE STREET IN THE 14TH CENTURY CORDWAINERS MADE GOODS OF LEATHER Pinner - 1744 PIN MAKING WAS GLOUCESTERS MAIN INDUSTRY EMPLOYING WOMEN AND CHILDREN Weaver - BY THE 15TH CENTURY THERE WERE ENOUGH WEAVERS IN TEH CITY TO FORM A TRADE GUILD Apothecary - APOTHECARY IN THE 17TH CENTURY THE OLD BELL INN WAS BUILT FOR THOMAS YALE ALDERMAN Draper - CROSS KEYS LANE ONE CALLED SCRODDELONE WAS A CENTRE FOR THE CLOTH TRADE IN THE 10TH CENTURY

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Located at

Westgate Street / Southgate Street, Gloucester

GL1 2NJ

Located in the pavement entrance to College Court.