Gloucester Castle was a Norman-era royal castle situated in the city of Gloucester in Gloucestershire, England. It was demolished in 1787 and replaced by Gloucester Prison.
The castle keep in use as part of the county gaol (jail) in the 18th century. (A later work said to be based on an 1819 original)
The Gloucester tabula set was found during an archaeological investigation of the Norman castle in 1983.
Gloucester is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west; it is sited 19 miles (31 km) east of Monmouth and 17 miles (27 km) east of the border with Wales. Gloucester has a population of around 132,000, including suburban areas. It is a port, linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the Severn Estuary.
Image: Gloucester Docks at Night
Image: Gloucester Cathedral exterior 2019
Image: Westgate Street, Gloucester 4 April 2015
Image: Gloucester Library geograph.org.uk 3450820