Robert Raikes
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Robert Raikes was an English philanthropist and Anglican layman. He was educated at The Crypt School Gloucester. He was noted for his promotion of Sunday schools.
Robert Raikes Statue, Victoria Embankment Gardens SW1 - London
Statue of Robert Raikes next to Queen's Park, Toronto, ON, Canada
Front and back of the 1880 "Centenary of Sunday Schools" medal distributed to children attending Sunday Schools that year.
Gloucester
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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