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Let's visit... JET AGE MUSEUM (Gloucester) | quick guide (with video)

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WHAT TO SEE. - THE ROLE OF Glocestershire soldiers during WWII especially the Battle of Britain and D Day.  JET AGE MUSEUM - Aircraft manufacturers including Gloster Aircraft - Close contact with versions of Gloster Meteor. But no touching.  Clip: JET AGE MUSEUM - Gloster Gamecock. DON'T MISS. Cockpit tours and aircraft on display in the back garden.  JET AGE MUSEUM: wooden wing HOW TO GET THERE. Take the bus 94 Gold from Gloucester towards Cheltenham. Get off at Safran Station. Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Date visited: 2020.09 Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

Visiting... the Fleece Hotel (Gloucester) | quick video guide

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  Fleece Hotel: main entrance WHAT IT WAS. A hostelry from 1498.    Clip: Fleece Hotel (undercroft pub site) WHAT IT IS. The whole building has long been abandoned from its upper floors to the undercroft.  Clip: Fleece Hotel (main entrance) Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Visited: 2020.09 Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

Visiting... LLanthony Seconda Priory (Gloucester) | quick video guide

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WHAT IT IS. A shelter for Welsh refugees, established 1136. The rest of the estate is of a later date: a 14-15 c. stable, 15 c. barn, 16 c. range and Victorian farmhouse.  LLanthony Seconda Priory (Gloucester) STATUS. Following conservation efforts, now fitted with lawns and modern lighting and backstage offices. Clip: LLanthony Seconda Priory (Gloucester) WHAT'S ON. LLanthony-inspired artwork on display.   Clip: LLanthony Seconda Priory (Gloucester) Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Visited: 2020.09 Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

Getting on England's only LIGHTSHIP hotel! Sula (Gloucester) | quick video review

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Lightship Sula (Gloucester) NOMENCLATURE. "Sula" was the name given by the ship's previous owner.  Clip: Lightship Sula (Gloucester) CONSERVATION. One of its mushroom anchors was kept. Together with post-war equipment, a compass and chain navigation wheel (rare).  WHATZ BOUT LIGHTSHIP?! A lightship gives out light signals where there's no rocks to build lighthouses. STATUS. Now a hotel providing short-term accommodation. Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Date visited: 2020.09 (Heritage Open Days weekend) Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

Here's the museum that opens one weekend per year - Visiting the FOLK OF GLOUCESTER | exclusive footage | video quick guide

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The Folk of Gloucester (originally Gloucester Folk Museum then Gloucester Life Museum) A.k.a. Gloucester Folk Museum a.k.a. Gloucester Life Museum, there has been a bit of a struggling with its branding. Originally a pin factory, and truly a "magical place" - it is a museum in limbo struggling to reopen and now only available this Heritage Open Days weekend.  With random artifacts featuring a typewriter, roll, Gloucestershire pig, black dog, grasshopper, rugby, printing press, paintings, wedding dresses and a bedroom (photo).  (Random update: The museum no longer features a Victorian classroom, having moved a few blocks away.)   Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Visited: 2020.09 Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

[UK theatre #lockdown] master jonjon show: let's talk theatre | episode 9

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West End's percussionist ROSIE BERGONZI breaks down the mystics of West End's improv rehearsals. Some of Rosie's involvements: Musical Rumpus (2017) The Hogboon (2016) Migration Game (2016) Acts of Defiance (2016) Rudiments (2016) More on Rosie's channel - youtube.com/channel/UC7W_owKnAPisV2RRsfMZvrA Watch the video: Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

[UK theatre #lockdown] master jonjon show: let's talk theatre | episode 8

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Get to know lighting: chats with DAMIAN ROBERTSON West End's Damian Robertson on his experiences in lighting design. And being an improviser. Some of Damian's involvements - "Showstopper! The Improvised Musical" - lighting improviser / technician "Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel" - lighting improviser / tour manager Watch the video: The current lockdown poses one of the biggest challenges to UK theatres since the London theatre closure of 1642. Let's see how everyone's doing! #ThisisHowWeKeepWalking Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

[UK Theatre] master jonjon show: let's talk theatre | episode 7

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West End's Renee Montemayor on agents, starting a production company, and more. Renee Montemayor's involvements - Princess Ying Yoewlak (THE KING AND I), London Palladium Ensemble, Understudy Kim & Gigi (MISS SAIGON), Theatre Royal Drury Lane Alice (DICK WHITTINGTON), Greenwich theatre Princess (ALADDIN), Chatham Theatre Carla Velasquez, Understudy Liat (SOUTH PACIFIC), Royal National Theatre And many more on her channel: YouTube.com/ReneeMontemayor Watch the video: The current lockdown poses one of the biggest challenges to UK theatres since the London theatre closure of 1642. Let's see how everyone's doing! #ThisisHowWeKeepWalking Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

[UK theatre lockdown] Andrew McDonald on "rehearsing online" | The curious case of internet dramatics | master jonjon show | ep. 6

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West End's Andrew McDonald dissects how we've entered a world of online rehearsals. #ThisisHowWeKeepWalking   Andrew's recent involvements: 2019 David Rothman, "The Indomitable Mrs Rothman", Union Theatre 2019 Reece, "Lies Low", Noel Coward Studio 2018 Emperor of China, "Aladdin", Bushey Arena 2018 Tom, "Kiss/Chase", The Bunker Watch the video: The current lockdown poses one of the biggest challenges to UK theatres since the London theatre closure of 1642. Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

master jonjon show: let's talk theatre | ep. 5 | [Sweet sweet memories] Tarek Merchant on "MD-ing" and having his works online

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Tarek Merchant explains the variety of musical directing jobs and how he was hedging his earlier career.   Watch the show:  Problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger