Gloucester Civic Trust Limited (Established 1972) is a registered charity (No. 264719) which exists to promote the appreciate and conservation of Gloucester's

Gloucester

Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....

 heritage. The Trust is based in St. Michael's Tower

St Michael's Tower, Gloucester

St Michael's Tower, Gloucester, stands at The Cross, where the four main streets of Gloucester meet. The Cross is also the highest point in the city. The Tower is on the corner of Eastgate and Southgate Streets and the entrance is in Southgate Street. It was built in 1465 on the site of the...

, The Cross, Gloucester GL1 1PA.

Governance

The Trust is run by volunteers who sit on different committees who all report to an overall Council of Management.

Finances

In the year ended 31 December 2010 the Trust had gross income of £38,342, compared with £134,974 in 2009 which included a large grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund

Heritage Lottery Fund

The Heritage Lottery Fund is a fund established in the United Kingdom under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993. The Fund opened for applications in 1994. It uses money raised through the National Lottery to transform and sustain the UK’s heritage...

 for the restoration of St. Michael's Tower which cost over £300,000. Net assets of the trust at 31 December 2010 were £86245 (2009 £94416).

Activities

Past achievements of the Trust include:

• The restoration of St. Michael's Tower
  St Michael's Tower, Gloucester
  St Michael's Tower, Gloucester, stands at The Cross, where the four main streets of Gloucester meet. The Cross is also the highest point in the city. The Tower is on the corner of Eastgate and Southgate Streets and the entrance is in Southgate Street. It was built in 1465 on the site of the...
  
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• Restoring and transforming the Dick Whittington pub
• Saving and restoring the Crown Inn
• Commissioning the Emperor Nerva
  Nerva
  Nerva , was Roman Emperor from 96 to 98. Nerva became Emperor at the age of sixty-five, after a lifetime of imperial service under Nero and the rulers of the Flavian dynasty. Under Nero, he was a member of the imperial entourage and played a vital part in exposing the Pisonian conspiracy of 65...
  
   Statue
• Restoring the Robert Raikes
  Robert Raikes
  Robert Raikes was an English philanthropist and Anglican layman, noted for his promotion of Sunday schools...
  
   statue in Gloucester Park
• The restoration of Ladybellegate House
  Ladybellegate House
  Ladybellegate House, 20 Longsmith Street, Gloucester GL1 2HT, is a Grade I listed building with English Heritage, reference number 1245726.-History:The building is a town house built around 1704 for Edward Wagstaffe...
  
  
• Involvement with the regeneration of Gloucester Docks
• Commissioning the Aviation Murals in Jubilee Gardens

Selected publications

• Hurst, Henry & Hugh Conway-Jones. The Port of Gloucester. 1988.

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Gloucester