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Unique places in Gloucestershire (past and present) recalled through the stories and memories of Cheltenham and Gloucester residents, captured in imagery and words.
You can find the exhibition online at the bottom of this page.
Carousel of Stories offers an insightful journey through time and memory through a of series of images and words. As viewers engage with these portraits, they become part of the reminiscence.
This initiative celebrates the cherished favourite places of Gloucester and Cheltenham residents, inviting us all to be emersed share in their stories and memories and reflect on the threads that bind us to these special places.
In collaboration with Gloucester and Cheltenham Residential Care Homes and Gloucester based Memory Café, Jade L A Fisher photography Gloucestershire Archive and Gloucestershire Libraries are proud to share a diverse collection of thoughts relived through heartfelt conversations and recognising the importance of capturing these individual precious recollections.
“Can I just take a moment to say a massive thank you for thinking of our residents when you set this project up. It has been great to support our residents to be a part of this and know their memories will live on for many years to come. All too many times we have heard such wonderful stories which sadly pass with our residents, and I feel what you are doing is truly amazing.”
Care Home Manager
Jade L A Fisher is a disabled portrait photographer based in Gloucestershire. She holds a HND in Photography from Gloucestershire College and a BA (hons) in Photography: Editorial and Advertising from University of Gloucestershire.
Jade believes in using her images to prompt conversations around diversity and inclusion. She is passionate about capturing stories that are often unheard, while creating imagery that includes underrepresented groups. Her mission is to create a safe space for everyone to express themselves and their unique identities through her work. She is currently seeking to make her practice more accessible by using audio, image description and alt text. She believes that accessibility should be at the forefront of her photographic practice.
“A gorgeous exhibition, so interesting and quite moving!"
Cheltenham Library Customer
You can find the exhibition in person too!
Stroud Library | October 2024
University of Gloucestershire (Park Campus) | November 2024
Forest of Dean Libraries | December 2024
Hesters Way Library | January 2025
Gloucester Library | February 2025
Gloucestershire Heritage Hub | March 2025
Past locations:
Tewkesbury Library | May 2024
Cirencester Library | June 2024
Shire Hall | July-August 2024
To view the exhibition below, scroll through the images and text by using the arrows provided and enjoy!
Photograph of Trevor photographed at Robinswood Hill enjoying a walk on a summers day.
Trevor is photographed in his favourite place in Gloucestershire Robinswood Hill, where he played as a young boy and now enjoys walks with his family and friends.
Image of St Edwards Hall in Stow where all the villages functions took place.
Shirley is photographed at her residential care home in Gloucester, Cavendish Care Home after talking about her favourite place in Gloucestershire Stow.
Image of Cheltenham Racecourse of a horse race from Gloucestershire Archives.
Rita is photographed at one of her favourite places in Gloucestershire, Cheltenham Racecourse. The Racecourse reminds Rita of her father who was a horse trainer in Ireland, and both attended many festivals at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Image from 1980’s of Mohammed with his teammates from Gloucestershire Archives. Mohammed is stood second in from left.
Mohammed is photographed in his favourite place in Gloucestershire Tuffley Avenue Park, where he played cricket for The Widden Asian Cricket Club. He was a bowler and team captain for 10 years.
Image of a nursery rhyme children’s event at Hucclecote Library.
Judy is photographed at her residential care home in Gloucester, Cavendish Care Home.
Image of Gloucester Cathedral from Gloucestershire Archives.
Jean is photographed in one of her favourite places in Gloucestershire, Gloucester Cathedral, she loves the building and finds it fascinating.
Image of Montpellier Park and Café from Gloucestershire Archives.
Edward is photographed at his favourite in place in Gloucestershire, Montpellier Park in Cheltenham. He loved to watch his grandchildren playing in the park and is known to have played a competitive game of football with all his family over the years.
Image of Carol in her blooming garden in the summer from Carol’s personal photograph collection
Carol is photographed in her favourite place in Gloucestershire, her garden where she loves to get lost maintaining and growing her flowers and vegetables.
A birds eye view photograph of Brockworth from Gloucestershire Archives.
Brian is photographed at his residential care home in Gloucester Cavendish.
A newspaper cutting from The Citizen Newspaper of Alice and her husband standing next to the family statue when she first moved to Gloucester from Sarawak.
Alice is photographed in her favourite place in Gloucestershire Westgate Street where the family statue used to stand before it was removed due to vandalism.
Image of The Devil’s Chimney from Gloucestershire Archives located on Leckhampton Hill in Cheltenham.
Alan is photographed in his favourite place in Gloucestershire Leckhampton Hill, where he used to play a young boy exploring Leckhampton and the Devil’s Chimney.
