Find all the articles from the Snapshots series in 2025.
January A History of Local Maps
CAHS Snapshots of Local History: Cirencester Maps as Biography – Ciren Scene
Learn about the history of Cirencester represented by maps.
February Croome Lectures 2025
CAHS Snapshots of Local History: Croome Lecture links history and archaeology – Ciren Scene
“Among the many successes of Cirencester’s first History Festival, established in the town last autumn, was the use of a number of local venues to hold events and thereby linking up with several well-established societies already providing public lectures in and around the town. Indeed Cirencester is very lucky in the amount of such activity and over a long period of time. This article looks briefly at an aspect of all that effort.“
March Farewell to The Wheatsheaf
CAHS Snapshots of Local History: Farewell to Cirencester’s Wheatsheaf Inn – Ciren Scene
This iconic pub saw a lot. It will be missed!
April Public art in Cirencester
CAHS Snapshots of Local History: Enjoying Cirencester´s Community and Public Art – Ciren Scene
Learn about the publicly available art in Cirencester, where the Hares are some of the most known. But what about the Jubilee Lamp and sculpture of a family at Cirencester Hospital?
May How VE day was celebrated in Cirencester in 1945
CAHS Snapshots of Local History – Eighty years on : VE and VJ Days in Cirencester in 1945 – Ciren Scene
These two days are still some of the most important celebrations in Cirencester´s history.
June How the water supply developed in Cirencester from rudimentary wells until today
CAHS Snapshots of Local History – Water Works: Supplying Cirencester´s Drinking Water – Ciren Scene
Learn how Cirencester went from backyard wells to flowing drinking water.
July How VJ day was planned in August 1945
CAHS Snapshots of Local History: VJ Day July 25 – Ciren Scene
VJ day was later than VE day, but the preparations were very important.
September Where Was the Watermoor Station?
CAHS Snapshots of Local History: Where was Cirencester’s Watermoor station? – Ciren Scene
Cirencester’s Fire Station roundabout in Watermoor is back in use, having been reconfigured to deal with much heavier traffic flows around and onto the ring road than were ever anticipated when first constructed in the 1970s. It remains the nearest link into the south of the town, accessed to and from Watermoor Road, but crucially also into the Love Lane business & commercial area and onward into The Steadings development, Cirencester’s current and major development area.
October Gas Lights Up Cirencester
CAHS Snapshots of Local History: Gas Lights Up Cirencester – Ciren Scene
A second look at the area of Watermoor which disappeared beneath the Fire Station roundabout.
December Cirencester Town Station and Railbus Services
CAHS Snapshots: Cirencester Town Station and Railbus Services Remembered – Ciren Scene
Find out how the town´s rail was removed as part of the Beeching Cuts in the 60s.
Support Cirencester’s principal heritage societies and their event programmes: Archaeological & Historical Society (www.cirenhistory.org.uk) and Civic Society (www.ccsoc.org.uk), which runs a programme of Town Walks in the season plus pre-booked for small groups. See the Society’s website or email Rob Tuttle: info@townwalkscirencester.uk or robtuttle@btinternet.com
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