GLOUCESTER RENAISSANCE
Railway Triangle
Greyfriars
Kings Quarter
Greater Blackfriar
Giving new drive and impetus to a historic city that appeared tired and somewhat lacklustre was a huge task. But there was a buzz of excitement when the Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) was officially launched at both the Houses of Parliament and Gloucester Cathedral in October, 2006. No one doubted the massive amount of work needed to turn around a proud city that had somehow lost its way in a maze of drab and derelict dockside buildings. But the GHURC, with its skilled and able chief executive Chris Oldershaw at the helm set about giving new vision to Gloucester and winning over city folk who soon realised this was not a false dawn – Gloucester How Gloucesterwas given new
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