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A large, light-colored neoclassical building with columns and many windows is framed by green tree leaves at the top, with a tall obelisk-like monument and lamppost in the foreground.

History · 6 SeptemberCheltenham to Commemorate 86th Anniversary of Battle of BritainRead the story →

A group of five people, two men and a woman in brown aprons, a man in a white shirt, and a man in a green polo shirt, stand smiling in front of a large wooden door with arched windows of a stone building.

Local News · 22 JulyCheltenham’s Historic Gothic Chapels Restored into Peaceful Community Space and Coffee Shop

An aerial view shows the circular, modern building of GCHQ surrounded by several parking lots filled with cars.

History · 10 JuneThe Doughnut in Our Midst: How GCHQ Turned Cheltenham Into Britain's Secret Intelligence Capital

Engraved text on a light brown stone wall commemorates Edward Adrian Wilson, Antarctic Explorer, born in 1872 and died with Scott in 1912, flanked by white multi-pane windows.

History · 3 JuneEdward Wilson: The Antarctic Explorer Who Never Came Home

A grand, symmetrical Neoclassical building with a large porticosupported by numerous Doric columns. The tan stone structure has a green-domed rotunda visible above and statues adorning the roofline against a cloudy sky.

History · 3 JunePittville Pump Room and Cheltenham's Enduring Spa Tradition

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