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Gloucester Cathedral acknowledges rugby

PuzzledChristianPuzzledChristian Shipmate Posts: 46
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Prior to attending last Friday's evening derby match against Bristol, I mooched around the city centre taking in the cathedral close. Impressed to see that one arm of a directional sign post to pedestrian exits from the close, includes directions to Gloucester's RFC Kingsholm Stadium which is close by to the cathedral.

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  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    Well, maybe they do, but street signage is usually the responsibility of the local authority, AFAIK.
  • Baptist TrainfanBaptist Trainfan Shipmate
    Mind you, one might consider both the Cathedral and the Rugby ground to be places of worship ... and which has the greater attendance?
  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    :naughty:

    AIUI, Religion and Sport are both regarded these days as 'Recreational Pursuits'...

    The attendance at the rugby might be greater than at the Cathedral, but I would guess that the singing at the Cathedral is more tuneful...
  • SandemaniacSandemaniac Shipmate
    Bishops Finger wrote: »

    The attendance at the rugby might be greater than at the Cathedral, but I would guess that the singing at the Cathedral is more tuneful...

    Probably somewhat less crude as well...

  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    You may think that. I couldn't possibly comment.
  • BasketactortaleBasketactortale Shipmate
    When I was a youngster I used to stand under the clock to watch the rugby at Kingsholm.

    Random fact. Not been back in a very long time.
  • PomonaPomona Shipmate
    Sandemaniac wrote: »
    Bishops Finger wrote: »

    The attendance at the rugby might be greater than at the Cathedral, but I would guess that the singing at the Cathedral is more tuneful...

    Probably somewhat less crude as well...

    I'm puzzled as to why BSL (British Sign Language) would be crude at either the cathedral or rugby. It's quite common for big events to have signing interpreters now.
  • SandemaniacSandemaniac Shipmate
    Pomona wrote: »
    Sandemaniac wrote: »
    Bishops Finger wrote: »

    The attendance at the rugby might be greater than at the Cathedral, but I would guess that the singing at the Cathedral is more tuneful...

    Probably somewhat less crude as well...

    I'm puzzled as to why BSL (British Sign Language) would be crude at either the cathedral or rugby. It's quite common for big events to have signing interpreters now.

    I was commenting on singing rather than signing, Pomona. I don't see that anyone else has mentioned BSL.
  • MMMMMM Shipmate
    Oh, is that what that was about! I thought I’d missed something.

    MMM
  • PomonaPomona Shipmate
    Sandemaniac wrote: »
    Pomona wrote: »
    Sandemaniac wrote: »
    Bishops Finger wrote: »

    The attendance at the rugby might be greater than at the Cathedral, but I would guess that the singing at the Cathedral is more tuneful...

    Probably somewhat less crude as well...

    I'm puzzled as to why BSL (British Sign Language) would be crude at either the cathedral or rugby. It's quite common for big events to have signing interpreters now.

    I was commenting on singing rather than signing, Pomona. I don't see that anyone else has mentioned BSL.

    Oh I apologise, I re-read and re-read the comment but I was sure it said signing not singing! My mistake.
  • Baptist TrainfanBaptist Trainfan Shipmate
    edited October 22
    Well, the thread did start with signage, so the confusion is understandable!

    I like Gloucester Cathedral, and they offered a great welcome when we visited.
  • SandemaniacSandemaniac Shipmate
    Pomona wrote: »
    Sandemaniac wrote: »
    Pomona wrote: »
    Sandemaniac wrote: »
    Bishops Finger wrote: »

    The attendance at the rugby might be greater than at the Cathedral, but I would guess that the singing at the Cathedral is more tuneful...

    Probably somewhat less crude as well...

    I'm puzzled as to why BSL (British Sign Language) would be crude at either the cathedral or rugby. It's quite common for big events to have signing interpreters now.

    I was commenting on singing rather than signing, Pomona. I don't see that anyone else has mentioned BSL.

    Oh I apologise, I re-read and re-read the comment but I was sure it said signing not singing! My mistake.

    Phew, I was wondering what I was missing!
  • DoublethinkDoublethink Admin, 8th Day Host
    And there was I thinking it was something to do with trying to sign four and twenty virgins went to Inverness …
  • SandemaniacSandemaniac Shipmate
    Doublethink wrote: »
    And there was I thinking it was something to do with trying to sign four and twenty virgins went to Inverness …

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    O. I thought the 24 ladies came down from Inverness.

    Have They changed it? Is nothing sacred? Is Outrage!
  • Baptist TrainfanBaptist Trainfan Shipmate
    Were they Presbyterians?
  • BroJamesBroJames Purgatory Host
    The version I knew (in the mid-70s) was as per Doublethink’s post, only it was “came down from Inverness”
  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    BroJames wrote: »
    The version I knew (in the mid-70s) was as per Doublethink’s post, only it was “came down from Inverness”

    Indeed.

    @Baptist Trainfan - there is a Piskie cathedral in Inverness, so they may not necessarily have been Presbyterians...
    :naughty:
  • Baptist TrainfanBaptist Trainfan Shipmate
    That is true.
  • TwangistTwangist Shipmate
    Much signing used at sports events isn't standard BSL as far as I can tell
  • NicoleMRNicoleMR Shipmate
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  • Gamma GamalielGamma Gamaliel Shipmate
    Gloucester Cathedral is pretty cool. The signage, as noted upthread, will have been set up by the city council though, in consultation with the Dean and Chapter though of course.
  • BasketactortaleBasketactortale Shipmate
    There's a stand at Kingsholm called the Shed, which is more boisterous than the rest of the ground. I was quite a nervous lad so I stood on the other side under the clock.

    At the time decades ago there were few other local teams worth supporting so the atmosphere was more like a football match even though the total size of the crowd was much smaller. I'm not sure what has happened since English rugby became increasingly professional over the years.

    The Shed was well-known for bawdy singing and gesticulating. It rarely turned into fistfights and was usually good natured.

    Also before there were sufficient latrines, the back of the Shed was said to have the most fertile bit of soil in Gloucester.
  • BasketactortaleBasketactortale Shipmate
    Gloucester cathedral I know less about although I did have to attend once a year for a school Founders Day service. I think one of the chapels has an unusual blue stained-glass window? Or maybe that's somewhere else and my memories are mixed up.
  • BasketactortaleBasketactortale Shipmate
    Gamma Gamaliel wrote: »
    Gloucester Cathedral is pretty cool. The signage, as noted upthread, will have been set up by the city council though, in consultation with the Dean and Chapter though of course.

    I'm not sure exactly of the status of the land around Gloucester Cathedral. There are some (Canterbury, Exeter maybe?) where the Cathedral close is private and enclosed. Others where there is no close or it's entirely open land.

    My guess is that Gloucester Cathedral owns the space around it, but that it is open. If that's right, then a decision to erect a sign inside the close would appear to be a decision by the church rather than council.

    I could be wrong, maybe it depends where the sign is located.
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