A series of historical plaques have been unveiled at St John’s Lane, home of the Gloucester Citizen.

Together with a new archway, emblazoned with the paper’s logo (below), the plaques depict the history of Gloucester and St John’s Lane where The Citizen’s offices have stood for more than 200 years.

The six plaques also show the history of the Gloucester Citizen and its predecessor the Gloucester Journal.

Speaking at the unveiling of the new-look lane, the paper’s managing director Colin Davison said: “The figure on the archway and on top of the paper is not Britannia but Prudence and was re-instated by the editor Spencer Feeney.

“It was designed to reflect honesty and fair trade.”

“This is what The Citizen stands for and some of these values are reflected in the plaques which now appear in the lane.”

Reverend Robert Raikes, the great-great-great-great grandson of the man who founded the Gloucester Journal nearly 300 years ago, also attended the unveiling.

He said: “I’m very pleased to see that the history of the lane has been marked in this way.”

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