Gloucestershire Victoria County History
Gloucestershire Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic history of the county of Gloucestershire in England. It forms part of the overall Victoria County History of England founded in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria. With twelve volumes published in the series A History of the County of Gloucestershire, the Gloucestershire Victoria County History is about halfway through its history of all the parishes in the county. Ten volumes have been published to date, and a further four volumes are in preparation. Overview. The project is promoted by the Gloucestershire County History Trust, which was established in  April 2010 to lead the publication of further volumes following the termination of a tripartite partnership with the University of Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire County Council. Work is overseen, and volumes published, by the Institute of Historical Research of the University of London. The then chairman of the Gloucestershire County History Trust, Sir Nicholas Mander, said in a news release in December 2010: "While the big red volumes are still at the heart of the Gloucestershire Victoria County History, we are keen to take our county history out to as many people as possible, through affordable publications, modern technology, and new  ways of working." In October 2010, the Gloucestershire County History Trust appointed a new county editor, John Chandler, to oversee the completion of volume 13. The Trust has since initiated work on 3 further volumes: 14 (Yate and the Sodburys), 15 (Cheltenham and surrounding parishes) and 16 (Cirencester and area). With the publication of volume 13 in September 2016 John Chandler retired as county editor, becoming consultant editor for the remaining volumes. Topographical volumes in preparation. Three volumes are in progress. The Gloucestershire County History Trust. This trust, established in May 2010, is a UK-registered charity. It became a  CIO in 2019. It is responsible for raising funds for the continuation of the county history.