Stones mark open space for city

The stones are carved from sandstone from the Forest of Dean

Stonemasons from Gloucester Cathedral have created boundary markers for the entrance to a new open space.

The "meerstones" are placed at the gateway to Horsbere Meadow which has been transformed after public consultation.

Residents said they wanted a "natural" parkland area similar to the farmland they had used informally for several years before the land was developed.

Westbury Homes, who developed the adjoining land, provided the funding.

'Wonderful resource'

Councillor Paul James, of Gloucester City Council, said: "It is great that while regeneration and development continue to produce a thriving 21st Century city, a wonderful resource for local people that incorporates aspects of Gloucester's more ancient heritage and agricultural past has been created for all to enjoy."

The space has been designed by the city council's architects and has kept historic agricultural features, such as the remnant of ridge and furrow field systems.

Newly commissioned artworks will also be exhibited at the site.

Children from Longlevens Junior School took part by carving pictures into clay bricks of local flora and fauna and these are part of a winding path running through the site.