Head of House: Mr Joyce
House Captain: Alice Key
Why Serlo House?
At the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066, the monastery was not thriving and in 1072 King William I appointed Serlo, a monk from Mont St Michel in Normandy to be its Abbot. An energetic, charismatic and devout man, Serlo built up the wealth of the monastery to the point where in 1089 he was able to start building the magnificent abbey church which so impresses the visitor today.
Research shows that SerIo, the Monk and Abbot of Gloucester, was a highly educated person and his descendants were also highly educated, holding high office in the various cities and Cathedrals, from York to Exeter.
Serlo was very successful in his office. When he died he left one hundred monks at the monastery, whilst when he started there were only two, and eight novices. From 1072 he ruled Gloucester for thirty-three years. He built the nave and transepts of the Abbey and died March 3, 1104. He was buried in the Cathedral.