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During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Worcester was a major centre for glove-making, employing nearly half the glovers in England at its peak (over 30,000 people). [77] In 1815 the Worcester and Birmingham Canal opened, allowing Worcester goods to be transported to a larger conurbation.
Worcester (/ ˈ w ʊ s t ər / ⓘ WUUST-ər) is a cathedral city in Worcestershire, England, of which it is the county town. It is 30 mi (48 km) south-west of Birmingham , 27 mi (43 km) north of Gloucester and 23 mi (37 km) north-east of Hereford .
Noake, John (1861), Worcester Sects, Or a History of the Roman Catholics and Dissenters of Worcester, London: Longman Thornton, David E (2018), "The Last Monks of Worcester Cathedral Priory", Midland History , 43 (1), Routledge: 3– 21, doi : 10.1080/0047729X.2018.1461774 , hdl : 11693/50072 , S2CID 159893638
Worcestershire (/ ˈ w ʊ s t ər ʃ ər / ⓘ WUUST-ər-shər, /-ʃ ɪər /-sheer; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England.It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands county to the north, Warwickshire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south, and Herefordshire to the west.
Sir Winston Churchill was presented with the Freedom of the City of Worcester at the Guildhall on 20 May 1950. [7] The Guildhall was the headquarters of the county borough of Worcester for much of the 20th century and, following the implementation of the Local Government Act 1972, [8] became the meeting place of enlarged Worcester City Council. [9]
Worcester Castle was a Norman fortification built between 1068 and 1069 in Worcester, England by Urse d'Abetot on behalf of William the Conqueror.The castle had a motte-and-bailey design and was located on the south side of the old Anglo-Saxon city, cutting into the grounds of Worcester Cathedral.
Worcester County Wonders: The steamy history of Gardner. This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: History in every crevice of the Auburn Historical Museum. Show comments.
In Worcester, murage was raised to support work on the walls during three main phases, 1224 to 1239, 1252 to 1310 and 1364 to 1411. [27] Worcester was attacked again during the Second Barons' War in the 1260s, and the records suggest that some of the murage payments were used to repair damage caused by that attack. [24]