Author name: Richard Clarke

For today’s blog, and returning to the above theme, am showing an extract from John Scott’s navigational map of the Humber Estuary printed in 1734. Three or four further extracts will follow.This section of Scott’s map shows the ‘upper’ Estuary (landward end). Scott’s navigational map was the earliest one to show details of the upper […]

This the last of the ‘Worcester break’ sequence. Next week will return to the ‘Views of the Humber’ but may start a topic on ‘Cathedrals’ after that. The diocese of Worcester was created in A.D.680 (s.p.b.). Nearly 300 years later a Benedictine monastery was founded, this on the site of the present cathedral, its church

Above an engraving of the cathedral of unknown date (to me, probably early Georgian) showing the north side of the cathedral. To the right the nave and immediately off right the valley side of the River Severn. Moving left the crossing tower and north transept followed by the quire, sub-transept and east end of the

Worcester cathedral’s west end (see above) stands almost precariously in the upper valley side of the River Severn, a dramatic position reminisent of the galilee extension of the west end of Durham cathedral standing loftily at the top of the valley side of the incised meander of the River Wear. Seen from the west the

And finally before going on to three blogs about Worcester Cathedral, a section of the canal towpath (s.p.b.) not far from the canal basin and viewed south. The reason for taking this picture was to remind me that along the stretch of the wall at the right of the picture I found seven different types

The canal basin of the Birmingham to Worcester Canal, view west from the road bridge over the canal basin entrance. Imagine that full of cargo carrying barges. This in the Shrub Hill district of Worcester.