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Worcester, The Cross 1896
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What an evocative picture this is, taken in the days before motorised transport. Horse-drawn trams began in Worcester in 1881 with three routes, all of them passing through The Cross. The trams were single-deck and one horse-power until 1893, when updating brought double-decker cars pulled by two horses. Worcester Tramways boosted its income by turning the trams into mobile advertising hoardings for city companies such as Lewis Clarke & Co, a brewery based in Angel Place 1895-1970. The city's trams were horse-powered until 1904 when electrification put them out to grass.

An extract from Worcester Photographic Memories.

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A Selection of Memories from Worcester

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Worcester

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Best Guinness In Town!
The little white building in the middle is the Lamb & Flag. I spent many a happy lunchtime & evening there in the '80's. It was a Marstons pub, run then by Don & Sheila Jones, an Irish couple who I think had been there since the early 1970's. It had a tiny front bar, a slightly larger rear one, & a yard. You could always tell a new customer, as they would try & put money in the free ...see more
Worcester, the Tything 2004
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Liquid Lunches
The photo of the Crown took me back to the late '70's/early '80's. I was a young Civil Servant, & the Crown, with it's real ale, was my offices favourite haunt at lunchtime on payday. As we worked flexitime, 2 hour lunches were not uncommon, or finishing work early on Friday. Wadworth's 6X & a big, shared bowl of chunky chips was a popular lunch option - I was friendly with one of the bar staff & she ...see more
Worcester, Broad Street and Crown Hotel c1950
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Mum And Dads Wedding Reception
Today I found through old telegrams that my mother and father had their wartime wedding reception at the Cadena Cafe in Worcester I was so pleased to see this photo.My Mum was working at the munitions factory in Blackpole and my Dad was building aeroplane shelters that was in Octiber 1942.
The Cadena Cafe
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Austin Saloons
My father was a grocer with a shop in Stourport. Every Wednesday afternoon the shop was closed and he took my mother shopping to Worcester. In the school holidays I was also taken. His car was an Austin Saloon similar to the one in the photograph and the busy street is exactly as I remembered.
Worcester, High Street c1950
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