Worcester

September 6th 2013. Started off as drizzly and bleak, but not unpleasant. Spent only 3 hours there but will be returning for another look around.
Went into the Museum and Art Gallery to see an advertised exhibition on Egypt only to find it finished LAST WEEK! Not happy.

Worcester Mueseum & Art Gallery

Guildhall

Charles 1

Charles II

Edward Elgar, his family had a shop behind here, until 60s, when it was demolished.

Mutilated and black tarred tomb. Mutilation was done deliberately, probably by Puritan Soldiers

Carving in Jesus Chapel

Unknown Knight 1240

Unknown Lady 1240

Prince Arthur Tomb, and below. Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales (19/20 September 1486 – 2 April 1502) was the first son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. He died before his father. When Henry VII died, Arthur's younger brother Henry, became king as King Henry VIII.

Arthur about 1500AD

Into the Crypt

This door is set in an alcove and very dark, carving cannot be seen with the human eye, so had to use flash

Back up to the Cathedral

Font, opened

Cloisters and below, open into a central garden surrounded by the cathedral

King John is buried here having died in 1216. This time around we missed his grave, being in front of the Altar, but will take pictures next visit. Bad king he may well have been
but we must also remember that his brother Richard prefered to be fighting crusades than ruling his country and was also not a good king.

River Severn

steps from Cathedral lead down to this gateway to the River Severn

Worcester Racecourse