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A View of Droitwich, from Dodder hill
DROITWICH, IS a place of great antiquity, probably it was known to the Romans, but certainly in… read more »
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A View of Evesham, from Bengworth Lays
EVESHAM; Or, EOVESHAM; So called from Eoves, a Swine Herd of St. Egwin. THIS town may date its… read more »
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A View of Pershore, from Pensham hill
PERSHORE So called, as some imagine, from the Shores of the Avon, and the Pear Trees which… read more »
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A View of Shipston Upon Stower
SHIPSTON FROM its situation near the river called SHIPSTON-UPON-STOUR, is a market-town, though only a chapel or… read more »
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A View of Stourbridge
STOURBRIDGE HAS its name from the bridge built over the river Stour: It is not a town… read more »
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Bark Peeling
After slitting the bark on the tree trunk, the peeler uses the large iron to remove the… read more »
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Bark Peeling
Image: Man slitting bark in the Wyre Forest (1980s) [Image from: Bewdley Museum] 4. Bark Peeling (1) Men… read more »
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Bewdley
Image: Bewdley, Worcestershire, from below the Bridge. Bewdley was the most important port for the West Midlands… read more »
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Bewdley
IS not a parish of itself, but a chapelry in the parish of Ribbesford, from whose church… read more »
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Canal Maps
Image: ‘PLAN of the intended NAVIGABLE CANAL from the TOWN of BIRMINGHAM into the RIVER SEVERN near the… read more »
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Cartouches
Image: Cartouche from 1772 map of Worcestershire. Fruit is important to the agriculture of Worcestershire, and fruit of… read more »
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Charcoal and its Uses
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. The photograph shows a completed clamp ready for firing in the… read more »
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Charcoal Burning
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. The charcoal burner is building a clamp during the early stages… read more »
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Charcoal Burning
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. Two men are filing sacks with charcoal from an oak spade… read more »
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Charcoal Burning
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. A man is raking out a clamp with a “rauble” or… read more »
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Charcoal Burning Tools
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. [Image from: Bewdley Museum] 9. Charcoal Burning Tools (3) Items located… read more »
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Charcoal Burning Tools
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. [Image from: Bewdley Museum] 10. Charcoal Burning Tools (4) Item located… read more »
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Charcoal Burning Tools
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. [Image from: Bewdley Museum] 8. Charcoal Burning Tools (2) Item located… read more »
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Charcoal Burning Tools
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. [Image from: Bewdley Museum] 7. Charcoal Burning Tools (1) A man… read more »
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Charcoal burning: Retorts
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. Three men are cutting up timber to fill retorts. A horse… read more »
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Charcoal Burning: Retorts
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. One man is filling a retort and taking wood from two… read more »
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Charting the Severn Riverscape
Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District On… read more »
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Conclusion
Image Welch Bridge Shrewsbury. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 The picture of the navigation that… read more »
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Important Sources
Image: Large barge by Loadroft Wharf, Ironbridge, late c19 A surprising discovery came with the realisation that… read more »
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Investigating the Severn
Image: Cast-iron memorial to trowman Eustace Beard at Benthall This is in part a personal story, but it… read more »
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Kidderminster
KIDDERMINSTER IS a large trading town, having a very considerable manufacture of stuffs and some cotton. It… read more »
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Needle Making
Image: Milward’s Needle and Fish-Hook Manufactory, Redditch Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern… read more »
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Needle-Making Illustrated and Explained: A Guide through Washford Mills, Redditch
Front cover of Needle-Making Illustrated and Explained: A Guide through Washford Mills, Redditch Title page of Needle-Making… read more »
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Reflections on the Surface: reviewing the River Severn’s history
Image: Ironbridge in Telford Historians of the West Midlands have always recognised the importance of the River… read more »
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River Traffic
Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District In… read more »
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Samuel and Nathaniel Buck’s Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in the Midlands 1726-1739
Image: South East View of Goodrich Castle in the County of Hereford Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of… read more »
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Shop goods and transit cargoes
Image: Beale’s Corner, Wribbenhall Between 1660 and 1730 port books portray the upstream trade in shop goods:… read more »
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Stourport
Image: Stourport, Worcestershire, from above the Bridge. Stourport was a creation of the Industrial Revolution. The opening… read more »
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Stourport Bridge
Image: Stourport, Worcestershire from below the Bridge. “The bridge of Stourport, seen in the two accompanying… read more »
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Tenbury
TENBURY LIES upon the borders of Worcestershire, towards the north-west, and joins the parish of Burford in… read more »
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The Coal Trade
Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District Coal was… read more »
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The Origins of Carpet Making in Kidderminster
Image: Kidderminster (c. 1777) Thomas Sanders, Perspective Views of Market Towns within the County of Worcester (c. 1777).… read more »
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The Severn Trade
Image: Stourport locks (1770) This might seem a rich array of sources yet none covers the whole… read more »
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The Wyre Forest
Image: Near Bewdley, Worcestershire from Blackstone Park. The natural attractions of this part of the Severn brought… read more »
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Understanding the Vessels
Image Stourport from below bridge. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 Bringing together the many sources… read more »
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Understanding the watermen
Image : Gloucester Bridge and West Gate. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 An increasing awareness… read more »
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Upton
UPTON, IS a small but neat market town, supposed by Dr. Stukeley to have been known to… read more »
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Varieties of Severn History
Image Bewdley from below the bridge. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 Analysing the Severn Navigation… read more »
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William I to William III: Farmers, Craftsmen and Traders
Image: A View of Bromsgrove from Hill Top. Thomas Sanders, Perspective Views of the Market Towns within the… read more »
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Worcester
Image: Worcester. The county town of Worcestershire and a regional religious, cultural and economic centre. “In… read more »
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Worcester to Upton-on-Severn
Image: Junction of the Teme with the Severn. Powick Church From Clerkenleap below Worcester. “On leaving… read more »
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Work and Labour
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. Two charcoal burners in front of their hut, with some of… read more »
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Work and Labour
Image: Bark peeling in Ribbesford Wood, Wyre Forest (early 20th century) [Image from: Bewdley Museum] 2. Work and… read more »