Places To Visit

Site of the Battle of Powick Bridge 1642

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The Battle of Powick Bridge was a skirmish fought on 23 September 1642 just south of Worcester, England, during the First English Civil War. It was the first engagement between elements of the... View Detail

Powick Mill Victorian Power Station

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A former water mill, next to Powick Bridge, was converted in 1894 to become the world's first combined steam/hydro electric power station. Electricity from this mill provided about half the city... View Detail

Old Powick Bridge

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Old Powick Bridge is over 500 years old (dating at least to 1447), and is a five span masonry arch bridge. Two spans cross a mill stream, with the other three passing at high skew (about 30°) over... View Detail

Old Hills Callow End

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Managed by Malvern Hills Trust, the Old Hills are an area of common land in Worcestershire, England. They are located around two miles to the east of Great Malvern and about a mile west of the River... View Detail