2019

SO8454 : Former ticket office in Crown Passage

taken 5 years ago, near to Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Former ticket office in Crown Passage
Former ticket office in Crown Passage
This is a survivor of days gone by, this was the ticket office from the days perilous coach travel. Even with the arrival of the railway this ticket office received an extra lease of life for originally the nearest the railway came to Worcester was Spetchley; railway passengers first had to buy a ticket here for the coach to get them to the railway station some three miles to the east of the city. This window is in Crown Passage, just off Broad Street. The Crown which is still there, today is a Wetherspoons pub. Originally it was a coaching inn with a yard and stables. The stagecoach is mentioned as far back as 1674, however, the first 'Flying Coach' bound for London left Worcester on 11 June 1733.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Roads, Road transport Former: Ticket Office Primary Subject: Historical
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SO8454, 2376 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Philip Halling   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 12 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 15 July, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 8490 5497 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:11.5655N 2:13.3390W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 8491 5496
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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