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Over the centuries a great many colourful characters have made their mark on this great ancient city, some well known - Sarah Siddons, Edward Elgar, 'Woodbine Willie', Vesta Tilley; others, like Milberrow-Doelittle and Mouth-Organ Annie, long forgotten. It is this rich mixture of people, and the way they lived and worked, that forms the basis of this Web-Site.
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The Royal Albert Orphange
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A relic of Victorian philanthropy exists in Henwick Road. Now used as a YMCA hostel, it was formerly the Royal Albert Orphanage. The building was large and costly, designed by William Watkins, a native of Rushock, near Droitwich, and errected in 1869 for thirty- eight boys and thirty- eight girls.
Though institutional inside it is one of the best Victorian buildings in Worcester, the front a delightful essay of Venetian Gothic in brick. The orphange was established by means of a donation from Mr. J. Wheeley and in 1862 occupied a house in St. John's, but, later, Richard Padmore gave £4000 to erect the present building. |
| Posted: 25/01/2006 08:06:47
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