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A Saucey Delight...
Well Worcester does have few little things
it's proud of.
Aside to the history of Worcester, which
is well known and documented, Worcester has become synonymous
with all sorts of things.
This is my little homage to some of those
things that you won't see listed in my history section.
As usual, if you can think of anything else
please let me know!
The image on the right is the gate to
the highly secretive Worcestershire Sauce factory, Lea and
Perrins.
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Worcestershire Sauce
Well I would be kidding myself if I didn't
admit that this wasn't the most well known brand to come out
of Worcester. Worcestershire Sauce makers Lea
and Perrins have been in Worcester for many years. The first
batch of Worcester sauce was completed in 1837. The recipe has
been a closely guarded secret ever since and to this day the
secret ingredient which makes Worcester Sauce so unique is still
only known by a privileged few. Ingredients include Malt Vinegar,
Spirit Vinegar, Molasses, Sugar, Salt, Anchovies, Tamarinds,
Shallots or Onions, Garlic, Spices and Flavouring. The sauce
gives a great kick to any number of dishes... yum yum! Visit
the Lea
and Perrins site to learn all sorts of facts about the history
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© The Governor and Company of the Bank of England 1999 |
£20 Note
Much to the pleasure of Worcester Residents,
we found ourselves on the back of the English £20 note
as of 22nd June 1999. Pictured behind the great Edward Elgar,
was the famous view of Worcester Cathedral...
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World's Oldest Newspaper
Worcester has the privilege of having the longest
running newspaper publication. Since 1690 the Berrows
Worcester Journal (Originally called the Worcester Post-Man)
has regularly arrived on the doorsteps of Worcester Residents.
Although the Journal was not the first newspaper, it is the
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Kays Catalogue
The original jewllers in Worcester, owned by John Scarratt
was set up in 1794. William Kilbourne Kay work in the business
as an assistant in the 1870's before setting up his own business.
So successful was this business that he was able to buy out
the jewellers and so Kays
was born. Kays is one of the UK's most successful mail order
comapnies and it is and has been for sometime, one of the biggest
employers in the area.
Please visit the Kays
Heritage Group for more information. |
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English Motors
Few places left in the United Kingdom still
make cars independently, The Morgan
Motor Company, based in Malvern is one of the few companies
left. Since 1910 they have been making sports cars, they are
still made by hand today and have become particularly desirable
across the pond. With a long waiting list and a high price tag,
I won't be buying one any time soon! |
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Malvern Water
Worcestershire is also home to the famous Malvern
Spring Water (since 1851), the water famous for containing absolutely
nothing but pure old H20. This was the favourite spring water
of Queen Victoria who visited Malvern regularly, along with
many other Victorians, who believed the water had great healing
properties. |
 
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