CAN you identify the parks shown in these photos of Worcester? Give us your answers in the comments below. Read on for our article about the transformation of one . LAST week’s article on Tybridge Street prompted a few memories of the area; some readers recalled fish & chips in the Tybridge Street snack bar, while others remembered bands playing upstairs in the Bush Inn. This article also prompted a number of memories of Cripplegate Park and the grand house that overlooked the park before the St John’s flats were built. One local resident, Kathy Harding got in touch and shared her story of growing up in Cripplegate House.
Can you identify the places shown in these seven photos of Worcester in the 1960s? Give us your answers in the comments below. Read on for our article about the transformation of Worcester in the 1960s. In last week’s feature we took a look at life in the Blockhouse area of the city. This week, we delve into another area of the city that saw huge changes during the mid-20th century, around St Clement’s and Tybridge Street in St John’s. This is another part of the city that saw wholesale demolition in the 1960s, after housing conditions were shown to be very poor in many cases.