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THIS week has seen some fascinating new material added to the community layer of Know Your Place Worcester. Launched just over a week ago, alongside the NHS-hosted Life Stories website, local people are invited to share their own photographs, memories and knowledge of the city. An incredible audio recording dating to the early 1970s, captures the voice of an older gentleman who shared his memories of 60 years working at Hardy and Padmore, the famous Worcester iron foundry, based in Foundry Street. Speaking in an unmistakeably Worcester accent, the un-named man recalled his time starting in the drawing office in 1902. Worcester Bridge in the 1950s, complete with Hardy and Padmore Lamp Standards. In the background can be seen the former Dents Glove Factory premises, on the bank of the Severn ....