History comes alive at the £75 million Lowesmoor development

Carillion Richardson is presenting a series of lectures on the history and archaeology of the Lowesmoor development on Saturday 29th of January at Worcester’s Guild Hall between 1.30 and 5.00 pm in association with local historians and archaeologists.

Among the subjects to be discussed will be the recent Civil War trench excavation which has recently unearthed a five inch diameter canon ball which was most likely fired in anger by the supporters of Parliament against the Royalists during the siege of Worcester in 1646

The event will take the form of a development display and a series of lectures on different aspects of the site’s history which will be at specific allotted times to allow different people to come and listen to the particular speakers they may be interested in. Numbers are limited to 200 in the lecture theatre at any one time, so to facilitate as many people as possible there will be gaps between each speaker allowing people to come and go.

The schedule is as follows:

Time            Presenter          Topic

1.30 – 1.40   Neil Rudge      Carillion Introduction

1.40 – 2.10   James Dinn     'The archaeological background and the architectural heritage'

2.20 – 2.50   Pat Hughes     'The historical development of the Lowesmoor site'

3.00 – 3.30   Darren Miller   'The excavation of the Grainger Porcelain factory'

3.40 – 4.10   Tom Rogers    ‘Excavation of the Civil War defences - St Martin's Sconce’

4.20 – 4.50   Malcolm Atkin  'The Civil War defences of Worcester'

Carillion Richardson Developments and Carillion Building have worked closely with both Worcester City Council and Worcester County Council to record and preserve the history of the site.

The £75 million Lowesmoor development which has taken over 10 years in site assembly and planning to get the right balance of development and conservation is creating a dynamic new retail and leisure centre in the heart of Worcester.

Selwyn Rowley of Carillion Richardson said: “It will incorporate many new shops and restaurants in a variety of new and refurbished buildings regenerating the area and providing hundreds of new jobs while also preserving many historic features above and below ground level.”

 

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