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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Powick

  

Powick Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Powick

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Powick history

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Powick Old Bridge

The old bridge across the Teme at Powick is late mediaeval with 17th-century alterations, built of sandstone with brick parapets. It was the scene of one of the first skirmishes between Royalist and Parliamentarian soldiers in the English Civil War in what became known as the Battle of Powick Bridge.

Powick Hospital

Edward Elgar was appointed bandmaster of the asylum in 1879 at the age of 22. The name Powick entered local colloquialisms and became synonymous for mental disorder in many informal expressions relating to madness or stupidity.

Victorian power station

A former water mill next to Powick Bridge was converted in 1894 to become the world’s first combined steam/hydro electric power station. Electricity from this mill provided about half the city of Worcester’s needs. The Powick site continued generating until the 1950s. When it closed, it was converted into a laundry and has since been converted into residential apartments.

You can visit Powick places with Walkfo Powick to hear history at Powick’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Powick has 48 places to visit in our interactive Powick map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Powick, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Powick places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Powick & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 48 audio facts unique to Powick places in an interactive Powick map you can explore.”

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48 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Powick tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Powick

  

Best Powick places to visit

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Powick has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Powick’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Powick’s information audio spots:

Glover’s Needle The Glover’s Needle (or St Andrews Spire) is a spire-carrying tower in Worcester, England . It is located in the city of Worcester .

Greyfriars, Worcester Greyfriars, Worcester is a Grade I listed building in Worcester, England . It is believed to have been built as a house and brew-house c.1485 for Thomas Grene, brewer and High Bailiff of Worcester . It has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1966 .

University of Worcester The University of Worcester is a public research university based in Worcester, England. With a history dating back to 1946, the university began awarding degrees in 1997 and was granted full university status in 2005.

St Peter the Great, Worcester St Peter the Great or St Peter’s is a suburb and civil parish of Worcester in Worcestershire. It is south of the city centre, on the east side of the River Severn, near Junction 7 of the M5 motorway. In the 2011 census, the parish population was recorded as 5,851.

Norton Barracks Norton Barracks is a military installation in Norton, Worcestershire. The keep is a Grade II listed building and is located in Norton.

Powick Hospital Powick Hospital was a psychiatric facility located on 552 acres (223 ha) outside the village of Powick, Worcestershire. The asylum closed in 1989 leaving Barnsley Hall Hospital in Bromsgrove as remaining psychiatric hospital in the county. Most of the complex has been demolished to make way for a housing estate.

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