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Archaeology in Worcester
2000/01 - Site Management and Access
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Site Management, Presentation and AccessThe scheduled Civil War earthwork at Tamar Close, near Shrub Hill Station, has now been taken into the ownership of Worcester City Council. The earthwork, probably an artillery emplacement, had been left undeveloped following the construction of a housing estate in the early 1970s, though it remained in the ownership of the developers of the estate. However no firm arrangements had been made for the management of the monument, and it had therefore become rather neglected, culminating in the building of a large bonfire in the middle of the site in November 1999. Proposals for management and interpretation have now been developed, in discussion with English Heritage, and this site should now take its place as part of the Civil War heritage of Worcester. The remains of the late 18th century water tower at Barbourne are the only visible remains of the first waterworks on this site, and interpretation panels explaining the history of the site have been placed in the new park. The mid-19th century and later pump house, now all that survives of the second waterworks, are being developed by the Duckworth Worcestershire Trust as an environmental centre. |
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