Editing Worcester, England (section)

==Attractions==
[[File:worcester cathedral night2.jpg|thumb|[[Worcester Cathedral]] at night]]
The most famous landmark in Worcester is the Anglican [[Worcester Cathedral]]. Officially the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, it was known as Worcester Priory before the [[English Reformation]]. Construction began in 1084. Its crypt dates from the 11th century. It includes the only circular chapter house in the country. It houses the tombs of [[John of England|King John]] and [[Arthur, Prince of Wales|Prince Arthur]].

Near the cathedral is the spire of St Andrew's Church, known as [[Glover's Needle]]. The rest of the church was demolished in 1949.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jones |first=Kath |title=Keep right on to the end of the road |date=2006 |publisher=Vanguard |isbn=9781843862857 |location=Cambridge |page=68}}</ref>

The Parish Church of St Helen, on the north side of the High Street, is mainly medieval, with a west tower rebuilt in 1813. The east end, re-fenestration and porch were completed by [[Frederick Preedy]] in 1857–1863. There was further restoration, by [[Aston Webb]] in 1879–1880. It is a Grade II*[[listed building]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Church of St Helen, Worcester, Worcestershire |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-488746-church-of-st-helen-worcestershire#.WIC8WE3c6Uk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234433/http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-488746-church-of-st-helen-worcestershire#.WIC8WE3c6Uk |archive-date=1 February 2017 |access-date=19 January 2017 |website=British Listed Buildings}}</ref>

The high-water marks from the flood of 1670 and more recent flood levels are shown on a brass plate on a wall adjacent to the path along the river that leads to the cathedral.

Museums include Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Greyfriars' House, the Infirmary Museum, Tudor House Museum, George Marshall Medical Museum, RAF Defford Museum, Museum of Royal Worcester, Mercian Regiment Museum, the Commandery, and Worcestershire Yeomanry Museum. The Battle of Worcester site is just south of the city. Limited parts of Worcester's [[Worcester city walls|city wall]] remain.

[[The Hive, Worcester|The Hive]], on the north side of the [[River Severn]] at the former cattle market site, is Worcester's joint public and university library and archive centre, heralded as "the first of its kind in Europe", and a prominent feature on the skyline. With seven towers and a golden rooftop, it has gained recognition, winning two international [[Worcester Hive Awards|awards]] for building design and sustainability.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 2012 |title=National Sustainability Award |work=Thehiveworcester.org |url=http://www.thehiveworcester.org/the-hive-scoops-national-sustainability-award.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925142004/http://www.thehiveworcester.org/the-hive-scoops-national-sustainability-award.html |archive-date=25 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013 |title=CIBSE Building Performance Awards |work=Thehiveworcester.org |url=http://www.thehiveworcester.org/10033.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803013716/http://www.thehiveworcester.org/10033.html |archive-date=3 August 2017}}</ref>

The city's three main open spaces Cripplegate Park, Gheluvelt Park and [[Fort Royal Hill|Fort Royal Park]], the last on the site of an [[English Civil War]] battle. In addition, there is an open area known as Pitchcroft to the north of the city centre on the east bank of the [[River Severn]], which is a public space except on days when it is used for [[horse racing]]. Gheluvelt Park commemorates the part played by [[Worcestershire Regiment]]'s 2nd Battalion in the [[Battle of Gheluvelt]] in the [[World War I|First World War]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015 |title=Worcester's Gheluvelt Park given listed status |work=Bbc.co.uk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-32609534 |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224160600/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-32609534 |archive-date=24 December 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Edward Elgar statue.png|thumb|upright=0.51|Statue of [[Edward Elgar]]]]
A statue of Sir Edward Elgar, commissioned from Kenneth Potts and unveiled in 1981, stands at the end of Worcester High Street facing the cathedral, yards from the original location of his father's music shop, which was demolished in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Elgar Route – A walk around Elgar's Worcester |url=http://mediafiles.thedms.co.uk/Publication/HF-VW/cms/pdf/Elgar%20Walking%20Route.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513014330/http://mediafiles.thedms.co.uk/Publication/HF-VW/cms/pdf/Elgar%20Walking%20Route.pdf |archive-date=13 May 2013 |website=Visitworcestershire.org |quote=no 10, the Elgar Brothers' music shop. Its location is marked by a shop-front plaque unveiled in 2003.}}</ref> Elgar's birthplace was the nearby village of [[Broadheath, Worcestershire|Broadheath]]. Plaques installed in the city include a dedication to the medieval Jewish community at Copenhagen Street.{{sfn|Pryce|2023}}

There are two large wooded areas in the city, Perry Wood and Nunnery Wood, covering 12 and 21 hectares. Perry Wood is often said to be where [[Oliver Cromwell]] met and made a pact with the Devil.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fraser |first=Antonia |title=Cromwell Our Chief of Men |year=1973 |isbn=0-09-942756-7 |page=387|publisher=Penguin Random House }}</ref> Nunnery Wood is integral to the adjacent [[Worcester Woods Country Park]], itself next door to [[County Hall, Worcester|County Hall]] on the east side of the city.