10:44am Monday 4th January 2010
By Michael Grundy
250 YEARS AGO:
YESTERDAY between five and six in the evening, the shock of an earthquake was felt in parts of Worcester and neighbourhood and greatly alarmed many of the inhabitants, but we do not hear of any damage being done, nor that it lasted above three seconds in time.
Some persons who were sitting felt a swaying or rocking of their seats, to others there seemed a heaving of the floor, and some houses seemed to sway. Several things upon shelves and tables were put into a tremulating motion and some were even thrown down.
200 YEARS AGO:
ON Christmas Eve, St Helen’s Church in High Street, Worcester, was opened for the first time since extensive internal improvements and outward casing commenced, it now presenting both externally and internally a neat appearance. The sermon was extremely well-adapted to the occasion and preached in a very impressive manner by the Dean of Worcester. An excellent selection of sacred music was performed. The solo Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty was sung with much effect by Master Shelton, and the Hallelujah Chorus was also finely executed by all. The collection amounted to £28.1s.10d.
● An inquest has been held in Worcester on the body of a female child whose death was occasioned by her clothes accidentally taking fire three days before Christmas, by which accident she was burnt in so shocking a manner that she languished in our infirmary till the next morning when she expired. The parents reside in Friar Street and we are happy to find that no negligence can be imputed to them on the occasion.
Verdict: accidental death.
150 YEARS AGO:
ELISABETH Bishop, a gaudily attired young woman, was brought up before Worcester Magistrates Court for having on the previous evening extinguished the gas light in the shop of Mr Hope, butcher in The Tything. The girl had been desired to commit the act of folly by three young men for a lark but was caught immediately afterwards and detained. Mr Hope not appearing in court, the magistrates severely cautioned the defendant and discharged her.
100 YEARS AGO:
ABOUT 1pm on Wednesday, as the gates of the railway level crossing at Henwick Station were about to be opened to allow a train to pass, a motorcar driven by E Boddingham of Ludlow ran into them with considerable force, damaging them and the gear. Mr Boddingham was unhurt.
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