Page 16 - City Life Magazine - Winter Edition

16 Issue 61 • December 2022

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

Worcester’s 12 quiz

questions of Christmas

How well do you know your local history? Test your knowledge of old

Worcester with our fun festive quiz, inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas.

Worcester City Council has a large and we’re cheating slightly here. 4 The earlier versions of 12 Days of
collection of photographs of the This street isn’t named after Turtle Christmas refer to 4 Colly (rather
city’s history over the last century, Doves - but another bird that’s than calling) birds, an early English
and during the pandemic these were popular for Christmas Dinner! It’s word meaning black, like coal. Most
used in online quizzes that proved a street much changed since this households in Worcester would have
popular with thousands of people 1960s image was taken, but where relied on coal to fuel their stoves and
during the lockdowns. is it? fires in the mid-20th century, and
this 1950s image shows the Cannock
So with festive celebrations on the Chase Coal Limited offices, based
horizon, it’s time to take a seasonal next door to the cinema in which city
dive into the archive again, and centre street?
summon up the Ghost of Christmas
Quizzes Past.

And if you want to know where
you can see more photos of how
Worcester used to look – you’ll find
details on the next page! a Turkey Lane
b Pheasant Street
Answers at the bottom of p.17. c Peacock Row

THE QUESTION: 3 An early image here of the railway a Angel Street
1 There are no Partridges in signal box at Henwick Road (see b Broad Street
this Black Pear tree located in what we did there?) one of many c Foregate Street
Cripplegate Park. It was planted smaller stations or halts around
in 1932 by which member of the the city at that time. Another of 5 There would have been plenty of
Royal family? these was located at Blackpole, gold rings to be found at F Davis,
serving which famous chocolate Jeweller’s shop, shown here in
factory? 1951. Which road is this?

a HRH The Prince of Wales
b King George V
c Queen Mary
a Cadbury’s a Barbourne Road
2 There are lots of birds referred to b Rowntree’s b Rainbow Hill
during the 12 Days of Christmas c Terry’s c Lowesmoor

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