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	<title>Worcestervista</title>
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	<description>Home of the Worcester Blog. A view of Worcestershire.</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 10:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>South Quay 1920&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/02/20/south-quay-1920s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basil</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Old Worcester.</category>
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Worcester South Quay 1920&#8217;s
when it was tidy and exciting. Max

Worcester Bridge in 1916.
The old butts spur line ran to the bridge along the North Quay passing through a flood arch on to South Quay alongside the corn mill for several hundred yards.

The Droitwich Trow &#8220;Hastings&#8221;  under Worcester Bridge.1886
Worcester [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Public Hall.</title>
		<link>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/02/01/the-public-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/02/01/the-public-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basil</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Old Worcester.</category>
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The Public Hall in the Cornmarket Square.
An absolute disgrace the phillistine councillors destroyed this superb Concert Hall.Replaced by a scruffy car park. Max

The Commandery at Worcester 1916.
Situated in Sidbury, a short walk from the Cathedral.
Open throughout the year Mon.-Sat 10am - 5pm Sun 1.30pm - 5pm
Formerly called the Hospital of St. Wulstan 1085-1541 it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Firs, Ombersley Road.</title>
		<link>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/02/01/the-firs-ombersley-road/</link>
		<comments>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/02/01/the-firs-ombersley-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basil</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Old Worcester.</category>
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Queen Elisabeth&#8217;s House 1916. 
The Queen came to Worcester in 1575, she is reputed to have viewed a pageant and addressed the locals from the gallery. In 1891 the house was moved 30ft on greased railway lines, to facilitate road widening.

Lasletts Almshouses.

The Firs 89 Ombersley Road Worcester, the Sinclair family home, now Braley house.

1932 St. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mcnaught and Company of Worcester.</title>
		<link>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/01/23/mcnaught-and-company-of-worcester/</link>
		<comments>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/01/23/mcnaught-and-company-of-worcester/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basil</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Mcnaught and Company, Lord Mayors Coach Maker.</category>
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By 1916 Motor Cars were more identifiable with the modern vehicles. This was probably a Vauxhall with McNaughts  taxi
body.






Advertisement in 1912 Worcester Trade Directory. Possibly a French Talbot Chassis with McNaughts body.


Stables and Showroom in the Tything on the corner of St.
Mary&#8217;s Street.

McNaught &#038; Co Ltd, The Tything Worcester.






During the long  reign of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vesta and Spitfire refurbished</title>
		<link>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/01/23/vesta-and-spitfire-refurbished/</link>
		<comments>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/01/23/vesta-and-spitfire-refurbished/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basil</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Canal Boats Vesta and Spitfire</category>
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Stourport open Dry Dock in 1964.

Spitfire a BCN icebreaker/tug built in 1940 with Hurricane and
Gladiator.Vesta a long distance Grand Union Star Class  narrow boat,
converted in 1948 into a BCN tug.   Max


Vesta at Hardy and Padmores awaiting reconstruction. 



1961 £200 for boat with two spare reconditioned engines which I sold for £60 each. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vesta and Spitfire on tour.</title>
		<link>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/01/23/vesta-and-spitfire-on-tour/</link>
		<comments>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2007/01/23/vesta-and-spitfire-on-tour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basil</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Canal Boats Vesta and Spitfire</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A boat travelling along a canal can push the water up a considerable distance ahead.
In 1962 we were moored on the &#8216;Shroppie&#8217; on an absolutely flat calm night. At 4.00 am &#8220;Vesta&#8221; suddenly lifted and tugged at its moorings, waking us up. For a good ten minutes we lay listening to the strange thump of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garage Money Making Schemes.</title>
		<link>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/06/garage-money-making-schemes/</link>
		<comments>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/06/garage-money-making-schemes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basil</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Garage Rip-off's and Scams</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Garage rip-offs and Money Making Scams.
Most trades have little tricks to screw more cash out of the customer but the Motor Trade has many more than most.
I have spent more years than I care to remember working in a garage workshop, during this time I can recall lots of tricks and scams to bolster garage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Your Motoring Costs Down.</title>
		<link>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/06/keeping-your-motoring-costs-down/</link>
		<comments>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/06/keeping-your-motoring-costs-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basil</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Garage Rip-off's and Scams</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keep your motoring costs down.
It is difficult to avoid rip-off&#8217;s in the motor trade, but if you follow these tips it could possibly save you a little cash.
Fuel Injection.
Most cars sold today have fuel injection, after a time this can give a problem in that rough running and a misfire appears on start-up, after a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dunlop Optical Tracking Gauge.</title>
		<link>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/06/dunlop-optical-tracking-gauge/</link>
		<comments>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/06/dunlop-optical-tracking-gauge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basil</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Garage Rip-off's and Scams</category>
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This optical tracking gauge is still available and is as accurate as modern electronic versions, One benifit with this gauge is that by placing the units together, allows zero setting to be reset. This ensures that on vehicle, settings will be accurate.
First the vehicle must be on a flat surface (with steering lock disengaged). The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Timing Belt Scam.</title>
		<link>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/06/the-timing-belt-scam/</link>
		<comments>http://worcestervista.com/index.php/archives/2006/12/06/the-timing-belt-scam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>basil</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Garage Rip-off's and Scams</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Timing belt scam.
Your vehicle shudders to a halt on the motorway, the recovery service are quickly on the scene and they state; the cam belt has broken, nothing can be done here, your car is then quickly taken to a garage. The mechanic says; your car engine requires a considerable sum to put back [...]]]></description>
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