Benjamin Brecknell Turner 'Worcester Cathedral, from across the
Severn' Albumen print from calotype negative Museum no.
PH.6-1982 Taken from across the River Severn, where the county
cricket ground and Kings School playing field are now located,
this photograph captures the west end of the Cathedral.
Predating its 1860s renovation, this image shows the transept of
the cathedral missing a turret. The building at the bottom left
has also been subsequently demolished leaving just the medieval
masonry of the former monastic reredorter (lavatories) and
undercroft to the infirmary. Other buildings can still be seen
today, particularly the medieval Watergate to the right. In
medieval times the river was tidal and the gateway would flood
twice a day, creating a small dock where boats could unload. The
river bank was changed when the promenade was created in 1844.