Droitwich Spa Today Gallery
Droitwich Spa is a town of some 25,000 people and growing rapidly.
Today it blends the old with the new and is surrounded by splendid Worcestershire countryside.
There are a number of small villages close by that fall into the town's postal area.
The Town Tour accessed from the main menu, links many of these photographs and provides background information. Droitwich Spa is linked to the German town of Bad Ems. See also the Twinning Association's web site.
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Hanbury Wharf from the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.
Westwood House.
High Street.
Chateau Impney Hotel. This is the house built by John Corbett in the form of a French Chateau reputedly in honour of his French born wife in 1875.
A mural modelled in clay, depicting important buildings and historical items in Droitwich Spa. These buildings are The Brine Baths, Canal Bridge, Chateau Impney, Font in St. Andrew’s Church, Friar Street Houses, Old Cock Inn, Priory House, Raven Hotel, Sacred Heart Church, a Salt Barge, Salters Hall, St. Augustine’s Church and the Old Town Hall.
Ombersley.
Raven Hotel. Erected in the reign of Elizabeth I and is a timber-framed structure.
Victoria Square.
Sports Centre and Swimming Pool.
The canal in Vines Park.
The town sign of Droitwich Spa.
Wychavon Shop.
St Peters Church & Manor House. The timber-framed manor house was built in the early 17th century. It was the home of Dr Treadway Nash, a well-known historian. He wrote two volumes of the “History of Worcestershire” published in 1781 &1782. The original house had a dovecote with 750 openings. The church has a nave dating from the 12th century and the south transept from the early 13th century.
Victoria Square.
River Salwarpe in Vines Park.
The site of the last brine pumping station in Gurneys Lane. This operated between 1850 and 1921. 
The old Town Hall.
The Almshouses were built as the result of a bet between Sir John Packington of Westwood Park and Sir Henry Coventry of Croome Court. Each was convinced he had the fastest horse and a race was arranged with the loser to build almshouses for the needy in the town. Sir John lost the bet but could not honour the debt until on his death in his will he bequeathed £1,000 and the houses were built at the end of the 17th century.
St Richard's House and Information Centre. St. Richard’s House used to be the frontage to the old Brine Baths, which closed in 1974.
A modern day sculpture dedicated to the salt workers who made Droitwich Spa famous.
High Street.
Shopping Centre.
River Salwarpe - Vines Park.
A statue commemorating Edward Winslow, produced by Sara Ingleby-MacKenzie the renowned sculptress. The statue depicts the symbolic spot where the Pilgrim Fathers landed near the head of Cape Cod on December 21, 1620. Their intended destination was the British colony of Virginia, but the Mayflower was blown 500 miles off course. The sculpture shows a relieved Edward Winslow taking his first unsteady steps onto dry land.