The Old Palace, Worcester

Historic building in Worcester, England

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The Old Palace, Worcester is an English listed^[1] historic building, built c.1200, adjacent to Worcester Cathedral in the Church of England Diocese of Worcester, which is within the Province of Canterbury.^[2]

History

The old palace was built for the Bishop of Worcester, Bishop Mauger, in c. 1200 during the reign of King John.^[1] Queen Elizabeth I and her council stayed at the palace in August 1575.^[1] She visited Hindlip Hall and hunted deer in Hallow Park.^[3]

During the English Civil War it was the venue for a council of war at which the Governor of Worcester, Colonel Henry Washington, refused to surrender to the parliamentary forces, leading to the Siege of Worcester in June 1646.^[4] King James II stayed for three nights in 1687: during his stay he so upset the then Bishop of Worcester, William Thomas, that the City of Worcester failed to support James II during the Glorious Revolution in 1688.^[4]

King George III stayed at the palace with members of his family in 1788: it was subsequently identified as the place to which Queen Charlotte would flee in the event of a French invasion of the United Kingdom in the late 18th century.^[5]

The building remained the official residence of the Bishop of Worcester until 1846 when the Church Commissioners sold it to the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral for use as a deanery.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Historic England. "The old Palace (1389763)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The Old Palace". Church of England, Worcester. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ Elizabeth Goldring, John Nichols's The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth, 2 (Oxford, 2014), pp. 346–8.
^ ^a ^b "Three Incidents at the Old Palace". Worcester People and Places. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^ "AD 1789-1815 Waiting for Napoleon". History Files. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

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v t e Anglican Diocese of Worcester
Worcester Cathedral The Old Palace, Worcester Hartlebury Castle Alvechurch Palace Area scheme (1993–2002)
Office holders	John Inge, Bishop of Worcester Martin Gorick, Bishop suffragan of Dudley AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Stephen Edwards, Dean-designate of Worcester Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon of Dudley Mark Badger, Archdeacon of Worcester
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Coventry (1891–1918; Diocese of Coventry erected) Archdeacon of Gloucester (12th century–1541 & 1552–1554; became Diocese of Gloucester) Archdeacon of Coventry (1837–1918) & of Warwick (1910–1918) became Diocese of Coventry) Archdeacon of Birmingham (1892–1905; became Diocese of Birmingham)