Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable half-term last week! Naomi here, with a little excitement from my week off… I was very lucky to be able to visit the National Archives in Kew, in London, on Thursday. I’ve been researching my grandad’s World War Two records and trying to track down the units he was in.
While I was there, though, I popped into the gift shop (who doesn’t love a little knick-knack to take home?) and happened to see their rather interesting story about the mummified rat they have there! It actually put me in mind of an amusing story I heard when I started working with the HER, to do with Worcester’s power station.
In my first month I stumbled across a photo of some parts in the power station, which I soon realised had a mouse attached to them! Upon showing it to my colleague, Sheena, she told me the story behind the photo. A rather unfortunate mouse had walked into the generator and fried itself, subsequently taking out half of Worcester’s electricity!
Previously, I had never known Worcester had its own power station, and it’s only through the work of Worcester Life Stories and Know Your Place that I became aware. (Equally, if you, too, want to know more about the power station, check out Sheena’s blog post on Explore the Past.) The collection of photographs we have is so important for building that picture of Worcester in times past, and we are always on the lookout for unique stories like this one!
The Know Your Place Worcester platform is the perfect place for sharing your own photos, or those of your family, which can tell us more about your experiences in Worcester. You can even add audio or video links. We’d love to see and hear them!
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