From Birmingham
THE County was probably formed by Edward
THE Elder in 922 after its conquest from the Danes. In Roman records no definite mention of Worcester has been found, but the Latinized word, Vigorna of Wigornaeeaster of the old English chronicles may well be taken to represent its name, and it is from this word that the present name appears to have been derived.
JULIUS HARRISON , born at Stourport in 1885, is well known as Composer, Conductor and Adjudicator. His Worcestershire Suite comprises four pieces. The comments on the second and fourth are the Composer's.
I The Shrawley Round.
II Bedstone Rock. ‘ Redstone (Old English
Rade'stone) Rock, once the home of Layamon, the British historian, about A.D. 1200. now the summer home of thousands of sandmartins.'
Ill Pershore Plums.
IV. The Ledbury Parson. 'To the memory of those two inimitable artists. Bob and Abet Spragg. who could be heard interpreting this disreputable Worcestershire song over many glasses of beer, any Saturday evening in the 'nineties, at the Bridge Inn, Stourport.'