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Worcester - Commandery

Southeast of the cathedral, on the bank of the Worcester-Birmingham Canal, lies the Commandery. It is an impressive Tudor house, built on the site of an old hospital founded by St Wulfstan in 1085. In 1545 it came into the ownership of the Wylde family, and was Charles II's headquarters in 1651 during the deciding battle against Cromwell. The final conflicts raged very close to the house; the Duke of Hamilton, leader of the royalists, was wounded in them, and died in one of the rooms of the Commandery.
An audio guide provide visitors with the history of the building and the site from its earliest days in the Medieval period to its use as a printing factory in the 1950's.

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Commandery
Address
Commandery
Sidbury
Worcester WR1 2HU
England
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0013:30
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Cost
Adult 5.25
Group discounts 4.25
Concession or reduced rate 4.00
Child 16 & under 2.25
Child 4 & underFREE
All values are in local currency
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Transit
Rail: Foregate, Shrub Hill.
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