Pitchcroft gates, Worcester, 1899

The ornate gates, and carved pillars, were donated by the Earl Beauchamp, who had been Mayor of Worcester, before he left in April 1899 to govern New South Wales. By then the area of Witchcraft was fenced and an entrance fee of 1/- was charged for the April races , the first time this had been done

William carved the figures and the sketches shown below were part of an archive of materials left at his Tything workshops and subsequently donated to the Worcester City Historic Environment record