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Severn Road, STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN, DY13 9HB

This narrow passage is easy to miss, but provides a useful link from Severn Road to the bottom (eastern end) of Lodge Road. Image

The boundary fence on Severn Road for the Tesco supermarket under construction now has several different posters advertising various alleged benefits of shopping at their supermarkets. These two posters are typical of the series.

The wall on the left is new and behind it is the new Tesco supermarket which opened on the 25th September 2014.

A view of part of the new building from one of the "public viewing points" in the boundary fence in Severn Road.

The road is passing the local Tesco supermarket on the left. The road connects with Discovery Road, which forms a T-junction with Worcester Road (part of the A4025).

This listed building on the corner of Lion Hill and Lodge Road was formerly licensed premises known as The White Lion. The metal pole, which can still be seen above the front left bay window, would originally have had a sign attached. Today the building is divided into residential flats which are let. Stourport-on-Severn has had at least 64 public houses over the years, and today about 20 survive. As well as a White Lion it had a Red Lion in Gilgal, which still survives today as The Steps House. Sadly though, the Red Cow is long gone. Update January 2011:- The building has recently been repainted, and gained a sign. See:- Image

Behind these yellow railings lies the extensive site of the former Carpets of Worth (Bond Worth) carpet factory. At one time the company was manufacturing in three towns. As well as this site, there were factories in nearby Kidderminster and at Stroud in Gloucestershire. The company was noted for its Axminster type carpets. The Stourport factory closed some years ago and has been demolished. It seems likely that a new Tesco supermarket and petrol station will be built on part or all of the site. This has proved extremely controversial because many people are concerned that this will destroy a large number of the many independent shops which Stourport still possesses. There are also concerns that the store will make the town's traffic congestion even worse. But other people have welcomed the new store, even though there is already a small Tesco in the town. Some good news for Tesco is that one of the three existing petrol stations in the town recently closed. Image

On part of the site of a former carpet factory.

The building work on this new supermarket is progressing quickly. Photographed from one of the "public viewing points" provided by the contractor. See also:- Image Here is how it looked about four weeks earlier:- Image