Stourport-on-Severn

Around Stourport-on-Severm there are public footpaths on both sides of the River Severn. In this view across the river, a footbridge takes the footpath on the other side of the river across the Gladder Brook, at the point of its confluence with the River Severn. There was still a carpet of snow on the adjacent field. The name Gladder apparently comes from Anglo-Saxon and means clear.

The notice is really a reminder that the path here is still on Lickhill Manor Caravan Park property, as the preceding field, behind the camera position, is also their land. The River Severn is on the left, out of view.

There seems to have been some clearance here fairly recently. These two seats give an excellent view of the river, but unfortunately it was not a day for sitting around!

The impressive Georgian-style Lickhill Manor viewed from the Severn Way. The house actually predates the Georgian period and was built around 1700. During the Second World War the building was commandeered to take the overflow of expectant mothers from Birmingham. On the 29 December 1941, it was the birthplace of Moody Blues band member Ray Thomas. The building is Grade II* listed. Historic England description: Country house. c1700, but possibly built in 2 distinct phases. Brick with graded slate roof. Entrance front of 3 storeys and 7 bays, the upper storey a different brick and bond, possibly extending a house of the late C17, in the early C18. Central door with 6-fielded panels in shouldered architrave and segmentally arched pediment. Flush framed 12-pane sash windows with flat arched gauged brick heads with stuccoed key stones, and moulded stone sills, aligned on each floor. Sill band to first floor, modillion eaves cornice. Rear elevation similar, but superior quality of detailing suggests that this was intended as the principal front. Central doorway with shouldered architrave with keystone and segmentally arched pediment on consoles. 12-pane sash windows have flat arched brick heads with fluted stuccoed keystones and moulded sills. Doorway inserted in former window opening to lower right. Parapet wall across both gables, linking 2 parallel ridges. Gable end stacks with projecting capping. Internally, a series of panelled rooms, to ground and first floor, at least one of the early C18 with bolection moulding to fireplaces and door surrounds. Others may be later C18, and there was some later C19 remodelling by the Crane family, whose monograms appear in painted plaster in a ceiling. Floral fresco painting to ceiling in one ground floor room. Small room to front has C17-style panelling, either a good copy, or surviving from an earlier building. Early C18 staircase with moulded string and turned balusters. Late C19 armorial glass in stair windows. Source:Link

View up the River Severn from near Lickhill Manor.

The Severn Way near Lickhill to the north of Stourport-on-Severn.

A pleasing early Georgian house, mostly dating from c1700, the top storey added perhaps about twenty years later. Keystones, platband and a fine doorcase. Grade II* listed. The house, the back of which overlooks the River Severn, is now associated with the surrounding caravan park.

On the east bank of the River Severn near Severnside Caravan Park.

Viewed from the Severn Way Footpath along the River Severn.

Viewed from the Severn Way Footpath.

On the opposite bank is Ribbesford Woods.

Along the Severn Way footpath near Stourport-on-Severn.