Leaving the Midlands

My final day in Worcester included a visit to the magnificent cathedral—where King John of Magna Carta fame is interred—and tea at Greyfriars before boarding the train for Paddington Station in London. Worcester Cathedral Massive church bells line the entryway to the cathedral, which dates to 640 CE, the time of the Normans. Monks trained here, King John is buried here, and the church played a role in the Civil War, with Charles I using a tower to observe the

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