The heritage of Droitwich Spa is what has made our town a unique place in which to live and work.

Not only do we enjoy the historic buildings, the canal and the parks and gardens, but we can look back on the past and see how the Roman town of Salinae, and salt production from the brine has influenced the development of the town for centuries.

The Civic Society works to promote this history and the heritage of the town whenever it can. This is achieved sometimes by organising events in collaboration with groups, such as the Droitwich History & Archaeology Society, the Droitwich Preservation Trust and the Historic Droitwich & Dodderhill Research Group, and at other times independently. Members of the society acted as stewards and marshals during the Turnpike Tercentenary Event in 2014 when Lt.Col. Patrick Holcroft LVO OBE, Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire, unveiled the pavement plaque and, more recently, when the society organised the Priory House open weekend 2019 as part of the Civic Fortnight events organised countrywide.

The Droitwich Spa Town Walks are led in part by members of the civic society: each tour, lasting about one and a half hours, winds through the town centre pointing out important features and events along the way.

The society were proud to help Crown 31 High Street with their own sponsored ridge tile on the restored timber-framed solar range and, as a thank-you, some members were able to join a special tour in 2019 of 31 High Street with the conservation architect Nick Joyce.

More recently, members of the society worked with others to produce a Heritage Statement 2018 for the developing Droitwich Spa Neighbourhood Plan. Although the earlier Neighbourhood Plan did not materialise, the Heritage Statement is a valuable document to underlie the importance of the town’s heritage and how it may be best preserved and promoted, and will be a basis for the new Neighbourhood Plan which is currently being developed.

See more:

The Town Trail

A brief history of the Droitwich Canal

John Corbett Way

Listed Buildings in Droitwich Spa

2017 High Street, Droitwich

Civic Fortnight Events Countrywide

Links to:

Historic Droitwich               www.historicdroitwich.org.uk

Historic Droitwich (High Street and Friar Street timber framed buildings)

Timber framed buildings 

                                             Freddy Charles Architect surveyed 31 High Street, Droitwich in 1967

History of Droitwich canals   www.droitwichcanals.co.uk/history.html

Droitwich Spa Conservation Area  Droitwich Spa Conservative Area

Member's Articles previously published in the Society's newsletters:

2010  Why Call it Salt Day?

2013  Moving Stuff Around 

2014 Droitwich 1945-1974

2014 - 15 John Heminges and the Droitwich Shakespeare Connection

2015 A Horse Race, Croome Court and the Coventry Charity

2015 John Corbett's Pet Memorial now in Lido Park

2016 John Somerset Pakington of Westwood

To see these and other articles about heritage go to our Heritage Library