A SECTION of tram track excavated from Worcester's High Street has been salvaged for use in a new education centre.
The 100-year-old track was presented to Worcester Heritage and Amenity Trust (WHAT) for use in the group's planned heritage education facility at Tudor House in Friar Street.
Other finds during the £1.25m High Street renovation programme include small fragments of pottery as well as an original length of tram track dating from 1904 when trams ran by the city's Electric Traction Company first appeared.
"We're keeping a close watch on the work to see if any more finds are unearthed," said archaeologist Mike Napthan.
"Some areas which are being dug up would have been where buildings existed before the street was widened in the 1890s."
The current work in the city centre includes replacing large, mature trees in the High Street, with smaller slower growing trees, and resurfacing work.
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