K is for .....

Kay & Co.  This building on the Tything in Worcester was the headquarters of the catalogue company. Kay's first name was Kilbourne, so that's another K.

We went to FRED's for a coffee before seeing Emma and Raffy, who seems to be feeling a bit better, though still spotty.

The Kay building is opposite the cafe and ideal for today's blip. I've extracted the bit relevant to this building from their history website.

I've added a closeup of the frontage to the extras.

taken from:
https://kaysheritage.org.uk/history/



During 1906-07 the company negotiated the purchase of the land adjacent to St Oswald’s Hospital in the Tything, Worcester for £4000 with the Diocese of Worcester.  The site was then redeveloped into the offices that were to be the company’s home for the next 94 years.  Number 23, The Tything was the centre of all of Kays’ activities and was designed to Kilbourne Kay’s own specifications.  The total cost of the new offices was approximately £16,800, which included an advanced central heating and cooling system, its own internal telephone system, electric lifts and staff toilet facilities.