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Malvern Branch
22 Graham Road
WR14 2HL
Tel: 01684 561111 |
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Great Malvern Priory |
Malvern is probably most famous for its hills, which form a striking landmark rising above the flat Severn Plain.
The Malvern Hills inspired the English composer Sir Edward Elgar to write much of his choral and orchestral music.
Many famous painters, writers and musicians have been motivated by the scenic beauty and atmosphere provided by Malvern, such as C.S Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, William Langdon and W.H. Auden.
Malvern is also famous for its water. Hydrotherapy treatment started in Malvern in the late 18th Century and became fashionable when Queen Victoria and the poet Tennyson took the waters.
Much of Malvern’s ornate architecture dates from the Victorian period. Nowadays visitors from all over the world still come to enjoy the spectacular views and pleasant walks and to take the waters that run freely from the various springs dotted around the hills.
Great Malvern’s town centre is dominated by the ancient Priory with its fabulous collection of medieval tiles. The Morgan Sports car is still hand built in the town.
Malvern boasts a first class theatre that stages many West End productions. Well known inventions include RADAR, LCD and thermal imaging. Malvern is also the home of QinetiQ, the global defence and security experts.
Worcestershire is a Ceremonial county in the West Midlands. Governed from the city of Worcester, the county incorporates much of the Black Country, home of the industrial revolution. This contrasts with the strong agricultural sector to the south in the Severn Vale. Its famous Cathedral is the resting place of the infamous ‘Bad King John’. A.E. Housman, whose famous collection ‘A Shropshire Lad’, marks his lifetime of living in Worcestershire. |
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A rural county that forms part of the Marches, Herefordshire has been an important city since Roman Times. The cathedral in the county city of Hereford houses the famous Mappa Mundi and the ancient Chained Library, two of Britain’s most important historical treasures. To the south of the county, Hereford borders with Gloucestershire and forms part of the Forest of Dean, a British hunting site dating back centuries. Herefordshire is predominantly famed for its cider and cattle. |
Gloucestershire is an historical county filled with many treasures. It incorporates much of the Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean. It is also home to the HRH The Prince Charles’s royal retreat of Highgrove House. It is made up of two main towns, Gloucester, which is famed for its waterways and docklands, and the Regency Spa town of Cheltenham, home to the famous Cheltenham racecourse. |
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The Three Counties help to make up the Heart of England and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty running from Birmingham in the North down to Bristol in the South. Its breathtaking scenery, rural charm and historic architecture make the Three Counties one of the most beautiful areas of the country to live in.
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