David James's Pictures of Great Malvern

Love-in-the-mist with feathered field moth, Malvern Common

Nigella, or love-in-the-mist, is an old-fashioned garden annual has interestingly shaped flowers that appear to be encased in a delicate misty web of bracts. Nigella damascena is a reliable annual that is native to southern Europe but which also tolerates temperate climes. This example was discovered growing on Malvern Common.

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The porch, Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern

The north porch was rebuilt in 1894 as part of renovation work supervised by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It depicts a canopied St Mary and the infant Jesus flanked by four niches on each side.

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The Malvhina Fountain, Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern

The fountain takes the form of a woman with flowing hair dispensing water from a disc held in her hands. At its base, the water – anatural spring – falls into an elliptical stone basin carved with spiral markings. Together with the vertical stone elements representing her hair, these recall the Celtic settlements on the Malvern Hills. The woman's serenity and the demure expression on her face, with its downcast gaze, are reminiscent of the medieval religious statuary that once graced the nearby Benedictine Abbey. Together with the long flowing hair, they also recall Pre-Raphaelite imagery. The sculptors are Rose Garrard and Steve Allard.

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Wylenty Pytel: 'Malvern Buzzards', Malvern

Pytel was born in German-occupied Poland in the 1939-45 war, was kidnapped by the Nazis, but escaped with his mother and arrived in England at the age of five. He studied at Hereford College of Arts and started to produce metal sculptures in 1965. His internationally-recognised works are inspired by nature. ‘Malvern Buzzards’ is created from sheet steel and stands in Rose Bank Gardens in Malvern

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Statue of St. Edmund, Malvern College

Malvern College was founded in 1865 when the town was prominent as a spa. It opened with just two dozen boys and half a dozen masters. The novelist, C.S. Lewis, was a pupil at the school.

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Statue of Sir Edward Elgar, Belle Vue Terrace, Malvern

This work consists of two different and contrasting elements: the life-size bronze figure of Sir Edward Elgar standing with his left hand upon the railing, and the bold, simplified forms of the nearby fountain. Elgar looks out past the fountain towards what was the Blue Bird Tea Rooms, where he regularly had tea. The sculptor is Rose Garrard.

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Richard Reginald Goulden: 'Spirit of Youth', Malvern

Commemorating the fallen of the 1914-18 and 1939-45 wars, the bronze upright elongated figure of a young winged male stands on top of the granite pedestal, holding up a torch symbolising freedom in his raised arms. He is naked apart from a loincloth, with coils of barbed wire around his ankles that fall onto the base below his feet as if he were about to step free from them. The sculptor is Richard Reginald Goulden.

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Richard Reginald Goulden: 'Spirit of Youth' war memorial, Malvern

Commemorating the fallen of the 1914-18 and 1939-45 wars, the bronze, upright elongated figure of a young winged male stands on top of the granite pedestal, holding up a torch symbolising freedom in his raised arms. He is naked apart from a loincloth, with coils of barbed wire around his ankles that fall onto the base below his feet as if he were about to step free from them. The sculptor is Richard Reginald Goulden.

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Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern, from Rose Bank Gardens

The current building was built in the Perpendicular style in the mid 15th century but incorporates Norman Romanesque columns along the nave dating from around 1085. The priory stood in disrepair after the Dissolution by Henry VIII but the church was saved by the people of Malvern. Led by John Pope, they petitioned the Crown and succeeded in buying the Priory for £20, to be paid in two annual instalments of £10. Extensive renovations were carried out under the direction of Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 19th century. This view is from Rose Bank Gardens.

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Malvern College

Malvern College was founded in 1865 when the town was prominent as a spa. It opened with just two dozen boys and half a dozen masters. The novelist, C.S. Lewis, was a pupil at the school.

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Malvern College

Malvern College was founded in 1865 when the town was prominent as a spa. It opened with just two dozen boys and half a dozen masters. The novelist, C.S. Lewis, was a pupil at the school.

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Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern: the nave

The current building was built in the Perpendicular style in the mid 15th century but incorporates Norman Romanesque columns along the nave dating from around 1085. The priory stood in disrepair after the Dissolution by Henry VIII but the church was saved by the people of Malvern. Led by John Pope, they petitioned the Crown and succeeded in buying the Priory for £20, to be paid in two annual instalments of £10. Extensive renovations were carried out under the direction of Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 19th century.

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Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern: the choir ceiling

Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern: the choir ceiling

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Great Malvern Priory: the transept ceiling

Great Malvern Priory: the transept ceiling

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Great Malvern Priory: the organ

Great Malvern Priory: the organ

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Great Malvern Priory: the east window

Dating from the 15th century, the east window is the largest of any parish church in England. It was glazed by John Thornton of Coventry and probably donated by Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, and his wife Isabella Despenser around 1430. The tracery features the Annunciation along with the Apostles and other Saints, including St Wulstan, Bishop of Worcester.

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Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael, Great Malvern

The current building was built in the Perpendicular style in the mid 15th century but incorporates Norman Romanesque columns along the nave dating from around 1085. The priory stood in disrepair after the Dissolution by Henry VIII but the church was saved by the people of Malvern. Led by John Pope, they petitioned the Crown and succeeded in buying the Priory for £20, to be paid in two annual instalments of £10. Extensive renovations were carried out under the direction of Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 19th century.

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Great Malvern, Buildings and Structures, Churches, Worcestershire

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