Attractions in Malvern: Things to do and points of interest
PUBLISHED: 16:23 16 June 2020 | UPDATED: 16:23 16 June 2020
Malvern map, by Katie B Morgan
Katie B Morgan, kbmorgan.co.uk
British chieftain Caractacus made his last stand here; the author of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe lived here as a child; violinist Nigel Kennedy has played some pretty wild sessions in the town’s St Ann’s Well; and its water is known the world over. Katie B Morgan welcomes us to Malvern with her latest brilliant map
Points of interest on Katie B Morgan’s map:
Caractacus: It’s said that ancient British chieftain Caractacus made his last stand at British Camp. Legend that Caractacus was captured by the Romans and was taken to Rome. He impressed Emperor Claudius so was released
Elgar (1857-1934): The English composer is buried at St Wulstan’s Church, Little Malvern. Pomp and Circumstance was performed for the first time in Wyche School next to the church
Fairy collecting water: From some original advertising for Malvern water
Holy Well: Malvern spring water is best known for ‘containing nothing at all’. Possibly the oldest bottling plant in the world
Jenny Lind ‘The Swedish nightingale (1820-1887): Lived at Wynds Point near British Camp and is buried in Great Malvern Cemetery
Library Books: Elizabeth Barrett Browning lived at Hope End
WH Auden: The poet and writer taught at Colwall
Roget of Roget’s Thesaurus: Died and is buried in West Malvern
W Langford: The medieval poet mentions the Malverns in The visions of Piers Ploughman
The Apple Cart: George Bernard Shaw wrote this play in 1928, for the first Malvern Festival
Lamp posts: C S Lewis lived in Malvern as a child, and one famously appears in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. His friend JRR Tolkein compared the Malvern Hills to the White Mountains of Gondor
Grave stones: Annie Darwin (1841-1851), the daughter of Charles Darwin, is buried in Malvern Priory
Artist: Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) lived and painted in Malvern (1931 to 1961)
Morgan cars: Based in Malvern Link, founded in 1910
Foliage corners and border: The iron decorative foliage at Great Malvern train station
Worm: A building called ‘The Worm’ built in 1862 that linked the Imperial Hotel, now St James Girls’ School, to the station
Donkey: They were used at St Ann’s Well from 1817 to 1952 to help carry visitors, including a young Queen Victoria
Tardis: Dr Who and the Krotons (1968) was filmed in the Tank Quarry
Praying monk: Legend of St Werstan. He escaped a Viking raid at his monastery, near Deerhurst, and established a cell near St Ann’s Well. Legend says that Malvern grew after he was murdered, becoming one of the first martyrs
Enigma: A nod to the rich history of science and mathematics at Malvern’s Royal Radar & Signals Establishment
Buzzards sculpture: Designed and made by Walenty Pytel
Rose: Tea rose named after Malvern Rose Grower Mrs Foley Hobbs (1910)
Aldwyn Tower: Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd President of the United States, visited when he was seven years old
Baptist Church: The original site of Hay Well Baths
Splash: Malvern’s leisure centre
Smiley mouth: Malvern Orthodontics
Rhubarb: Home décor and gifts
Old car: The Santler, built between 1889 and 1922. Possibly maker of the first British petrol car
Q: Software Company
Cube: Youth and community Trust
Walkers: The Malvern Hills AONB has many walks to enjoy
Snowman: The Winter Gardens
Flowers: Blossom House Residential Home
Sitting girl: Jamie McKelvie, cartoonist and writer born in Malvern in 1980, featuring suburban glamour based on a fictional Malvern
Man carrying violin case: Nigel Kennedy has lived and played in Malvern... oh, to have been at some of the party nights at St Ann’s Well
Auctioneers’ hammer: Philip Serrell Auctioneers
Edinburgh Dome: Built in 1977, houses squash courts and gym area for St James Girls’ School
