So called because it was opened in 1978 by the Duke of Edinburgh, this unusual sports hall is a rare surviving 'parashell', and is Grade II listed because of its unusual construction.
Starting with a 36 metre diameter concrete ring beam, two . . . — — Map (db m312704) HM
Malvern has been home to a number of world changing innovations since Prior Walcher's introduction of medieval mathematics in the 1100s. T.C. Sonter of Malvern Link made the first motor car in Britain between 1887 and 1889. By 1909 Morgan Motor . . . — — Map (db m309248) HM
In the mid-19th century, several major developments totally transformed the town. In 1842, doctors James Wilson and James Manby Gully chose Malvern as the location for their Water Cure practice, attracting thousands for treatment. With the arrival . . . — — Map (db m309246) HM
This drinking spout of pure Malvern water is piped directly from three springs above the Town at Happy Valley, Rushey Valley and Ivy Scar Rock. The water is thought to come from so deep down that underground pressure forces it upwards, filtering it . . . — — Map (db m309251) HM
Though Malvern is known for the dark, hard rocks seen in Malvern stone walling, many prominent buildings such as the Priory Church and this building are built with sandstone.
The hard rocks forming the ridge of the hills are now surrounded by . . . — — Map (db m312705) HM
Malvern's greatest transformation came in 1842 as doctors James Wilson and James Manby Gully launched their natural 'hydropathy' cures, imported from Graefenberg, a town in Bavaria. After Dr Wilson rejuvenated a 64-year-old gout-ridden drunkard, the . . . — — Map (db m309247) HM
