There are many garden rooms at Little Malvern Priory, one of the main themes in relation to the house is the Lakes (ponds). The five ponds were originally Fish Ponds for the monks.
During the major redesign of the gardens in 1983 the lakes were restored to their original levels, and a bridge constructed across the [...]
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Little Malvern Priory Gardens
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 14th 2017
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Little Malvern Priory Church
The church situated next to Little Malvern Priory is still a house of worship, although now it is Church of England rather than Catholic.
The story of Little Malvern Priory may be said to have started with St. Benedict (A.D. 480-543). He first planted at Subiaco in central Italy the seed from which sprang the Benedictine [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 12th 2017
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Little Malvern Court
Little Malvern Court is a 14th century Prior’s Hall once attached to a 12th century Benedictine Priory with Victorian additions. The house, home to the Berington family by descent since the Dissolution of the Monasteries displays paintings and furniture along with a collection of 18th and 19th century and needlework.
Doubtless, the preservation of this notable [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 11th 2017
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Stained Glass – Worcester Cathedral
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2017
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Always Look Up – Worcester Cathedral
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 7th 2017
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The Moore Monument – Worcester Cathedral
The Moores were drapers and clothiers in this city at the time of Queen Elizabeth I. Their fortunes were laid by “farming out” spinning and weaving with local farmers wives and cottagers, they then died the cloth and sold the finished article. Soon they had business connections in London and with the continent.
This splendid monument [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2017
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Father Forgive
Coventry Cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1940. These 14th. century hand carved nails from its roof were formed into a cross which became a symbol of reconciliation in a divided world. When the diocese of Worcester its 1300th anniversary in 1980 this cross of nails was given to it by the Bishop and people [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 5th 2017
