Great Malvern, Church Street 1949
Photo ref: M17036
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Church Street is so named because it lies next to the church yard of 'the most magnificent parish church in England'. The former Benedictine priory was dissolved by Henry VIII, but fortunately for posterity, the church was bought by the townspeople (for the enormous sum of £20) to replace their old parish church.

Memories of Great Malvern, Church Street 1949

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Great Malvern, Church Street 1949

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When in 2018 I started work as a supervisor in a shop on Church Street, it occurred to me that I had had four jobs & two volunteer posts on the road. The first was a temporary job in the late '70's under the Job Creation Scheme. We were working for the Council, the depot was in Pickersleigh Road (now a builders merchant), next to Prospect View. But our boss was based in Church Street ...see more