Great Malvern, Priory Church c.1890

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As children we went off on our own exploring the Malvern Hills. Along the footpath of North Hill from by the quarry, which was still being used in those days. Climbing up the side of the Beacon and quenching our thirst at St Anne's Well. We would make our way to the Toposcope. On a clear day we could see across to Bredon Hill, all the way to the Black Mountains. Into Herefordshire and Wocester Cathedral in the ...see more

Spent a good deal of time here in my younger years. My brother & many of his friends worked at the MoD,, & had what they called 'the Tuesday night cinema club'. Good or bad, most Tuesdays would see us at the cinema in the Winter Gardens to see a film, going for a drink - or 3 - after in the Unicorn or Nags Head. Another popular pub was The Morgan (not the later one near Barnards Green), ...see more

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

On the right hand side of this photo is the Post Office, & on the extreme right is the Delivery Office ‘deck’. This is where the lorries of mail were unloaded. These would arrive through the night, & the mail unloaded & sorted by the night shift. I worked in the DO for 14 years, seeing many changes - not for the better - during my time. When I started, you would go in at 5am, & on a light ...see more