All Saints, Coddington The name Coddington derives from the Anglo Saxon word for a collection of mud cottages. Churchyard cross of local stone, damaged by Puritan soldiers, the new cross is Victorian.

Churchyards at all these country churches are St James, Cradley always open and we hope that you will visit them Grade two listed church, restored and extended by Sir George during Heritage Open Days; they all have their Gilbert Scott. Medieval lychgate is partly sixteenth century. own stories to tell. St John the Baptist, Mathon 11–20 September 2020 St Thomas of Canterbury, Grade two listed church, built at the end of the eleventh Fourteenth/fifteenth-century church. century. St John the Evangelist, Storridge Heritage Open Days are a national celebration St Mary, The first church completed by Frederick Preedy about 160 architect Frederick Preedy for Lord years ago. of ’s heritage. The programme of visits Beachamp, consecrated 1867. Well with ornamental canopy. to gardens and other places of interest in Site of the graves of the Lygon family, including Hugh Lygon and around Malvern is listed below. Many of who was partly the inspiration for Sebastian Flyte in Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited. these events are FREE. At some of the events, guides from Malvern Civic Society and other St Gregory’s, organisations will be on hand to tell you more. Grade one listed, early twelfth century, with thirteenth- and fourteenth-century additions. Opposite is an artificial The theme of the week is Hidden Nature. mound with ditch, thought to have been erected to protect Please note that booking for events is compulsory. the church during the English Civil war. The Dell House Sunday 13 and Wednesday 16 September Booking is either through TicketSource, by St James’s, 2.30–4.30pm telephone, or on the website provided. This allows Twelfth-century church located in small medieval core to Tel: 01684 564 448 for events to be organised in accordance with the west of Colwall Stone. Stump of old preaching cross in www.ngs.org.uk/product-category/garden-tickets/the-midlands/ Coronavirus guidelines for people meeting together. churchyard. Early sixteenth-century timber-framed church [email protected] ale house. Picton Gardens, Colwall Wednesday 16 September, 2.30–4.30pm www.ticketsource.co.uk/malvern-civic-society Tel: 01684 540 416 0333 666 3366 [email protected] Dates and times may be subject to change. Please see © Bob Embleton, Church of St John the Baptist, Mathon. © Bob Embleton, Church Commons license. under Creative Reproduced Ravelin, www.malverncivicsociety.org.uk for the latest updates. 19–20 September, 11.30am–4.30pm Tel: 01684 310 215 [email protected] MALVERN House, Road, Barnards Green CIVIC Saturday 12 September, 2.00–6.00pm SOCIETY Tel: 01684 574 446 Caring about Malvern Guided Tour, Malvern Victorian Cemetery Leigh Barn Benedictine Gatehouse Tours, Friday 11 September, 10.30am Every day 10.00am–6.00pm Malvern Museum Sunday 13 September, 3.00pm Saturday 19 September, 11.00am–4.00pm Town Walk Guided tour by Andrew Huntley. Guided tours of the exterior of the Abbey Gateway, now Saturday 12 September, 10.30am the home of Malvern Museum. The gatehouse is a scheduled Limited numbers. Meet at Tourist Information Centre. No booking required except for tour. Ancient Monument with surviving Medieval and Tudor features. Just turn up and take a guided tour sheet or talk to Florence Nightingale Walk Malvern Theatres the volunteer on duty. The new museum brochure will be Saturday 12 September, 10.30 From 15 September available to purchase. Cora Weaver, 200th Anniversary Event. Peter Terson’s bittersweet drama Mooney and His Caravans. Florence lived at Malvernbury, Abbey Book through Malvern Theatres. See Malvern Museum display of anniversaries relevant Road, at the end of the nineteenth century. to Malvern in the old TIC windows, Church Street Book through: and the Battle of Worcester 1651 www.visitthemalverns.org/ Tuesday 15 September 10.30 Farmers’ Market, florencenightingalewalk St Peter’s, Powick. Great Malvern Priory Grounds Guided tour by Cora Weaver, meet in the churchyard. Saturday 19 September, 9.00am to 2.00pm Benedictine Gatehouse Tours, Donations for Malvern Museum Malvern Museum Malvern Theatres Saturday 12 September, 11.00am–4.00pm Malvern Community Forest From Tuesday 22 September Guided tours of the gatehouse (external). Tuesday 15 September One-man version of Christopher Marlowe’s classic Doctor The Abbey Gateway in Malvern was originally the gatehouse Visit Station between 10.00am–2.00pm Faustus. Book through Malvern Theatres of Great Malvern Priory, a medieval Benedictine monastery on Tuesday 15 September to see the work done there by and is now the home of Malvern Museum. The gatehouse is volunteers from Malvern Community Forest/Malvern Civic Elgar Graves, St Wulstan’s, Society, who will be working there and who will answer any a Scheduled Ancient Monument with surviving Medieval and Open every day queries. Tudor features and has seen significant conservation work No booking required. over the last ten years. Just turn up and take a guided tour sheet or talk to the volunteer on duty. The new museum Great Malvern Priory, Open Day The Knapp and Papermill, brochure will be available to purchase. Wednesday 16 September Open 9.00am–6.00pm daily Restricted parking. Walenty Pytel Statues, Rose Bank Gardens Malvern Link Heritage Walk Saturday 12 September, 2.00pm Thursday 17 September, 2.30pm Lower Brockhampton Estate A guided tour by Peter Smith MBE. Meet at St Matthias Church. Malvern Town Open every day Council Meet by telephone box. Booking required: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Polish born sculptor Walenty Pytel is unique amongst Priory Park Tree Walk brockhampton/whats-on contemporary artists. He is internationally renowned as Friday 18 September Europe’s leading metal sculptor of birds and beasts and is one of Elizabeth Adlam. Malvern Community Forest the world’s finest craftsmen. His inspired creations are drawn Start 10.30am outside the theatre front entrance. from nature and transform metal into works of living art. Open every day Townsend Way Community Woodland (including the Great Malvern Town Walk memorial orchard) is owned by Malvern Hills Trust and is Florence Nightingale Walk 19 September, 10.30am open from Mayfield Road to Worcester Road along the side Saturday 12 September, 7.00pm Limited numbers. Meet at Tourist Information Centre. of Townsend Way. Work is going on to improve the paths, Cora Weaver, 200th Anniversary Event. etc. by MHT but it is still open. Book through: MCS Plaque Unveiling www.visitthemalverns.org/florencenightingalewalk Saturday 19 September, 3.00pm Sanctuary House, Ranelagh Road.