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The central block was purpose built for a "Water Cure" establishment by Dr Wilson in the 1840s. Later the County Hotel when two wings were added. During WW II many of the Radar scientists stayed here. Later it became a hostel for apprentices and young scientists working at the Radar establishment (just visible top left). Now private apartments.

In May the large white bracts resembling white handkerchiefs completely transform the appearance of this lovely tree in Priory Park, Great Malvern.

A close up of the large white bracts or handkerchiefs on this lovely tree in Priory Park in Great Malvern. The tower of the Priory can be seen on the left behind the heart shaped leaves.

Viewed from the path from st. Ann's Well to Foley Terrace. Park View was originally built in the 1840s by Dr Wilson who introduced the Water Cure to Malvern.

Bird's eye view of Great Malvern Priory and town from the North Hill Trail. www.visitthemalverns.org

An elegant nineteenth century building close to the Priory, Park View is now luxury apartments, but was formerly the County Hotel, and from 1952 a hostel for the College of Electronics.

The land of the priory has been developed since the reformation. Just to the right of the priory church is the misnamed Abbey Hotel covering whatever remains of the monastic buildings. Further to the right is the green and white building now called Parkview. This was built by Doctor Wilson in the 1840s as his "water cure" establishment. Later it became the County Hotel then after the war it became the lively Park View Hostel for apprentices and scientists at the radar research laboratories. It has now been converted into private apartments.

The central and more elaborate section was built in the early 1840s when Great Malvern was little more than a village. Dr James Wilson returned to England after studying the "Water Cure" in Graefenberg, a village nestled in the Austrian mountains near Silesia. He started his practice in a hotel on Belle Vue Terrace before having this establishment purpose built for the "water cure". The building later became The County Hotel (when the two wings were added). During the second world war it housed scientists developing radar and became a government-owned, but YMCA-run hostel for young employees of the post-war Royal Radar Establishment. A riotous place accommodating apprentices, young scientists and students: in my case, a good place to meet one's future spouse! It became Park View Apartments when the government sold off its family silver in the 1980s. Image

Erected by the Malvern civic Society in 1992 to celebrate 150 years of the Water Cure. Dr James Wilson returned to England in 1842 after studying the "Water Cure" in Graefenberg, a village nestled in the Austrian mountains near Silesia. He wanted a similar place in England and found Great Malvern. He started his practice in a hotel on Belle Vue Terrace before having this establishment purpose built for the "water cure". Image

The latest blue plaque to note a famous person's connection with Malvern. Evelyn Waugh stayed at the County Hotel in the 1930s. The 1845 building is more famously known as the first purpose built "Water Cure" establishment. During the war it was taken over for accommodation of scientists working on radar and it continued after the war as Park View Hostel run by the YMCA for the MOD. It is now private apartments. Image] Image]