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Barnards Close, Great Malvern
Image: © Alex McGregor
Taken: 16 Jan 2012
0.02 miles
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Werstan Close, Malvern
On the west side of Poolbrook Road. A grid across the road is designed to keep out unwelcome 4-legged creatures. The Neighbourhood Watch notice is designed to keep out unwelcome 2-legged creatures.
Image: © Jaggery
Taken: 5 May 2013
0.03 miles
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Werstan Close from Poolbrook Common
Werstan Close is a circular development of 24 houses arranged in eight blocks of three.
The close was built in the days when the common was occupied by animals for it has a cattle grid at its access complete with a gate to allow horse drawn vehicles to pass.
How times change.
Image: © Bob Embleton
Taken: 28 Feb 2009
0.04 miles
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Cattle grid at the entrance to Werstan Close
This close of Poolbrook Road is named after one of Malvern's first residents, St Werstan who sought sanctuary in Malvern after the Anglo-Saxon monastery of Deerhurst was raided by Norsemen.
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 3 Oct 2022
0.06 miles
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Entrance to Werstan Close
Cattle grid at the entrance to Werstan Close. The close is named after St Werstan, a monk from the Anglo-Saxon monastery of Deerhurst near Tewkesbury, who fled to Malvern Chase after Deerhurst was attacked by Vikings.
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 28 Jan 2022
0.06 miles
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Temporary signs in Poolbrook
The VW Vanfest is taking place at the nearby Three Counties Showground.
attempts are being made with signage to control the flow and make the event tolerable for local road users.
Worcestershire Beacon in the background.
Image: © Bob Embleton
Taken: 11 Sep 2009
0.07 miles
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Common land and trees by Poolbrook Road
This area is where three neighbourhoods meet. On the left, Barnard's Green, ahead, Pound Bank, and on the right, Poolbrook. The road on the left leads to Werstan Close, originally built to house staff at the Royal Radar Establishment.
Image: © David Smith
Taken: 13 Jan 2014
0.09 miles
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Exit from Werstan Close
Here the access is onto Poolbrook Common. Note the cattle grid and access for horse draw vehicles. I doubt if either have been of use for several decades. The farmers and commoners who used to graze their animals have suffered from the speeding motorist and the unleashed dogs. St. Werstan was said to have lived in a hermitage on the Malvern Hills in the 9th century - long before the Priory and the susaquent village and town of Great Malvern existed.
Image: © Bob Embleton
Taken: 30 Nov 2008
0.09 miles
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Houses on Poolbrook Road, Malvern
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 3 Aug 2019
0.09 miles
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Annexe of Chase School
Annexe buildings, part of the Chase School in Malvern, the main buildings of the school are to the south of Geraldine Road.
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 29 Dec 2017
0.10 miles