The Buchans 2013: Great Malvern

The Morgan Car Factory is in Great Malvern and so I took the opportunity to have a factory tour whilst Sue did some retail therapy.

From the Morgan website – ‘For over 100 years the Morgan Motor Company have been making exciting sports cars in the beautiful spa town of Malvern.
Morgan cars are famous the world over for their unique blend of charisma, quality materials, craftsmanship and performance.
Equally at home on the race track or the open road, there is nothing quite like a Morgan.’

Here is a finished and partially complete 3 wheeler.

They really are hand made.

The wooden framework in production. Ash is the hardwood that is used.

This is a rebuilt special for racing. It was crashed 2 years ago by Luther Blissett (footballer). YouTube link at the end of the blog. It’s a MUST see.

A new Morgan cost £117 in the early 1900’s!

Just over the hill to the west of Great Malvern is the quaint town of Ledbury.

St. Michaels and All Angels Church

The Market House, erected in 1653 is a dominating structure of brick and timber supported on 16 massive posts

A welcome rest in the sunshine

Sue liked the china

We spent a day doing a tour of the Malvern Hills. In the first car park we encountered a Lotus car club on an outing. On the right Sue near the top of the hills – we walked up. It was windy!

On the left – Hayslad - The pure untreated water at this most prolific spout is piped directly from a group of three natural springs on the hillside. I met a chap here who was filling loads of containers with the water. He had travelled quite some way. On the right looking west from British Camp.

Stuart on the British Camp - The British Camp is an Iron Age hill fort located at the top of Herefordshire Beacon. The fort is thought to have been first constructed in the 2nd century BC.

The caravan site was close to the village of Hanley Swan. This is the village centre with pond and pub. And the the name of the pub is ……………..The Swan!