It gets its name from the fact it was once a Victorian Gentleman's Lavatory
I've taken the youngest child there quite a few times to see various puppet shows, when he was younger, but I'd forgotten all about it until moving back to Malvern earlier this year, I walk past it when I do my fortnightly food shop in Waitrose.
Malvern is renowned for many things. Charles Darwins daughter is buried here. Elgar was born here. Radar was invented in the town. They hand make Morgan Motor Cars here, it has the theatre, the hills, Malvern Priory with stained glass windows dating from the 15th Century, the home of the 3 Counties Show ground, springs and well dressing. CS Lewis was a student at Malvern College and wrote about the gas lamps in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. WH Auden was an English teacher at the Downs School who are also the owners of the world's oldest private miniature railway.
There's so much history here, things to do, see and explore. No where is open at the moment, but I will be putting a list together of all the things you can do here ready to explore all over again.
Oh wow, what an amazing little place. I just hope it can keep running as the live entertainment world has been so badly hammered by COVID. Then again, it's probably small and unique enough to adapt. You have also educated me about Malvern. I didn't know about its rich history at all.
ReplyDeleteyou should read my post about how much there is to do in Monmouth, a town with a third of the population
DeleteI love the look of the little building - a fancy men's room for sure. I'm trying to picture puppets here and having trouble!
ReplyDeleteit's like a punch and judy show style with the puppets
DeleteWow that's quite incredible, I didnt know Malvern had such a rich history.
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It's amazing how much there is to do here
DeleteI love little hidden treasures like that! I wish the designers of public toilets these days had that much design ability. #MySundayPhoto
ReplyDeletethe replacement toilets over the road are ugly buildings
DeleteThat is very cool! I must say I've never heard of it before. It is remarkable how much history there is in such a small place.
ReplyDeleteIt does amaze me how much there is to do when you start looking
DeleteThat is lovely and very cool. Amazing how much history there is xx
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed at how much there is to do in Malvern
DeleteLots of history in Malvern. Also Jenny Lind the opera singer (she is one of the characters in The Greatest Showman) is buried there. I think it might be the same cemetery as my grandmother, as I can remember seeing a monument to an opera singer there before I knew more about Jenny Lind. Next time I go I'll have to check.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that about Jenny Lind, I'm sure there is so much more for me to discover yet
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