Elgar Foundation Enterprises 0 9548553 3 7 Paperback
80 pages; 30 black & white and colour photographs

Edward Elgar chose the cottage in which he was born to be his physical memorial. The evidence of his love for the place, as he grew older, is clear. He would re-visit throughout his life, often bringing his friends. One such visit was in the company of the composer Herbert Howells, who recalled:

“...he went through to the cabbage patch, along the path, and up to the front door; and a woman carrying a baby-in-arms came and let him in, called him "Master"...he was very nice to her...and he said to me, "Oh, do you... more

Anyone wandering the country lanes of Worcestershire and Herefordshire in the early 1900s might have come across a bowler-hatted, handle-bar moustached man rhythmically and thoughtfully pedalling his handsome 'Sunbeam' bicycle. This is the story of that cyclist, Edward Elgar, and how some of his greatest music was born in the saddle in sight of the Malvern Hills he loved so much.

This book is an exploration of Archie’s adopted countryside, which has never ceased to delight and inspire him.

The Malvern Hills command a presence from wherever they can be seen, whether it’s the glancing sunlight gilding the tops or morning mists rolling away to the gently undulating landscape of Herefordshire. Villages, many of which have barely changed over the last fifty years, are linked by sleepy little lanes, lined by ancient hedgerows and bedecked with wild... more

A geographical tour around 59 of Elgar's homes and haunts, with maps and grid references.

Edward Elgar lived for fifty seven of his seventy six years in Worcestershire. These years brought contrasts - of high spirits and sadness, nonentity and celebrity. He was born on 2nd June 1857 at Broadheath but lived in Worcester for more than thirty years. As a young musician struggling for recognition he wrote in 1883, '...my prospects are worse than ever...', but five years later hejoyfully declared: 'Engaged to dearest A'. Elgar's marriage to Caroline Alice Roberts was the turning point in his life emotionally, socially, economically and musically, and by 1901 he... more

Elgar Editions 0 9537082 7 6 Hardback

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Many towns and cities have a music society, formed to promote an annual programme of chamber concerts, but few if any can have as long and illustrious a history as the Malvern Concert Club with its unbroken lOO years of active concert promotion.

It is unique too in having been founded by Sir Edward Elgar with the active participation of his close friend Troyte Griffith who, together with Elgar's daughter Carice, provided the Club with a strong and benevolent leadership from its creation... more

Tempus publishing 0 7524 37267 Paperback
128 pages

Archive photographs of \b{Worcester

This pictorial history traces some of the changes and developments that have taken place in the city of Worcester during the last cenrury.

All aspects of everyday life are recorded here, from shops and business, schools and churches, to pubs and hotels, work and leisure. Among the distinctive views seen here are the city's eleventh-century cathedral, Lich Street and The Foregate, home to Worcester's Hop Market, as well as events such as King George VI's Coronation celebrations in 1937.

Images of Worcester is a valuable history which will... more

The "Little Souvenir" series attempts to show something of the unique charm of Worcestershire in an attractive and portable form.

Measuring 115mm x 170mm, the book features 64 pages of full coulour photographs.

Chris Andrews Publications 978 1905385 15 7

WORCESTERSHIRE is a county of wide, fertile valleys, drained by the Severn and Avon, the Teme and the Stour and ringed by some of England's best known hills, including the Malverns and the Cotswolds.

This concise but comprehensive account is based on a wealth of published and unpublished research. It is both highly readable and well illustrated, and will be of interest both to the general reader and to students and local groups seeking to put their own work within a wider... more

Phillimore 0 85033 725 9 Hardback

96 pages. Over 130 B&W photographs and illustrations

MALVERN is a lovely little town, nestling against the Worcestershire side of the Malvern Hills. It is dear not only to its inhabitants but also to countless visitors.

Over the past two hundred years writers, artists and photographers who lived or stayed in the town have bequeathed a wealth of vivid images, in words or pictures, of Malvern and its people as they were in the past.

Malvern's best-known local historian has made a skilful selection from these rich pictorial and prose archives to... more