http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog The Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark covers 1250 square kilometres in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire in the UK. Here you will find outstanding geology that spans 700 million years of our Earth's history, dramatic landscapes and a wealth of ecological, historical, and cultural gems. We seek to celebrate our geological heritage, promote excellence in geoconservation and also achieve sustainable development through geotourism. en-us Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:20:24 +0100 Cultural Heritage image collection Blogware astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253198.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253198.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 A series of sculputuires can been seen throughout the village celebrating the villages' mining heritage Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253203.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253203.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253200.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253200.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 Present day fairground at Stourport on Severn. Over the centuries the town has attracted peolpe from the Midlands conurbation; initially in the persuit of work and later as popular tourist town Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253191.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253191.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253196.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253196.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 Narrow, cobbled street with over-hanging half-timbered buildings Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253195.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253195.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253202.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253202.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 19th century Poet from Colwall Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253185.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253185.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 The Midnight Folk. John Edward Masefield (1878 – 1967) was an English poet and writer, born in Ledbury. He was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967. Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253187.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253187.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253186.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253186.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253188.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253188.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 An influential British geologist who first described and investigated the Silurian system Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253189.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253189.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 There are two plaques on May Hill; one to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, the other for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth of Queen Elizabeth II Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253190.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253190.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 The SVR runs from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth in the northern region of the Geopark. The steam-hauled trains have been running on this line on and off since 1862 Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253193.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253193.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 Toposcope on Worcesterhire Beacon. Erected in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee. (The Hill was used as a signalling beacon - last used as part of the millenium cellebrations) Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253194.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253194.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 The area of the Geopark has been an area of geological research since the birth modern geological science Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253197.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253197.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 'Langland's Dreamer' from an initial in a Piers Plowman manuscript. William Langland (14th century Ledbury Poet) is the conjectured author of the 14th century Piers Ploughman which begins in the Malvern Hills. Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253199.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253199.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 The 1st Earl of Somers began the construction of the castle, as a mock medievel fortress in 1810 Cultural Heritage image collection astinton http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253201.html http://www.geopark.org.uk/blog/_archives/2009/7/12/4253201.html Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0100 The remains of Bridgnorth Castle illustrating a chapter of the English Civil War Cultural Heritage image collection