The Worm, Railway Station, Great Malvern 24 March 2017
The station entrance to "The Worm" (see below).
The station was opened in 1860 by the Worcester & Hereford Railway; in 1862 the current buildings were completed in 1862 by the architect Edmund Wallace Elmslie. The line was eventually taken over by the Great Western Railway. Lady Emily Foley was chiefly instrumental in the station being built, this including a private waiting room for her exclusive use; today it is the Lady Foley's Tea Room. Of interest are the cast iron pillars with foliage capitals designed by the sculptor William Forsyth. A unique feature is "The Worm", a pedestrian tunnel built to link the Imperial Hotel (now Malvern St James, a private girls' school) with the station.
The Worm, Railway Station, Great Malvern 24 March 2017
The station entrance to "The Worm" (see below).
The station was opened in 1860 by the Worcester & Hereford Railway; in 1862 the current buildings were completed in 1862 by the architect Edmund Wallace Elmslie. The line was eventually taken over by the Great Western Railway. Lady Emily Foley was chiefly instrumental in the station being built, this including a private waiting room for her exclusive use; today it is the Lady Foley's Tea Room. Of interest are the cast iron pillars with foliage capitals designed by the sculptor William Forsyth. A unique feature is "The Worm", a pedestrian tunnel built to link the Imperial Hotel (now Malvern St James, a private girls' school) with the station.