. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . ccupieil as a Roman or Britishramp ; there is one similar to it on the Somersetshire side, and north of thisis a third. The beautiful ravine between the last two is known as Night-ingale Valley. M^ ^ MALVERN. The traveller who crosses Worcestershire by the Bristol and Birminghamline of the Midland Railway will, on a clear day, not fail to notice a chain ofrounded hills some nine or ten miles in length, and i,ooo feet in are the Malvern Hills, a name derived from the B
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . ccupieil as a Roman or Britishramp ; there is one similar to it on the Somersetshire side, and north of thisis a third. The beautiful ravine between the last two is known as Night-ingale Valley. M^ ^ MALVERN. The traveller who crosses Worcestershire by the Bristol and Birminghamline of the Midland Railway will, on a clear day, not fail to notice a chain ofrounded hills some nine or ten miles in length, and i,ooo feet in are the Malvern Hills, a name derived from the British words f//oe/or Md/, and vem, the mountain on the plain. Seen from a distance, theirbold outline and yet softened beauty have a singular charm ; and whenthey are approached by the branch railways from Worcester on the north,or Ashchurch on the south, the visitor is almost compelled to climb theirsummits that he may enjoy a view perhaps unsurpassed in extent inEngland. The range of hills—Beacons two of them are called—run northand south in a right line, and stand on the verges of the counties of Wor-. L3^ cester and Hereford. Geologically, the ridge is composed of intrudedrocks which have burst through the crust of sedimentary formations of thefiat plain around. The highest point of the hill is covered with verdure,and it is said that nearly 1,700 varieties of plants are found on its slopes. In former days Malvern had an ecclesiastical renown. Its Priory wasin the middle ages ■ one of the most flourishing conventual establishmentsof the western counties. It was chartered by the Conqueror, endowed byHenry I., and celebrated by William of Malmesbury. The manorialhouse, built with materials taken from the Priory, is a good specimen ofthe domestic architecture of the close of the sixteenth centur}. The Church formerly belonged to the Abbey. It is a mixture of Normanand Perpendicular, and its appearance is rich and light. The tower, 124feet high, is in the centre of the b
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