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Revision as of 09:34, 9 July 2022
| St Wulstan's, Little Malvern | |
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| Church of St Wulstan | |
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  St Wulstan's, Little Malvern Location in Worcestershire | |
| 52°04′00″N 2°20′08″W / 52.0666°N 2.3356°W | |
| Location | Little Malvern, Worcestershire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Religious order | Benedictine Order |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Wulstan |
| Dedicated | 1862 |
| Associated people | Edward Elgar |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II-listed |
| Designated | 23 February 1987 |
| Architect(s) | Benjamin Bucknall |
| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1862 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Fr Patrick Lobo |
St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Church, Little Malvern, Worcestershire, England is a Benedictine parish church administered by the monks of Belmont Abbey. The attached churchyard contains the graves of the composer Edward Elgar and his wife, Alice. The church was designed in 1862 in a Gothic Revival style by Benjamin Bucknall. It is a Grade II listed building. The Elgars' grave has a separate Grade II listing.
History
The Benedictines established a monastery at what is now Little Malvern Priory in around 1171.[1] After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory was reduced to the chancel and tower, and other elements were converted and reused in the construction of Little Malvern Court.[2] The court came into the possession of the Berington family in the 18th century, who remain its owners.[3] Staunchly recusant, the Beringtons supported a Catholic congregation at Little Malvern and in 1860 engaged the architect Benjamin Bucknall to construct a new church.[4] The church, completed in 1862, was dedicated to St Wulstan.[5]
In 1920 Alice Elgar, wife of the composer Edward Elgar, was buried in the churchyard at St Wulstan's. Following his own death in 1932, Elgar himself was interred in the same grave.[a][4]
Architecture and description
The church is constructed of local Malvern rubble with ashlar stone dressings. It comprises a nave, a chancel and a small tower. An undercroft designed by Bucknall was never built. The church contains stained glass by Hardman & Co..[4] St Wulstan's is a Grade II listed building.[7] The Elgars' grave has a separate Grade II listing.[8]
Gallery
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Grave of Edward Elgar and his wife Alice -
Stained glass window -
Stained glass window
Notes
- ^ Sir Edward Elgar was born in Worcestershire, at Lower Broadheath, where his first home, The Firs, is now the Elgar Birthplace Museum. Elgar spent much of his life in the county and wrote many of his works there.[6]
References
- ^ "History of St Wulstan's Church in Little Malvern". St Wulstan's Church. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Brooks & Pevsner 2007, pp. 431–434.
- ^ Brooks & Pevsner 2007, p. 433.
- ^ a b c Brooks & Pevsner 2007, p. 435.
- ^ "Opening of the Roman Catholic Church at Malvern Wells" (PDF). Malvern Advertiser. 1862.
- ^ "The Houses of Edward Elgar". National Trust. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Wulstan (Grade II) (1098787)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Elgar's Grave, 20M S of the Church of St Wulstan (Grade II) (1178469)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
Sources
- Brooks, Alan; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2007). Worcestershire. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11298-6.
External links
- Roman Catholic churches in Worcestershire
- Grade II listed churches in Worcestershire
- Grade II listed Roman Catholic churches in England
- Gothic Revival church buildings in England
- Gothic Revival architecture in Worcestershire
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1862