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The Monks of Little Malvern were granted permission to clear land (or Assart it) in this area in Medieval times.
©Bob Embleton
Situated on the now busy A449 Worcester to Ross road. When planned in the late 19th century the roads were much quieter.
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Near the start of the bridleway at the end Kings Road.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>A recent in-fill development squeezing 14 detached houses into the upper gardens of The Homestead. Viewed from the bridleway to Hanley Swan.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>Recent infill. The large older house in the trees near the top of the picture is called The Homestead. The grounds to the west have been developed with over a dozen houses (worth 3 million pounds or more!). Viewed from the path going around the eastern side of Black Hill.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>A recent in-fill development on the steep gardens of The Homestead. Viewed from Kings Road.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking up towards the quarried Black Hill. New housing has taken over the gardens of the Homestead. Taken from the bridleway around the back of what was St. Wulstans hospital site again now a residential estate. How long before this field goes?
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Dist:0.2km<br/>View westwards towards Pinnacle Hill.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.2km<br/>Now a college for international students. Previously this was the Abbey School, a boarding public school for girls.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Viewed from the south end of Pinnacle Hill. The now built up area nearest the hills is locally known as Assarts whilst the more distant built up area to the right hand side is Upper Welland. The latter was known as Lower Assart in the pre inclosure years of the 1840s. Assarting was the medieval practice of clearing the hunting forest of trees to create farm land under licence. In 1196 the Bishop of Worcester was granted a licence to extend his assart at Welland Mill. The creation of these two areas may date from as far back as then.
©Bob Embleton
Dist:0.2km<br/>A very steep road equipped with a yellow grit box for those daring to venture.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>St Wulstan's was one of several war time hospitals built in preparation of the expected D-Day casualties. Later a mental hospital with workshops. On closure much of the site was converted into an estate of large houses. Despite their large gardens (back fence on the right of the picture) the owners appear to have created their compost heaps on the bridleway land.
©Bob Embleton
Dist:0.2km<br/>Originally social housing (possibly owned by the Co-op) built around 1960 in the "field" above Heathlands Close off Assarts Road.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>At the junction with the very steep Assarts Road.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The steep road has been cleared in places by householders.
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