The Priory, Great Malvern , 1874-1879
The London based merchant Alfred Miles Speer bought Priory house from Dr James Gully, a famous practitioner of the Malvern ‘water cure’, in 1873 and soon decided the building was ‘insufficient’ for his purposes.
Using designs from Messrs. Haddon Brothers, architects of Great Malvern and Hereford, the building was pulled down at the end of 1873 and entirely new buildings were erected. These were begun in the Summer of 1874, by the builders Collins and Cullis of Tewkesbury, at a tendered cost of £10,650.
All external and internal wood and stone carvings, including all fireplaces, were completed by William Forsyth. William’s account books show over several pages that the work completed was billed at around £1,550. The fireplaces and final fittings were billed and paid in 1880.
I would like to thank Claire Vaughan, of Malvern Hills DC, who kindly allowed me access to Priory House to take the internal photographs
Using designs from Messrs. Haddon Brothers, architects of Great Malvern and Hereford, the building was pulled down at the end of 1873 and entirely new buildings were erected. These were begun in the Summer of 1874, by the builders Collins and Cullis of Tewkesbury, at a tendered cost of £10,650.
All external and internal wood and stone carvings, including all fireplaces, were completed by William Forsyth. William’s account books show over several pages that the work completed was billed at around £1,550. The fireplaces and final fittings were billed and paid in 1880.
I would like to thank Claire Vaughan, of Malvern Hills DC, who kindly allowed me access to Priory House to take the internal photographs