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The Misericords and history of Great Malvern Priory
St Mary and St Michael.
Great Malvern Priory has twenty two beautiful 15th century misericords.  A subset of these misericords are named for the labours of the months.
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History of Great Malvern Priory.

Great Malvern Priory was founded in 1085, on land owned by Westminster Abbey (A Royal Peculiar), hence as a daughter it looks to Westminster, rather than its local diocese.  This was not always an amicable arrangement,  1286 there was such an altercation, that the King, the Bishop of Worcester and the Pope were all involved.

During the mid to late 15th Century the North Aisle was extended and several of the stained glass windows were installed.

After Henry VII dissolved the monasteries,  Great Malvern bought the Priory church as a replacement for the decaying parish church.  Due to lack of funds the next 300 years were not kind to it, even though it managed to avoid the ravages of the civil war.  From 1860 to 1915 much was done to restore the church to its former glory, including the ceilings, north porch and the stained glass.

It is worth noting that the misericords of Great Malvern Priory have a noticeable family resemblance to those at Worcester Cathedral and St Mary’s Ripple.

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