The Colin Allbright Collection, Part XI: Malvern Link Station

This week's post takes us to Malvern Link, a site less frequently visited by this blog. These pictures were taken in the late 1970s by Colin Allbright, and show the station in a bit of a run-down state. Happily, the stop was given a facelift in early 2014, with a new stone-clad booking office a key new addition. The shots below are interesting in that they depict the station in a less congested setting - the area around Malvern Link has seen quite a lot of building work in the last few years with a revamped fire station, hospital and new retirement homes all clustered alongside nearby Worcester Road. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this trip through time!

The view northwards along Malvern Link station from Worcester Road bridge.

The pedestrian footbridge from the east.

The station master's house, and the day's laundry.

The station master's house from above.

Howsell Road bridge.

The view north from Howsell Road to the caravan park.

Some building work being carried out!

New Pictures: Malvern Link, Hanley Road and Brotheridge Green

I'm going to use this week's blog post as an opportunity to put up a random assortment of pictures that I've collected from various sites around Malvern and Upton. These have been generously donated by various sources, and I'll be adding them to the main pages for each site. Thank you to all who contributed these pictures, and do keep sending in anything which might be useful in this project!

Brotheridge Green

Malvern Hanley Road

Tewkesbury Junction

Malvern Link

More Pictures of Malvern Link Station

Some more pictures of the old Malvern Link station this week, courtesy of Adrian Putley. These pictures were taken in July 1970, and I'll add them to the main Malvern Link page.

Malvern Link Station

Malvern Link was first connected to the railway in 1859 as the terminus of a line down from Henwick, outside Worcester. The following year a permanent station was built and the line extended to Great Malvern and Malvern Wells. The original station was allowed to fall into disrepair and was in large part demolished in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Today, the station has been given a new lease of life through a series of renovations designed to restore some of the building's original Victorian look. London Midland and Great Western services continue to stop here and usage of the station has been slowly growing in recent years.

These pictures of the original Malvern Link station come from Adrian Putley, who has kindly given me permission to show them here. The pictures were taken in July 1970, shortly before the demolition process was completed.

'Station Entrance'

'Up Platform Canopy from Footbridge'

'North from Worcester Road Bridge'

'South from Footbridge'

'South from Up Platform'

'Station Building - North End'

'Station Entrance'

'North from Worcester Road Bridge with DMU'

'North from Footbridge'

'North from Up Platform'

'Footbridge from Down Platform'

'Down Platform from Footbridge'

'Water Tank and Overbridge at Malvern Link Station' 22/11/64

'Water Trough Aqueduct at Malvern Link Station' 22/11/64

The old signal box sign at Malvern Museum.

 The Station Master's House

Although Malvern Link station was not technically part of the Malvern-Ashchurch railway, this opportunity was too good to pass up. The former station master's house at Malvern Link is being marketed by John Goodwin for sale as a private residence, which gives us the chance to take a look inside.