Holy Well, Malvern

Edward Popham of Tewkesbury was partially cured of his gout at the Holy Well in 1747 and as a vote of thanks erected a small bath that probably resembled a modest stone sink.

[7][8] In 1890 Schweppes moved away from Holy Well, entered into a contract with a Colwall family, and built a bottling plant in the village in 1892.

St Oswald supposedly revealed the healing properties of the well to a hermit who lived on the hills.

Local Christians and foreign visitors of a wide range of faiths used to leave prayers and wishes in thanks for the pure water.

As a result, tokens are regularly removed with the exception of the official well dressing of the site in May.

The Holy Well, where Malvern spring water was first bottled on a commercial scale. The well is believed to be the oldest bottling plant in the world.
The Holy Well spout
A bottle of Malvern water (2011)