Introduction
Wynds Point was built around 1860 by a successful Malvern builder for his own occupation in a former quarry high on the Malvern Hills. In 1883 it was bought by the singer Jenny Lind as a summer residence. She remodelled the house and developed the gardens in a naturalistic manner.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Directions
Four miles south of Great Malvern via the A449.
- History
The house at Wynds Point was built around 1860 by William Johnson, a successful Malvern builder, for his own occupation. It stands in a former quarry near the highest point of the Malvern Hills, looking west over Herefordshire.
In 1883 Johnson died, and the site was acquired by the singer Jenny Lind as a summer residence. The house was remodelled in the form of a chalet with overhanging eaves supported by birch columns, and the garden redesigned in a naturalistic style, with a summerhouse further up the hill.
After Lind's death in 1887 the property was bought by her admirer George Cadbury who maintained the site as a shrine to her memory.
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Features
- Summerhouse
- Topiary
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Civil Parish
Colwall
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