History and archaeology of the St Wulstan’s Hospital site, Malvern Wells

Nature reserves form an important part of the heritage of Worcestershire, with over 177 known in the county. While it has long been recognised that part of the Malvern Hills AONB has significant natural, archaeological and cultural interest such as British Camp, other less well-known nature reserves within the AONB also have cultural as well as natural interest (Winton 2005). One such nature reserve is the former NHS hospital site at St Wulstan’s. Originating during the Second World War as one of five US military hospitals built around Malvern, after the war it was taken over by the NHS and used first as a tuberculosis hospital and then as a psychiatric hospital before closing in 1986.