"Malvhina"

[Eva Libre]

"Malvhina". This beautiful sculpture stands in the centre of the town of Malvern, and was created by Rose Garrard in 1998.

She embodies many things important to Malvern's history and culture but the central concept is a trinity. Malvhina holds a kind of Celtic triskele in her hands from which pure Malvern water flows, as she stands at the confluence of three springs.

Her form was inspired by the ancient tribes who inhabited the Malvern hills, medieval religious statues as seen at the nearby medieval priory, and Pre-Raphaelite art, as the town and hills were a favourite place for painters who were considered a part of the movement.

A statue with real meaning, both artistic and spiritual, and often missed by visitors to the town.