During the late 19th Century, Newtown, the area between Malvern Link and North Malvern was extensively developed. In 1903, the Church of the Ascension was built by Walter Tapper, an Arts and Crafts architect in the Early English style.
Ascension Church Hall, Somers Park Avenue, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1XA, UK
WW1 Memorial
The memorial is a simple framed list of the ten men of the district who were killed in the Great War – all are also commemorated at the Church of the Ascension’s mother church, St Matthias, Malvern Link.
| Charles Henry CHIDGEY | Gloucestershire Regiment |
| George DUTSON | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Horace HALES | Labour Corps |
| George HAUGHTON | Royal Field Artillery |
| Gerald LAMBERT | Worcestershire Regiment |
| William MARCHANT | Royal Army Medical Corps |
| John PLUMMER | Worcestershire Regiment |
| Herbert PRATT | HM Submarine K-13, Royal Navy |
| James PRESSDEE | Machine Gun Corps |
| Rowland Henry SUMMERS | Royal Field Artillery |
