pure invigorating breezes there, far removed from those injurious atmospheric depositions too often met with in the vales below.
The hamlet of Malvern Wells, in the parish of Hanley Castle, is about two miles from Great Malvern; its situation is not quite so elevated, nor are the contiguous hills quite so high, but its local peculiarities are of the same character as those of Great Malvern: the water is equally, even if not more pure, and claims a longer period of celebrity. There are many delightful walks on the hills in the vicinity, and its quiet retirement, even in the height of the season, is preferred by many persons to the more bustling scenes at this time in Great Malvern.
1. Temperature of Great Malvern.—The details from which the following tables are derived, consist of two daily observations—one at nine a. m. the other at eleven p. m. from June, 1834, to July, 1835. At nine a. m. the minimum of the preceding night is taken, and at eleven p. m. the maximum of the day-both these extremes being marked by a self registering thermometer.[1] The results are accompanied,
The daily entries have been made thus:
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April 5th, 1835. Barom. Therm. Hygr. Time. Wind. Weather. 29.563 53 50 50 9 a. m. South Cloudy, dark, damp. — 47 — — — Night cloudy. 50 maxm. — — Cloudy, mist on the hill. 26.680 53 48.5 — 11 p. m. Calm. Cloudy. The number placed below the barometrical height denotes the temperature of the mercurial column, as shewn by a thermometer which hangs close to it. All the thermometers and the hygrometer (Daniell's) are of Newman's manufacture, very accurate, and agreeing remarkably with each other.
