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Places to Visit in Worcester , Worcestershire
Elgar Birthplace Museum
Crown East Lane
Lower Broadheath
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 6RH
Tel: +44(0)1905 333224
Fax: +44(0)1905 333426
Email: click here
Elgar Birthplace Museum online: information and bookings
The Birthplace Cottage and the Elgar Centre together tell the story of Sir Edward Elgar, the composer of
• The Pomp and Circumstance Marches (including the Land of Hope and Glory tune)
• Nimrod in the Enigma Variations
• The cello concerto symphonies choral works and much more.
Inside the Cottage, visit Elgar's study, with his gramophone, and his desk just as his wife Alice prepared it. See Victorian and Edwardian family photographs and mementoes, his books, cycling maps, golf clubs and microscope, and discover his many other hobbies. Trace his European and American travels.
Stroll across to the Elgar Centre, where manuscripts, music scores, letters, concert programmes, photographs and personal possessions illustrate Elgar's musical life. Discover the people and places which inspired him, and his enthusiasm for the early days of recording. See his many awards and honours, and historic film from his final years.
Admission
Please click through to Elgar Museum website for admission charges
Opening Times
The Elgar Birthplace Museum
Open Every Day 11.00 am to 5.00 pm
Early Opening 2012: 21 - 29 July at 10:00am.
(Closed: 24 Dec 12 - 31 Jan 13)
Directions
The Museum is 115 miles from London, three miles west of the cathedral city of Worcester
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