Grand West Midlands home where famous composer lived during his final years on sale for £875k

The house where Edward Elgar lived during his final years has hit the market for £875,000.

The famed composer called the detached five-bedroom property in Hereford, West Mids, home in the early 1930s.

He performed his last-ever show while living there, at the Three Choirs Festival in Hereford Cathedral in 1933.

He died in February 1934 aged 76 after being diagnosed with inoperable colorectal cancer.

The late Georgian townhouse - called the Priory and Grade II-listed - has three bathrooms, three reception rooms, a music room.

Photos from 1934 show the composer sat in the property's garden with literature Nobel Prize winner George Bernard-Shaw.

Estate agents Glasshouse Properties have listed the Barton Road property for £875,000.

A spokesperson wrote: "Set back from the road within approximately a third of an acre of private walled gardens, this distinguished Grade II-listed late Georgian townhouse is just a short walk from the cathedral in Hereford.

"Rich in character and beautifully proportioned, the house retains a wealth of original features including sash windows, refined plasterwork, elm floorboards and the elegant symmetry typical of the period.

"Known as The Priory, it lies within a conservation area in this historic cathedral city on the borderlands of England and Wales.

"Once home to the celebrated composer Edward Elgar, and before that to the Hatton family, the house offers a compelling blend of history, architectural grace and comfortable modern living."

Among Elgar's best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies.