Old Hereford Pics.

Hereford United "Vice Pesidents Club" 1971

2011-12-30T12:37:00.001Z

With the reopening of the Hereford United Starlite Rooms tonight, thought it would be a good time to show these old pics from 1971 of the then new Vice Presidents Club.These pics are from the clubs brochure for election to the Football League in 1971. Many thanks to John Goulding for the pics.

Made in Hereford

2011-10-11T09:58:00.008+01:00

A couple of old Cider Flagons from Hereford's past.The flagons were found many years ago by an old lady who lived in Mill Street, Hereford. They were found in her cellar and given to Diana Bone who has kindly photographed them for us.These vessels were used all the time many years ago when a lot Ale Houses would have brewed there own beers and ciders.Its quite difficult to put a date on them but

King Street Hereford.

2011-09-25T19:58:00.004+01:00

Here we have a great old pic of "King Street" with what looks like "The May Fair"possible taken in the 1940s.The grand building on the right was known as "The Residence" one of Hereford's finest buildings at the time.Unfortunately it was pulled down in the early 1960s to make way for what is known today as "Thorpe House".Pic; Phil Watts

The Old House 1873

2011-08-06T16:15:00.006+01:00

This is a lovely old picture of "The Old House" in Hereford's High Town thought to have been taken about 1873.The picture shows 2 local business's in the old building "Oatfield's Hardware Store" and "Fletcher the Fishmongers". The property was one time part of a row of business's know as "Butcher's Row" which was demolished at the beginning of the 19th century.The picture has other local

Hereford Postcards 1900s

2011-07-17T12:40:00.006+01:00

Four lovely old Postcards from around 1900.The first postcard shows the "Victoria Suspension Footbridge" opened in 1897 in celebration to mark the Royal Diamond Jubilee.The second postcard shows the "Castle Green" with the "Nelson Memorial" centre and some of its many flowerbeds witch adorned it in those days.Postcard number three shows the "River Wye" running south though the city passing the "

The Old Wye Bridge, Hereford.

2011-06-07T21:44:00.014+01:00

Taken about 1900 this lovely old picture shows The Old Wye Bridge at Hereford.The scene is not too dissimilar to the one we see today. The Bridge and Cathedral obviously still here and the south bank much the same minus the boats. The houses to the left of the bridge remain, but are partially hidden these days by overgrown vegetation on the riverbanks.The

The Bricklayers Arms.

2011-05-12T12:16:00.000+01:00

The "Bricklayers Arms" date's back to the mid 1850s and probably looked a lot different when it first became a public house back then.The pub looks much the same on the outside these days as it did here in the 1980s but the inside has radically changed from the old Bar/Lounge format that was popular many years ago. Some years ago the pub changed hands and became the "Jolly Roger"with a huge

Herefordshire Regiment.

2011-05-07T13:04:00.005+01:00

A dispatch from the "War Office" sent to Pte (Acting L/Cpl) Frederick Adams of the "Herefordshire Regiment" for distinguished services in the field during the War of 1914-1918.Soldiers who are mentioned in dispatches, whilst not awarded a medal, receive a certificate and are entitled to wear a decoration. For 1914-18 and up to 10th August 1920, the decoration consisted of a spray of oak leaves

The Old Hereford County Gaol. "Commercial Road"

2010-11-21T12:17:00.005Z

The " Old County Gaol " in Commercial Road Hereford.Hereford County Gaol was designed by John Nash who went on to design Regent Street and Marble Arch and to redesign Buckingham Palace. The old bus station office was the end of one of the three wings of Nash's original design. The arched upper windows were the original cell windows. Later, the gaol was redesigned and the end of the wing cut off,

Rotherwas Police.

2010-10-03T13:25:00.003+01:00

Very sorry i have no information regarding the above picture only that i think it was taken about 5 years after the Second World War somewhere on the Rotherwas Munitions Factory site. If anyone can help or name any of these gentlemen please contact us on ; oldhereford@gmail.com or on our Facebook site; http://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Hereford-Pics/42752762059 Additional Information; The

Hereford Cider Festival.

2010-05-09T09:14:00.005+01:00

The "Hereford Cider Festival" mug given out on the occasion of the first festival held on the King George's Playing Field's in 1972.There were unfortunately only two Cider Festivals held and were organized by a gentlemen named Rex Neame who worked for "BULMERS" at the time.This was the year of we saw Pan'People, The Sealed Knot and a huge Steam Fair.The following year it was moved to Bulmers

Hereford Fungus Eaters

2010-04-25T08:22:00.002+01:00

A strange old pic from "The Graphic" 1873. A walk with the Hereford Fungus Eaters.The picture shows what could be local dignitaries and various locations in and around Herefordshire.Holme Lacy House can be seen on the right centre of picture and some sort of meeting held in Hereford Shire Hall can also be seen towards bottom of picture.Any information or comments please contact oldhereford@

Hereford Home Guard

2010-03-31T12:40:00.002+01:00

Very rare picture of "Hereford Home Guard" from World War One.This particular groups job was the safety of the Great Western Bridge at Hunderton.Many Thanks, Jan Preedy.If anyone has anymore information please contact;oldhereford@gmail.comhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Hereford-Pics/42752762059

Goldings Fire.

2010-03-09T20:59:00.006Z

A couple of old pics from the early 1980s when fire ripped through No 19/20 Commercial Street Golding's Ironmongers. The fire occurred on the evening of the 8th December 1983 and these pics were taken the morning after,If anyone has anymore information please contact me

The ABC Cinema.(The Ritz)

2010-02-25T18:17:00.007Z

Old pic taken at Hereford's A.B.C. Cinema (the Ritz) Commercial Road sometime in the late 1940s early 1950s.The cinema was opened in January 1938 on the site of the old city gaol by "Associated British Cinema's" and had a capacity of 1000 seats.I'm not sure what is being marked on this occasion.The lady front left holding the piece of paper is Aida Harris who worked at the cinema at the time.As

Belmont Abbey.

2010-02-15T12:14:00.003Z

Old Ariel Postcard image of Belmont Abbey taken looking northwards towards Hereford.The abbey was founded in 1859 by Benedictine Monks following the rule of St Benedict.As you can see it is certainly not the view you would see today.The gardens long gone now covered with buildings being used by "Hereford Health Authority".North of the Abbey not a house to be seen on what is now Belmont Housing

The Hewat Pavilion.

2010-02-05T12:28:00.002Z

With a name like "The Hewat Pavilion" you would expect this building to be overlooking a cricket pitch.This is not the case and is another of Hereford's long lost treasures.The houses in the background still remain today although you may not be able to get this view nowadays.This building was opened in 1927 as an orthopaedic ward backing on to Nelson Street on the site of "The General Hospital"

Broad Street 1920

2010-01-22T12:23:00.009Z

This is one of the finest pictures you will ever see of 1920s Broad Street .The picture was sent in by Jonathan Eaton who believes it belonged to his grandmother.If you are able too zoom in on the details do so, as the quality of this old picture is incredible.Why they ever thought that by pulling many of these buildings down in the 1960s they would improve the city in the future, is still a

The Cock Of Tupsley.

2010-01-18T11:01:00.004Z

The "Cock of Tupsley" well the site as it was before the pub ws built.This old black and white Farmhouse was demolished in 1965 due to the cost of renovation and the land subsequently sold to the Banks Brewery.The farmhouse belonged to Jonathan Eaton's Grandmother who owned the property and who has kindly donated this picture.There is a large Horse Chestnut tree at the back of the farmhouse on

The Other Black & White House.

2010-01-11T20:00:00.002Z

Thought it would be a good idea to put this on now, as it seems to be the talking point at the moment.This picture belongs to my dad "Wally" pictured at the very back, who at the time was Foreman on the project.

Millbrook Street 1938.

2010-01-09T21:06:00.005Z

In 1938, many of the residents of Milbrook Street, as part of a slum clearance programme, were moved to the College Estate. This is a group photo taken just before the move.In this photo: Mrs Collard, Ivy Bridges, Dolly James, Grace Bryan, Earthie Ascot, Colin Mince, Jean Eversham, Joanie Eversham, Audrey Hancox, Mrs Lamputt, Roy Williams, John Jones, Heather Ascot, Maxie Daw, John Rogers, Brian

Hereford Constabulary

2010-01-04T12:08:00.007Z

A couple of rare pictures from the days of the "Hereford Constabulary" kindly donated to us by"Pam & Glyn Harris" who's Grandfather PC Albert Harris was a member at that time. The top picture is of their Grandfather, PC Albert Harris and a colleague outside the police station in Goal Street on their police horses. Their Grandfather is the one on the left of the picture. I am

The Kemble Theatre 1918.

2009-12-28T15:23:00.006Z

A few old pics from the days of the "Kemble Theatre" in Broad Street.The old building was opened in 1858 as "The Corn Exchange"built specifically for the markets that were held in and around Broad Street in those days.The building was enlarged in 1911 by local builders "Beavan & Hodges" to include a public hall and theatre and went on to stage many different types of shows and films for many

Eign Gate in the Snow.

2009-12-17T21:21:00.004Z

With snow on it's way, thought this was a good time to show this great old pic.This is probably one of the first ever pictures of what was Eign Street at the time and nowadays better known as Eign Gate.It looks like the picture was taken from the old "Jessons" area of the street with "All Saints Church" in the distant background.Any information would be welcome if you can help at;oldhereford@

One Year Old Today.

2009-12-16T17:48:00.004Z

One year old today, 4500 hits on "Old Hereford Pics" and nearly 500 friends on our "Facebook" page.I would just like say it started out as just a thought, showing off a few old pics I had around the house and we have come this far in such a short time.I hope along the way I have not trod on too many toes and put any one's nose out of joint.It seems to have hit the right chord with people who live