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Abbeydore photos

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Abbeydore maps

Historic maps of Abbeydore and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Abbeydore maps

Abbeydore map

Historic map of Abbeydore

Herefordshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Herefordshire

Abbeydore map

Historic Map of any Abbeydore postcode

Abbeydore maps
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Abbeydore books

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Herefordshire Living Memories
Paperback
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Kidderminster Town and City Memories
Paperback
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Vale of Evesham Photographic Memories
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Abbeydore books
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Memories of Abbeydore

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Herefordshire memories

Childhood Memories of Ewyas Harold

My paternal grandparents, Wright and Bertha Veall, lived in Ewyas Harold for many years at their small farm named, 'Woodside' situated on a hill about a mile from the village centre and just off the road to Rowlstone. To reach it, you crossed the narrow bridge facing the Temple Bar Inn, passing the Spracklings' house on the right and the Dales'... [more]

Shared on 17 October 2009 by Brian Veall.

happy holidays in much dewchurch

I spent many happy holidays in much dewchurch in the 1950's. we stayed with my great aunt, Winifried Bishop who ran not only The Black Swan pub but also Poole House as a guest house. My great grandparents Bill and Alice Jones owned Fairview. They and indeed my great aunt winifred are buried inSt David's churchyard. It is a beautiful... [more]

Shared on 29 January 2008 by Geraldine Morsbach.

Happy holidays.

I went to the Green Dragon with my aunt for a holiday, I was about 10 years old and thought it very grand. In later years when I was in my 20s I took my mother there. We had a very nostalgic holiday touring around the Malvern Hills and Shakespeare country. It was a happy time.

Shared on 05 September 2009 by Lynne Dejonge Nee Hill.

The Coningsby Chapel & Museum

This photo shows the Coningsby Almshouses and Chapel, in Widemarsh Street, Hereford, reputed to be originally a 'cell' of Dinmore Manor, a Commandary of the Order of St John in the 16 century.  It fell into disrepair and was rebuilt by Sir Thomas Coningsby of Hampton Manor near Leominster from the stone of the Blackfriars monastary whose ruins stand behind the... [more]

Shared on 18 January 2009 by Haydn Ebbs.

The New Bridge

I remember this as The 'New Bridge', it was huge and posh compared to the beautiful Old Bridge which was still in full use with 2 way traffic. I don't know if it still is as it is about 10 years since I visited Hereford but will be visiting soon!!

Shared on 11 October 2008 by Katie Clamp.

The Stolen Baby

I was a soldier at Bradbury Lines when this happened.
The Father of the baby was our Troop Lieutenant ...Richard Vincent.
He was a lovely man and well liked by we boy soldiers.
We never saw him again....no doubt he was given a long spell of compassionate leave.
But 30 years or so later he had risen through the ranks to... [more]

Shared on 30 August 2008 by David Hutchinson.

Boarding school

I went to the St Vincent's Convent as a boarder for a couple of years. Some of the photos I have seen I do recall. I now live in Australia and wonder what happen to the school and the convent. The School was St Francis of Xavier.

Shared on 01 August 2008 by Paula Healy.

Man on a bike

The man riding his bike in the foreground of the photo is my father, Albert William Smith, aged about 40. The building on the left is All Saints Church.

Shared on 16 July 2008 by Coral Matthews.

Extracts From Abbeydore & Herefordshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Abbeydore, inspired by Frith photos.

Herefordshire Living Memories

Like many abbeys and monasteries up and down the country, this former Cistercian monastery was dissolved in the reign of Henry VIII. Part of it was torn down immediately and what remained soon used as a glorified shelter for farm animals. It was restored by the 'Good Lord Scudamore' and re-consecrated in 1634. The restoration of the roof required the wood of 204 Herefordshire... [more]

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Herefordshire Living Memories

Like many abbeys and monasteries up and down the country, this former Cistercian monastery was dissolved in the reign of Henry VIII. Part of it was torn down immediately and what remained soon used as a glorified shelter for farm animals. It was restored by the 'Good Lord Scudamore' and re-consecrated in 1634. The restoration of the roof required the wood of 204 Herefordshire... [more]

This is an extract from Herefordshire Living Memories.
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Worcester - A History and Celebration

mill is hidden behind the trees, and the farm buildings are overgrown. Corn grown on the common was taken to the abbey Mill to be ground into flour.

This is an extract from Worcester - A History and Celebration.
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