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Leominster, Herefordshire
Leominster maps
Historic maps of Leominster and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Leominster maps
Historic map of Leominster
Illustrated Victorian map of Herefordshire
Historic Map of any Leominster postcode
Leominster books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Leominster and the local area. View all Leominster books
Herefordshire Living Memories
Paperback
£13
Kidderminster Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Vale of Evesham Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
1 Leominster photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Leominster
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I have a picture of a double fronted butchers shop in the corn market. Over the door it says L.Pugh, outside is the butcher and his wife and probably their daughter Marie. A family story was that a lad from the family when asked who he was replied "Jack Pugh, Leominster, kill sheep" I assume there was an abbatoir behind the... [more]
Shared on 30 October 2006
Herefordshire memories
My father went to work at Hampton Court as a gardener's boy when he left school at the age of 14 in 1917. By then, it was in use as a convalescent hospital for soldiers. I remember my father saying that he had to put little leather boots on the pony's hooves to mow the lawns with the horse-drawn mower,... [more]
Shared on 20 December 2007
I lived at Lucton in the late 1960s and remember buying sweets from the shop.
I vaguely remember a young girl staying there who we played with in the meadow. The Buttons Sandra mentions are probably the BUFTONS.
Shared on 10 August 2008
Ye Old Tuck Shop and Mrs Price
My grandmother was Ann Elizabeth Price and lived in a beautiful house. She ran a little shop in the house and it was called YE OLD TUCK SHOPE. It is the most beautiful little village I have every seen. I remember the people around, how kind and friendly the were. The buttons and the Davies and old Fred. I remember playing... [more]
Shared on 30 November 2007
Extracts From Leominster & Herefordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Leominster, inspired by Frith photos.
Daniel Defoe, speaking of Leominster, described it as having 'nothing very remarkable about it, but that it is a well-built, well- inhabited town. This town, besides its fine wool, is noted for the best wheat and consequently the finest bread.' Notice the horse- drawn wagon in the centre of the photograph.
This is an extract from Herefordshire Living Memories.
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Daniel Defoe, speaking of Leominster, described it as having 'nothing very remarkable about it, but that it is a well-built, well- inhabited town. This town, besides its fine wool, is noted for the best wheat and consequently the finest bread.' Notice the horse- drawn wagon in the centre of the photograph.
This is an extract from Herefordshire Living Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
The large building on the left is The Talbot Hotel, a common name for pubs and hotels in the Welsh Marches. John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, fought in the 100 Years War against the French.
This is an extract from Herefordshire Living Memories.
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