Longtown, Herefordshire
Longtown photos
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Longtown maps
Historic maps of Longtown and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Longtown maps
Longtown books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Longtown and the local area. View all Longtown books
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Memories of Longtown
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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
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
Both my father and mother are buried at Whitney Churchyard. Father in 1969, Mother in 1999.
Shared on 19 December 2008
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
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
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
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
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
Extracts From Longtown & Herefordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Longtown, inspired by Frith photos.
Only the keep of the castle now survives. It was one of many castles built by the de Lacy family and was part of a network of castles throughout the area, used to control what was once wild, border country. In this photograph it is possible to see the small aperture that would once have been the garde robe, or toilet.
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Only the keep of the castle now survives. It was one of many castles built by the de Lacy family and was part of a network of castles throughout the area, used to control what was once wild, border country. In this photograph it is possible to see the small aperture that would once have been the garde robe, or toilet.
Read more and see photos from this book.
Only the keep of the castle now survives. It was one of many castles built by the de Lacy family and was part of a network of castles throughout the area, used to control what was once wild, border country. In this photograph it is possible to see the small aperture that would once have been the garde robe, or toilet.
Read more and see photos from this book.
