Blanche Parry was Queen Elizabeth I's confidante and the unique Bacton Altar Cloth was allowed to come to Bacton by the Queen presumably in memory of her friend. It is the only surviving example in the world, from the period, of direct embroidery. The white silk is...
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Historic Hereford Guided Walks
Hereford is a historic Cathedral City with a fascinating past and a busy present. Its origins lie in the 7th century and its strategic site on the Wye, in the much-disputed borderland between England and Wales, made it as important to the Saxons as to the Normans and...
Horse Drawn Tramways
The early tramways of the Wye Valley were a short-lived transport system of horse-drawn waggons on rails operating from the late eighteenth century to the introduction of steam locomotives, primarily used for transporting goods such as coal, lime and minerals.
Blanche Parry & Queen Elizabeth I
Blanche Parry was Queen Elizabeth I's confidante and the unique Bacton Altar Cloth was allowed to come to Bacton by the Queen presumably in memory of her friend. It is the only surviving example in the world, from the period, of direct embroidery. The white silk is...
Historic Hereford Guided Walks
Hereford is a historic Cathedral City with a fascinating past and a busy present. Its origins lie in the 7th century and its strategic site on the Wye, in the much-disputed borderland between England and Wales, made it as important to the Saxons as to the Normans and...
Horse Drawn Tramways
The early tramways of the Wye Valley were a short-lived transport system of horse-drawn waggons on rails operating from the late eighteenth century to the introduction of steam locomotives, primarily used for transporting goods such as coal, lime and minerals.