In Wellington, the Stocks House dovecote is a very fine example of a dovecote. It’s early 18th century, octagonal with “diaper patterns in flared headers” – the brickwork patterns outside. The interior is circular and there are row upon row of nests, reaching all...
WEDNESDAY 13 MAY
Tour of Knights Templar Church
HISTORICAL GARWAY The earliest record of a monastery in Garway is 615 AD, but it was with the arrival of the Knights Templar in 1180 that the history of the church becomes clearer. The first stone built Church on the site of the present church was established around...
Guided Walks in Historic Leominster
A 90 minute guided walk and talk. Join the tour as we trace Leominster's long history from the foundation of its minster church and first monastery in AD 660. The easy-paced tour, via historic landmarks of Leominster, begins and ends in Corn Square. Tickets £5.00...
Hereford History Pub Quiz
For teams of up to five people this quiz night, hosted by Hereford Civic Society in the Brewery Room, will be the first of two on successive Wednesdays during the Festival. The theme is Hereford City history. 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. £3 per person
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...
The Peasants’ Revolt
In the summer of 1381, the first well documented popular rising in England shook the political foundations of a nation. A teenage king sought to deal with a populace pushed beyond what they could tolerate. What sparked the Peasants’ Revolt? Why is the name it has been...
Wellington Dovecote
In Wellington, the Stocks House dovecote is a very fine example of a dovecote. It’s early 18th century, octagonal with “diaper patterns in flared headers” – the brickwork patterns outside. The interior is circular and there are row upon row of nests, reaching all...
Tour of Knights Templar Church
HISTORICAL GARWAY The earliest record of a monastery in Garway is 615 AD, but it was with the arrival of the Knights Templar in 1180 that the history of the church becomes clearer. The first stone built Church on the site of the present church was established around...
Guided Walks in Historic Leominster
A 90 minute guided walk and talk. Join the tour as we trace Leominster's long history from the foundation of its minster church and first monastery in AD 660. The easy-paced tour, via historic landmarks of Leominster, begins and ends in Corn Square. Tickets £5.00...
Hereford History Pub Quiz
For teams of up to five people this quiz night, hosted by Hereford Civic Society in the Brewery Room, will be the first of two on successive Wednesdays during the Festival. The theme is Hereford City history. 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. £3 per person
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...
The Peasants’ Revolt
In the summer of 1381, the first well documented popular rising in England shook the political foundations of a nation. A teenage king sought to deal with a populace pushed beyond what they could tolerate. What sparked the Peasants’ Revolt? Why is the name it has been...