Bartonsham History Group - News

Reminder: Herefordshire Histories Festival

8/5/2025

Herefordshire Histories Festival will be happening on
Saturday 10th May until Sunday 18th

We will be exhibiting at HARC on the 10th along with other local history groups.
Come along and find out more about us, and if your local, share your stories.

On Tuesday 13th May from 6-8pm we will also be leading an evening walk and talk around Bartonsham and St James.
Meet with us outside the Volunteer Inn, Harold Street 6pm

To find out about other history groups and events for the week, check out the Herefordshire Histories Festival website: https://herefordshirehistories.org/events/

A stroll through Bartonsham's History

26/4/2025

As part of
Herefordshires History Festival

Bartonsham History group will be leading an evening walk & talk around Bartonsham and
St James.
Tuesday 13th May 6 -8pm
Meet outside the Volunteer Inn, Harold Street

We will also be Exhibiting, along with other local history groups on the 10th May
at HARC (Hereford Archive and Record Centre)

Come along and find out more about us. If you grew up in Bartonsham, and you have any memories or stories about the street you lived in, we would love to hear them. We will be organising a get-together soon to reminisce. Come and find out more.

Hereford District Working Boys Home

27/3/2025

Did you know that Hereford used to have a Working Boys' Industrial School?

Shirley Dalley
will be telling us all about it.

Monday 14th April 7.30pm
at The Barrels (back bar)

THE WHITE STUFF

2/2/2025

Talk by Bill Laws

Bill delves into
the county's milk trade

From milking at Bartonsham Dairy
to choosing a good Friesian milker.

Monday 17th February 7.30pm
at The Barrels (back bar)

Wassailing the apple trees at Scouts Corner

16/12/2024

Come and Join us
at Scouts corner
to bless the apple trees for 2025

There will be a Lantern making workshop, before the procession starts, for children and adults. This will be at the Scout Hut from 2.30 - 4.30. Bring torch lights for your lanterns. (no naked flames please)

The procession at 5pm, around Park street, Green street and Hampton Street will precede the Wassailing ceremony back at Scouts corner.
There will be music dancing and tea and cake. Come and join us.

The Gruesome Stories of Hereford

28/10/2024

Talk by Rebecca Millman
Rebecca will be telling some spooky tales from Hereford City. Come and listen.

Rebecca leads Historic Hereford Tours

Monday 11th November 7.30pm
at The Barrels (back bar)

The Friars and Monks of Hereford City

7/10/2024

Talk by Laura Sommerville

One of the Hereford Mayor's Guides - Laura Sommerville, will be talking about the various Friaries/Priories and the St John's Knights and Hopitallers

Monday 21st October 7.30pm
at The Barrels (back bar)

Saturday 21st September at Town Hall 10.30 - 4pm

12/9/2024

Bartonsham History Group will be at Hereford History Day again this year.
Come and visit our stall and also witness a live performance.

Performance also showing at other venues listed on poster

The people of Bartonsham- from history to present day.

10/8/2024

Rose Garden, Ledbury Road
24th August
2 -4.30pm

Bartonsham History Group will be displaying and collecting stories about the people of Bartonsham; from history to the present day. Demonstrating what a diverse community we are. Wherever, in the UK, or the world, you or your ancestors originate. Come along and share your stories past and present.

A Film of Hereford in 1984

21/6/2024

Monday July 8th

Do you remember what Hereford was like
in 1984?

Reminisce with footage recorded around the city, and also some TV footage of events that happened back then:
The Queen and Prince Phillip visiting Bulmers.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana visiting the Cathedral, and the opening of Maylords.
There is even a Christmas special.
Were you there?

Come and join us at the Barrels, back bar.

Film provided by Chris Ogleby, original footage filmed by his father Dennis Ogleby.