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New School and child murder Continue reading
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Cattle Plague and other troubles Continue reading
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Much of the news from the past for St. Devereux relates to the railway Continue reading
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Drownings and all sorts at Almeley Continue reading
Described as charmingly situated on the right bank of the River Wye, with a glorious view of the countryside including a stretch of the river spanned by the Bredwardine Bridge.
In moonlight, this scene was said to be enchanting.
The grounds abounded with wonderful trees, including Pinus Cephalonica; Adiantifolia; Salisburia; Magnolia and a weeping oak.
In 1821 the Rev. N.D.H. Newton came to Bredwardine as curate; he was a wealthy man who loved trees and… Continue reading
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Letter written to the Hereford Journal by T.A. Knight Continue reading
News from the past of Downton on the Rock is thin on the ground Continue reading
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Fire at a farm, and more
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The Tupsley murder, and other things Continue reading
Earthquake and scarlet fever Continue reading
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New school at Westhide; stealing, poaching, strange goings on in the sky and more Continue reading
Rioting Hop Pickers and violent burglary plus more Continue reading
Storms, concerts and Arsenic poisoning Continue reading
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Horses, threshing machines, weather and more Continue reading
News snippets from Wolferlow Continue reading
The dangers of riding on the shafts of wagons is highlighted, and parishioners make efforts to raise money Continue reading
Floods are nothing new in Herefordshire Continue reading
Bits of news from the past Continue reading
Sad suicide; Hereford Hay and Brecon Railway, and drunk and disorderlies Continue reading
The Steam Roller in Orcop, gruesome deaths, and other things Continue reading
Drunkenness, new school room and the Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway Company Continue reading
Royal Christening celebrations, suicides and the Agricultural Society Continue reading
Of murder, a glorious description of Peterchurch, and much much more Continue reading
Not a lot happened in Pipe Aston Continue reading
Of death, and other things – WARNING GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS Continue reading
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Man killed by bull, and other stories Continue reading
Bathing, fishing and Regattas Continue reading
Bigamy, John Abell’s tomb and more Continue reading
Coronation celebrations, death by drink, rabies and more Continue reading
Perils of childbirth etc. Continue reading
Accidents at Sollers Hope Continue reading
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Poetry and tragedy
Midwife at Stanford Bishop Continue reading
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Choking and other things at Thruxton Continue reading
An eagle dies in in Tyberton
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The Ullingswick Murder and other things Continue reading
Death at Upper Sapey Continue reading
New Wesleyan Chapel; drowning in well and more Continue reading
A drowning at Vowchurch; a farewell to a schoolmaster; scarlet fever, and more
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Lost pigs; a drinking fountain, Christmas in the Workhouse, Odd Fellows and murder most horrid Continue reading
Stroppy Juryman, Whitchurch Friendly Society, the Whitchurch Asylum for the insane, and more Continue reading
Whitney Bridge Toll and more Continue reading
The anniversary of the Sick Society, and the May Fair plus more Continue reading
Station improvements and fatal injuries etc. Continue reading
Manslaughter, and inebriate tries to commit suicide Continue reading
Ploughing matches, education, fire and more Continue reading
Death in a barn at Wormsley
Painless amputation; prolific apple trees, very useful ducks, and more Continue reading
The marriage of John H. Arkwright; deaths and additional verse to the National Anthem Continue reading