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Broadcaster Jimmy Young on stage at Ross-on-Wye’s Roxy cinema; a shocking display of rock and roll at F. H. Dale’s sports and social club in Leominster back in 1957; and recollections of Hereford city’s first Chinese restaurant, the Wing Hong in Broad Street, feature in the Christmas edition of In Our Age. ![]()
Now in our 36th year, the latest issue comes on the heels of news that Herefordshire Lore will host a special, free History Day at the city Town Hall on Saturday May 9. (Images: HL History Day 2024)
Christmas is coming! At least according to these Ledbury ladies who grace the cover of our December issue. ![]()
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In our final post on the subject for now we look at Creative POWs![]()
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“The Italians made me a ring which I have treasured all these years.The outer edge was from a thruppenny piece, which looked like gold, and the centre, of King George’s head, was cut out from a silver spoon.” This and other tales of talented POWs persist in the Herefordshire Lore Archive. This particular memory came from Shirley at Burley Gate who recalled visiting the Italians’ camp with her mother: the ‘camp’ was no more than a large metal hut beside the road at Bullocks Bridge, apparently still standing.![]()
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It was Italians who created a chapel at Wellbrook, Peterchurch, furnished with chairs, organ and other items from a disused church at Urishay Castle and was later used as a church by local Roman Catholics.) Meanwhile the cherub heads in Much Birch parish church are said to have been painted by Italian prisoners of war in 1942.![]()
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Finally the portrait of this bonny baby (apologies for the poor reproduction) was painted by another Italian POW for a local family farming in the Golden Valley - he even signed himself ‘POW’.
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Tremendous piece of research!
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