Take a look through Your history
Dunkertons Artisan Cider
One young, London couple, who had the courage to act on the dream, was Ivor and Susie Dunkerton and where better to choose for their new life than Pembridge in the beautiful Herefordshire countryside.
Herefordshire Banknotes
Many people today may be surprised to learn that Hereford once issued its own banknotes. Several provincial cities boasted privately-run banks during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, all printing their own banknotes.
Harold Rumsey 1924-2004
Harold Rumsey was the landlord of The Red Lion, Pembridge in the 1950s and achieved fame as a RAC Rally driver with his partner, fellow Herefordian, Peter Roberts.
Pembridge Women’s Institute 1919-2019
Women’s Institutes began in 1915. They were encouraged by the Government, who saw the potential for women to aid the war effort.
Walk on the Wild Side of Leominster to Kington Railway
The Leominster to Kington railway was a rural line and was run with a degree of informality unthinkable today. The busiest station was Titley Junction, through which passed over 30 trains a day at the intersection of the lines, to Eardisley in the South, and Presteigne in the North.
Pembridge Railway Route
See the route taken by the Leominster to Kington Railway from an aerial perspective, passing through Kingsland,Pembridge and Marston.
Pembridge Parish Hall
Pembridge Parish Hall will be 31 years old in October. It replaced an older village hall which was on land adjacent to the school but had fallen into disrepair.
Old Postcards and Photos Wanted
Nowadays, it’s unusual to get a postcard, but in the 19th and early 20th Century they were as important as emails and texts are today. While we only get one postal delivery a day, our forebears would expect up to four or five daily deliveries in towns and villages.
Pembridge Station Masters
The railway was a significant employer, with each station staffed with signalmen, porters, level crossing keeper and station master as well as the drivers and stokers who drove the trains.