Many of the timber-framed buildings in Herefordshire and beyond have been attributed to John Abell of Sarnsfield, carpenter and Catholic recusant. But what did he really build? Join Duncan James of the Woolhope Club to explore the life and work of this remarkable man and find out more about some of Herefordshire’s important buildings. Tuesday […]

A talk by David Whitehead M.A., FSA examining the event that saw the destruction of a royal city. Isolated and lightly defended, Hereford was no match for the Welsh king Gruffydd ap Llewelyn. Thursday 15th May 2pm - booking essential  Archives@herefordshire.gov.uk

Join David Lovelace of the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club to find out how layers of history can be revealed by geo-referencing maps and aerial photographs. David will demonstrate how free digital tools can be used to develop our understanding of the characteristics and changes to landscapes over time and to help us explore potential nature […]

Ten years after the publication of his book ‘The Archaeology of Herefordshire: an introduction’, Professor Keith Ray will draw on recent research to offer a reappraisal of his topic. Several years of excavations at Dorstone Hill and at Arthur’s Stone have brought new insights into Neolithic Herefordshire while the discovery of the Herefordshire Hoard has […]

The next exhibition at HARC will be an artistic one with an emphasis on trees. One of the artists, Helen Arthur, whose work has been exhibited at HARC before, would like to run a free workshop for any of our volunteers who would like to take part. Helen has sent this message: Helen Arthur is […]

Andy Tatchell describes his 7 year hunt for evidence of Hereford's lost mills. Dominating the city's economy for 4 centuries, the corn and fulling mills on the river Wye served the Dean and Chapter of Hereford Cathedral but were swept away by Henry VIII's reforms... This talk is free to FHA members - £5 otherwise.

It was illegal for everyday Roman Catholics to practise their religion in England and Wales from the Reformation until the end of the 18th Century. Indeed, it was not until Catholic Emancipation in 1829 that Roman Catholics could play a fuller role in public life. Clare O’Grady’s talk examines the records that came out of […]

An exhibition in the HARC atrium by Dr. Jane Adams exploring religious practice in Herefordshire ranging from Calvanists to Catholics and Methodists to Mormons. Jane will give a talk on the subject in March. From Tuesday January 13th until Friday April 10th

A talk by Stuart Currie on the early years of a remarkable family of thespians.

Dr Jane Adams discusses religious practice in Herefordshire in the nineteenth century.