Saturday, 20 September 2014

Wiggin in Herefordshire.


Please take a look through this fascinating series of cartoons. They were drawn by Hereford artist Gerald Newton-Sealey celebrating the 21st anniversary of the first production melt at Hereford's Henry Wiggin plant on Monday 23rd May 1953. The cartoons were originally reproduced in Wiggin News. They take a light hearted look through all different aspects of Herefordshire life and has some fascinating facts within them.  
Index.
1. Hereford Castle & City Walls
2. Notes on Old Hereford
3. Popular Pastimes of Old Hereford
4. Coningsby Hospital, Hereford
5. Hereford Street Names
6. The Old House, Hereford
7. The Chained Libraries of Hereford.
8. Hereford City Plate and Regalia.
9. Hereford and the Coaching Age.
10.Weobley.
11. Fownhope.
12. Madley.
13. Eardisland.
14. Hoarwithy.
15. Marden.
16. Kilpeck.
17. Pembridge.
18. Goodrich.
19. Holmer.
20. Abbydore.
21. Hope under Dinmore.
22. Edvin Loach.
23. Eardisley.
24. Eaton Bishop.
25. Much Marcle.
26. Ashperton.
27. Peterchurch.
28. Shobdon.
29. Holme Lacy.
30. Monnington on Wye.
31. Dorstone.
32. Withington.
33. Clodock.
34. Colwall.
35. Ballingham and Carey.
36. Orleton.
37. Brockhampton.
38. Leintwardine.
39. Llangarren.
40. Clifford.
41. Huntington.
42. Whitbourne.

                            
 
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A very big THANK YOU to Caz Chapman for uncovering this great gem from our past. 

1 comment:

Patrick MacKay said...

Really nice illustrations here. Thanks for unearthing them, they're thoroughly enjoyable - from a Canadian with ex-pat roots to Fownhope