The
Bromyard and District Local History Society is based in Bromyard,
Herefordshire, England, and was founded in 1966. It exists to foster
interest, enjoyment, research and publication in the field of our local
history.
The
Local & Family History Centre
at 5 Sherford Street,
Bromyard is the headquarters of the
Society. It is run
entirely by volunteers and receives no regular local authority financial
support. The building was purchased by the Society in 1999 and converted
to its present use with assistance of a grant from the Heritage Lottery
Fund.
The centre was opened for public use on May 1st 2003 and has been an
overwhelming success and widely
admired for the range of heritage services being provided on a voluntary
basis under one roof.
The Research Room, Exhibition Room and Shop are open:
Thursday & Friday 10am -
1pm & 2pm - 4.30pm
Saturday 10am -
12.30pm
The
ground floor comprises a reception area and a well stocked
Shop
selling local books, maps, postcards and many
other items (many
of these are available from our online shop).
Adjacent is a spacious
Exhibition Room
with a
changing series
of displays of local interest
(click
here for PDF of current exhibition leaflet)
throughout the
year. These
include an interactive computer display of local
photographs, and
visitors may order copies of these to take
away.
There are no
charges for looking round the exhibits. However the
Society is entirely
dependent on your generosity to operate the
centre. The
running costs are considerable and
donations
are most
welcome.
The Society is well known
for its fine collection of old
photographs of
Bromyard and surrounding villages, together with its considerable
documentary archive. This
collection has been gradually built up and added to ever since the
foundation of the Society in 1966. It is unusual in that the
catalogue index contains a large number of personal names making it
good source of material for local family historians.
Our
purpose built archive on the first floor is home to our large
collection of local records.
The
facilities of
the
Research Room
are outlined in a leaflet which is available on request or
click here to
view
PDF.
Suffice
to say the Research Room
provides a pleasant environment for both the casual
enquirer and the
serious student of family and local history.
The
building has a passenger lift to the first floor and is fully accessible
to disabled visitors.
We
offer members a varied
programme
of events, at least monthly, throughout the year. These are mainly
illustrated lectures in the winter and guided outings in the summer, but
also include many social occasions. We
stage an exhibition every year at the Bromyard Gala and have published a
number of books. An annual journal contains articles on local history
and accounts of our activities.
Broad Street,
Bromyard c1910
Click here toview more of our pictures.
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page was last updated on
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