Hop-picking

A sample of images from Derek Evans Studio, which is the focus of an exciting new project in partnership with Catcher Media.

Herefordshire Life through a Lens is a three-year media and oral history project about the social history of Herefordshire, inspired by the extensive and newly accessible photographic archive from the Derek Evans Studio.

“Without question, Derek Evans was a fine and accomplished photographer. He was clearly passionate about Hereford and the region. His image repertoire was affectionate, humanist, liberal and well-crafted”

The project is led by Catcher Media Social CIC, a not-for-profit company in partnership with Herefordshire Council’s Libraries, Archive and Learning and Achievement Services. Funded by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund and by The Elmley Foundation, The Beaumont Trust, Wye Valley Brewery, Ledbury, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye Town Councils and our crowd-fund supporters. 

All photographs in this collection © Derek Evans Studio. With thanks to Keith James for descriptions.

Items
(15)
The Hop Marketing Board with Hop Haulier Delivering Hops, Ledbury, Herefordshire, 1965
The Hop Marketing Board with Hop Haulier Delivering Hops, Ledbury, Herefordshire, 1965
The Jones Family Hop Picking at Larport Farm, Frome Mordiford, 1962
The Jones Family Hop Picking at Larport Farm, Frome Mordiford, 1962
Three Children in a Herefordshire Hop Yard, 1965
Three Children in a Herefordshire Hop Yard, 1965
Tractor with Crows Nest in a Herefordshire Hop Yard, 1977
Tractor with Crows Nest in a Herefordshire Hop Yard, 1977
Tractor, Crows Nest and Hop Pickers in a Herefordshire Hop Yard, 1977
Tractor, Crows Nest and Hop Pickers in a Herefordshire Hop Yard, 1977
Two Children in a Herefordshire Hop Yard, 1965
Two Children in a Herefordshire Hop Yard, 1965
Two Firemen Fighting a Hop Kiln Fire at Thinghill Farm Withington, Herefordshire, 1969
Two Firemen Fighting a Hop Kiln Fire at Thinghill Farm Withington, Herefordshire, 1969
Two Men in the Crows Nest Cutting Down Hop Bines, Herefordshire 1977
Two Men in the Crows Nest Cutting Down Hop Bines, Herefordshire 1977
Two Women Picking Hops in Herefordshire, 1966
Two Women Picking Hops in Herefordshire, 1966
Woman Picks Herefordshire Hops into a Crib, 1966
Woman Picks Herefordshire Hops into a Crib, 1966
Women and Children Hop Picking at Hoddels Farm, Herefordshire, 1960.
Women and Children Hop Picking at Hoddels Farm, Herefordshire, 1960.
Women Pick Hops with Baby in the Crib at Marden, Herefordshire 1967
Women Pick Hops with Baby in the Crib at Marden, Herefordshire 1967
Women Picking Hops into Cribs in Herefordshire, 1966
Women Picking Hops into Cribs in Herefordshire, 1966
Young Boys and Women Picking Herefordshire Hops, 1966
Young Boys and Women Picking Herefordshire Hops, 1966
Young Lad Picking Hops into the Crib, Herefordshire, 1966
Young Lad Picking Hops into the Crib, Herefordshire, 1966
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