Description:
Black and white photograph of a print of Bye Street, Hereford published by Vale, 23 High Street, Hereford.
C Ingrey, Lithographer, 23 The Strand, London.
Description:
Black and white photograph of an advertising block for Alfred Watkins' Bee Meter. It was patented in April 1890 and manufactured in Friar Street, Hereford. It was a pocket calculator for determining light exposure when taking photographs. Its success was demonstrated when H G Ponting, the photographer on Scott's Antarctic Expedition in 1910, used a Watkins Meter to produce his amazing landscapes of this unknown continent. He told Watkins that without the meter, the photographs would have been impossible.
Title:
Carfax House gates, Aylestone Hill, Hereford
Type:
Image
Date Published:
Unknown
Description:
Black and white photograph of iron gates into the gardens of Carfax House, Aylestone Hill, Hereford. The gates originally came from St Peters Church.
