Title:
Children at Claston Farm, Dormington where picking by hand ended in 1957.
Type:
Image
Date Published:
Unknown
Description:
Group of gypsy traveller children by their camp in the hop yard. Photograph from Claston Farm, Dormington where picking by hand ended in 1957.
Title:
Hop-picker Beth Hoskins, 62, from the Roma community at Claston Farm, Dormington where picking by hand ended in 1957.
Type:
Image
Date Published:
Unknown
Description:
Hop-picker Beth Hoskins (aged 62) from the Gypsy Traveller community, working at Claston Farm, Dormington. The farm was a major hop-growing enterprise in the county run by former 'hop supremo', Peter Davies. Hand- picking began its decline there in 1957 with the introduction of the Bruff machine, which revolutionised the industry. Appeared in the article ‘Last days of the Hop-pickers’ in England May 1957.
Title:
Hop Picking mother (Pearly Butler) and child (Rosie) from the gypsy/Romany community at Claston Farm, Dormington.
Type:
Image
Date Published:
Unknown
Description:
Pearl Butler and her daughter, Rosie hand-picking hops in 1957. Photograph from Claston Farm, Dormington where picking by hand ended in 1957.
Title:
Demolition of Kemble Theatre, Hereford, 1963
Type:
Image
Date Published:
1963
Description:
Black and white photograph of the demolition of Kemble Theatre, Hereford, 1963. The Kemble Theatre was the scene of much-loved annual pantomimes, cinema, and roller skating! Appeared in the Birmingham Post July 11th, 1963.
