Photos of Hertford, Ware and surround

Treacle Miner, Wareside, c1921

This statue is a tribute to the fabled and hard working treacle miners who served at Wareside treacle mines.

More info here: https://www.ourhertfordandware.org.uk/content/places/wareside/trade-industry-commerce-wareside/wareside-treacle-mines

Our free Summer Concerts series wraps up this month with the final concert by the Bullenbush Band this Sunday, September 15th. Join us from 3pm - 5pm in the Priory gardens, the bar will be open. 🎶

This year’s performances for our summer series have featured an incredible lineup of live music in the stunning Priory Gardens, with performances from talented artists and groups for the community to enjoy. Work will begin on our programme for 2025 during the autumn.

🎸Rock at the Castle 2024 - Line Up Announced! 🎸

Check out the fantastic line-up* of diverse musicians joining us across three stages on Sunday, 4th August at Hertford Castle for the not-to-be-missed event of the season!

Gates open at 12pm.

* line up subject to change

Find all 37 Yarnlympic postbox toppers in Hertford & Ware!
Visit ssohc.co.uk for maps, kids quiz & link to this year's nominated charity, the Hertfordshire Breast Unit Appeal!

Our next Getting Started at HALS is looming large! We understand that starting something new can be overwhelming and we want to ensure that you feel confident and prepared as you embark on your HALS experience. Tuesday 9th July. Tickets are !

https://events.hertfordshire.gov.uk/hals/getting-started-at-hals-june-2024-copy

What's on at Hertford Castle this month:

🌯🍜🍦Hertford Castle Beer and World Food Festival 🌯🍜🍦

One for the foodies - visitors can enjoy an afternoon filled with worldly tastes and live music. With an extensive beer tent and several world food stalls, there is something for everyone to sample and enjoy. The Castle will also be open until 4pm for the public to explore. As part of the event, download the "I'm a Foodie" passport to redeem offers and promotions available from participating Town Centre businesses across the weekend: https://ow.ly/uvMh50SrFwU.

📅 Sunday 7th July
🕛 12pm - 6pm
📍 Hertford Castle
🎟️ FREE ENTRY

🏰"Within these Walls" Guided Tour 🏰
Outdoor guided tour showcasing the Castle's amazing history over the years from William the Conqueror to the present day.

📅Wednesday 10th July
🕛 7pm - 8.15pm
📍 Hertford Castle
🎟️ £5 per person with proceeds going to the Mayor of Hertford Charity Appeal Fund. Book now via the Hertford Town Council website, link in bio, or from the Hertford Town and Tourist Information Centre at The Wash.

🧸 Hertford Castle Teddy Bears' Picnic 🧸
A family fun day filled with activities and entertainment for children set within the beautiful Hertford Castle grounds.

📅Sunday 21st July
🕛12pm - 4pm
📍 Hertford Castle
🎟️ FREE ENTRY

For more information on these and all upcoming events please visit the Hertford Town Council website at https://ow.ly/tWjW50SrFwT.

A really unusual today - a plan for the centre of a Ware satellite town (Acc 3194) from December 1943

This charming watercolour is of Bayfordbury Lodge as painted from the Hertford Road by artist Thomas Luppino (born 1749 and died in 1845) in his sketchbook of Hertford and the surrounding area (Ref: DE/X1039/1/49a).

Hertford Library

Cup FInal season approaching.

Get down to Hertford Town Football Club on Friday 3rd May for this competitive clash involving two Hertford and District Football League sides.
Hitchin Town FC Vets v Tansley Vets

The Old Barge, The Folly , Hertford.

Undated.



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These fantastic Ware businesses have made it to the finals across Herts & Beds in the Muddy Stiletto Awards 2024! 🤩 Please show your support, voting closes on Thursday 18th April. every vote counts!
📲https://herts.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/vote/

The Mexican UK - Casual Dining
French & Day Delicatessen - Farm Shop/Deli
Southern Maltings - Arts, Culture & Theatre
And by Donna Reeves - Lifestyle Store

With spring in the air in Ware, there’s lots to do around the town this month including Easter family activities, music, comedy, markets and more! Here’s our guide to what’s on.

🎭In the mood for a giggle? Enjoy a night of side-splitting comedy at Southern Maltings from 7:30pm. Tickets to all Southern Maltings events can be purchased here: https://ow.ly/CIqA50R6oRi

🥁Back by popular demand, get your tickets to an African Drumming family workshop with Gambian drummer Seneke Sillah from Mbilla Arts at Southern Maltings. Workshops take place at 10am & 11:30am.

🟥🟩Get your tickets to the 2 day LEGO Fan Festival happening at Ware Priory with Master Builders Featuring amateur LEGO builders from around the country, with activities and workshops to take part in. Tickets here: https://ow.ly/n35w50R6oRh

🎞️Tickets to this month’s Afternoon Cinema Film at Fletcher’s Lea, ‘The Miracle Club’ can be purchased here: https://ow.ly/59z350R6oRf

🎻🎵Enjoy a classic concert performed by the Ambrose String Quartet at St Mary’s Church from 11:30am. Tea, coffee & cakes will be available. Free entry. Retiring collection in aid of church funds.

🧁Take a stroll through Tudor Square for this month’s Local Produce and Craft Market with stalls by local, independent makers and producers. Happening between 10-2pm.

🎶Let the live sophisticated sound of Barry Sapsford 14-piece swing orchestra whisk you back in time at Southern Maltings between 3-5pm. All ages of dancers welcome.

📣The St Georges Day Parade will commence at Christ Church on New Road at 2:30pm, the parade will then make its way through the High Street to are Priory. Road closures in place.

🪩💃Uncle Funk is returning to Ware! Performing a winning set of disco classics, with fully licenced bar and Fuoco’s Pizza available between 7-11:30pm. Tickets can be purchased here: https://ow.ly/2f5F50R6oRg

🎷Enjoy live jazz at Southern Maltings with Clark Tracey Quartet. Doors open at 2:30pm, with music from 3:00-5:00pm.

🎸🎤🎶 Rock at the Castle 2024 - Applications now open for musicians! 🎸🎤🎶

Rock the Castle is a hugely popular annual music festival set within the spectacular grounds of Hertford Castle, which is suitable for all the family, and features a wide range of music tastes from folk, indie, rock, soul, and pop across three stages.

If you are a local musician, either in a band or a solo artist, you can now apply to perform at this not to be missed event of the season.

For more information and to apply please contact [email protected].

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Evelyn Dickens, Robert Waite, Caroline Reilly, Patricia Parker

12 The High Street, Ware - Grade II listed

A former maltsters house which became a shop c1900 and the shopfront added. Now the site of Belgique previously Enfield Highway Cooperative Society.

Photo: Ware through time by David Perman & Stephen Jeffrey-Poulter.

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Waitrose, Bircherley Green, Hertford.

Photo: Hertford Museum

1980’S

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The Warren House, New Road / Warren Terrace, Bengeo, Hertford.

Photo: One for the road, A history of Hertford Pubs. (Available at Hertford Museum)

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The Turkey C**k (Crazy Pub), Hunsdon, Herts.

Photo: Anthony Wigens

1969

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Today we couldn't help wishing we were strolling past Rye House in the late 18th or early 19th century in order to see the Malting Houses which were there at the time. These are now long since demolished and Rye House is now a standalone building. Note the corkscrew chimney on the house. This beautiful pen and wash drawing is another gorgeous drawing from Frederick Luppino's sketchbook and the reference for this drawing is DE/X1039/1/41.

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Carole Noakes, Jae Pearse

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Steve Parcell, Bebee Mac