Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Tour of Hereford Cathedral

The choir took a tour to the city of Hereford, situated close to the Welsh / English border on the banks of the river Wye. This Cathedral city was founded in about 700 A.D. The original fortifications intended to protect the Saxon Hereford from the Welsh.

The area is famous for cider making. The special sweet apples popular in the region are gathered in the autumn and delivered to the factories where the prices of fermenting and blending takes place.

There has been a cathedral in Hereford since the city was founded.

Most of the present buildings date from the 11th / 12th centuries.

Hereford Cathedral 

Hereford Cathedral

Family members of the choir waiting for their cathedral tour

Choristers

Pretty organ pipes

Choir stalls

Choristers basking in the sun

Choristers

Lawn and garden at the Hereford Cathedral

Gardens at Hereford Cathedral

Hereford Cathedral

The Misericord (Mercy seat) on my choir stall at Worcester Cathedral

View Seven Swans on the River Severn and the Worcester Cathedral at sunset

The River Servern at sunset

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