Hereford City Council, St Nicholas Church blue plaque at the Orange Tree pub, medieval St Nicholas Church, demolished 1841

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2M07AE1File size:
57.1 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
29 July 2022Location:
16 King St, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR4 9BXMore information:
. A grounded documentary photograph made at 16 King St, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR4 9BX in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The photograph centres on Hereford City Council, St Nicholas Church blue plaque at the Orange Tree pub, medieval St Nicholas Church, demolished 1841. The broader subject matter reaches into beer-led hospitality, visitor hospitality, period detail, place-based commemoration, visual archive, local remembrance, cask-beer tradition, traditional pub, everyday life, historic hostelry, DJ culture, memorial culture, documentary photography, and traditional ale house. Today's relevance is strengthened by changing drinking habits, pub closures and the continuing question of the continuing appeal of real ale and regional brewing. From a 2025-onward perspective, commemoration and music heritage are closely linked to this subject, alongside the fragility of local music history when venues and scenes disappear. Small period details of signage and branding at 16 King St, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR4 9BX may become more significant with time, particularly following different community use. The location also brings in historical comparison, licensed trade, changing streetscape, place identity, hospitality economy, local history, commemorative plaque, and music-scene memorial. The recorded references to plaque, Nicholas, Hereford, medieval, and Council preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of 16 King St, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR4 9BX may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference. The view records part of the area's social history for later comparison.