IMAGES OF HEREFORD
ABOUT
Images of Hereford is a collection of photographs taken by local photographer Christopher Preece representing a snapshot in time of the life of this rural city in the Welsh Marches.
The city’s architecture ranges from a 12th Century Cathedral and Victorian Gothic Library to modern court buildings and what was once industrial land is now occupied by large superstores.
Hereford is undergoing massive change, both physically and socially. Large-scale development is happening throughout the city, with further plans for redeveloping a huge area known as the Edgar Street Grid.
The connections with Rural Herefordshire are loosening and the manufacturing industries, that once filled the void left by post war changes in agricultural employment, are being replaced by retail and service sector business.
Change can be an ordeal that doesn’t always provide the solution that it should, however it can also breathe new life.
Hereford is at a watershed, it is moving with the times but it is not clear in which direction it is headed. These images are intended to provide a view of where the city has been, where it is now and a glimpse at the future.