The North side of New Street.

No 5.

No 7.

A Grade 2 listed Building.
C17, refronted in C18 with stuccoed brick front. Tiled roof with gable ends. 3 storeys. 2 windows, sashes with glazing bars, 2nd floor smaller. Band between top and 1st floors. Canted Victorian shop front with cornice on console brackets carried over door at side.

In memory of Grace Ann Davis who departed this life February 21st 1898 aged 68 years. Also of Mary Mailes sister of the above, and the beloved wife of Thomas F Davis died 6th March 1909 aged 81 years.

.....By way of variation and of lending life to the proceedings, selections upon the pianoforte were performed at intervals during the evening by Mr T F Davis organist of the parish church, and others who were good enough to render their assistance.

COLWALL HARVEST THANKSGIVING.
The harvest festival was held on Sunday. The church was highly decorated. There were celebrations at 7, 8.15 and mid day. The rector, the Rev C Harris DD officiated at all the services………...The singing reflected the greatest credit on the organist Mr T F Davis and the choir mistress, Miss Smith.

No 9 (on the right).

A Grade 2 listed Building.
(Description includes No 11.)
C18 front to timber framed building. Painted brick front. New tiled roof with gabled ends, brick dentil eaves. 2 storeys and attic. 5 windows. Sashes with glazing bars and cambered heads. 2 altered mid C19 shop fronts with fascia and cornices. 2 gabled dormers. Timber framed wing at rear..

No 11 (on the left).

A Grade 2 listed Building.
(Description includes No 9.)
C18 front to timber framed building. Painted brick front. New tiled roof with gabled ends, brick dentil eaves. 2 storeys and attic. 5 windows. Sashes with glazing bars and cambered heads. 2 altered mid C19 shop fronts with fascia and cornices. 2 gabled dormers. Timber framed wing at rear.

LEDBURY.
Sale of Property.
Yesterday (Thursday) the free hold houses and land, the property of the late Mr. Henry Pitt, were sold by auction at the Royal Oak Hotel, under the direction of the representative of the deceased, by Mr. John Hartland, auctioneer.
The sale was well attended, amongst those present being Vaughan Barber, Esq., J. L. Smith, Esq., G. H. Peper, Esq., Jos. Mutlow, Esq., the Rev. J. Jackson, Mr. Henry Griffin, Mr. Thos. Lane, Mr. R. Edy, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Bruton, Mr. Restall, &c. Lot 1 was started by Mr. Thomas Restall at £2OO, and run up to £340 by that gentleman ; and no further bidding being forthcoming, the reserve was declared to be £5OO. An offer of £400 was afterwards made, and it is believed the lot will be sold at that sum. Lot 2 was bought by Jos. Mutlow, Esq. for £l4O. Lot 3 was started by Mr. Hopkins at £200, and ultimately knocked down to J. Mutlow, Esq., at £305. Lot 4 was started at £7O by Mr. Bruton, and run up by Messrs. Hodges and Mutlow and others until finally knocked down to Jos. Mutlow. Esq.. at £120.

No 13 (on the right).

A Grade 2 listed Building.
(Description includes No 15).

C18 front to C17 timber framed building. Painted brick front with brick pilasters at either end and dentil blocks below eaves. Tiled gable ended roof. 3 storeys.

No 15 (on the left.

A Grade 2 listed Building.
(description includes No 13).

C18 front to C17 timber framed building. Painted brick front with brick pilasters at either end and dentil blocks below eaves. Tiled gable ended roof. 3 storeys.

No 17.
Formerly the Crown & Sceptre now Lanark House

A Grade 2 listed Building.

Mid C 18. Stuccoed. New tile hipped roof. Brick dentil eaves. 3 storeys. 2 windows. Sashes with glazing bars, glazing bars missing from ground floor windows. Large canted bay with cornice on ground floor. Modern glazed central door with hood carried over on brackets. Band at 1st and 2nd floor levels.

On Friday last Thomas Davies, formerly a supervisor in the excise, was charged before Richard Webb and James Martin, Esqrs., Earl Somers, and Captain Jones, four Magistrates for the county of Hereford, with having feloniously, killed one Elizabeth Johnson, at Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, by striking and beating the said Elizabeth Johnson upon the head, back, and other parts of the body.
The subject of this enquiry was the widow of the late Mr. John Johnson, formerly landlord of the Sun Inn, in the Butchers Row, in Ledbury. Mr. Johnson died in March, 1834, and his widow, nearly ever since her husband's decease, has been living with Davies, the accused.
In 1844, Elizabeth Johnson was landlady of the Crown and Sceptre Inn, in New Street, in Ledbury, where Davies, and her three children, a girl by her husband, and two boys by Davies, were living with her.
In the November of 1844 Davies and Mrs. Johnson, with the three children, went to live in Birmingham, where they did not remain long, but removed from thence to Liverpool.
In the early part of the last summer Mrs. Johnson died in the latter town, and Davies and the three children returned to Ledbury, where Mrs. Hannah Meadows, a sister of deceased, kindly adopted the girl as her own, and Davies took lodgings for the boys.
Davies, however, soon afterwards left Ledbury in a clandestine manner, leaving the lads totally unprovided for, and they were compelled go to the Union house.
However, before they went there, they made some strange disclosures about the manner in which their mother came by her death; and their reports were confirmed by the testimony the little girl at Malvern, adopted by Mrs. Meadows......

In loving memory of James Boyd (Veterinary Surgeon) who died 18th February 1913 aged 75 years. Also of Emma Checketts wife of the above who died 11th October 1917 aged 81 years. Lovingly remembered Janet Millar eldest daughter of James and Emma Boyd died Dec 1886 aged 13 years.

The Steppes
No 19 (This number now applies only to The Barn House).

A Grade 2* listed Building.

Circa 1600. 2 storeys and attic.
Tiled roof. Timber framed with close set studding and plastered infilling. 2 gables on road front with moulded beam across base and later bargeboards, pendants and finials. Top and 1st floor each project on moulded bressummer.
C18 2 storeyed canted bay of sashes with glazing bars on right.2 and 3 light casement windows in gables with leaded panes. Other sashes with glazing bars.
Fielded panel door with rectangular fanlight with glazing bars.
Interior: original moulded ceiling beams and double chamfered beams in drawing room, and moulded beams on 1st floor.

No 19, Ledbury Mineral Water & The Barn House.

Listed separately to The Steppes.
A Grade 2 listed Building.
C18. Red brick. Tiled roof. Hipped gable on left side of front. 2 storeys. 4 windows. Sashes in moulded cases. Door with shaped pediment, rectangular fanlight, with radial glazing bars, and panelled door. Wide 3 light sash with glazing bars to right and left.

A street scene in 1911.
Picture courtesy Alan Hoida.

More on the waterworks.

THE LEDBURY MINERAL WATERS analyzed and found equal to the MALVERN waters.
Under new Proprietorship Howard and Curnock.
Mineral waters of every description can be obtained at their Bromyard stores
Mrs Barnes
Victoria Cafe
Cruxwell Street.

No 25. (The Police station and Short's Tea Rooms).

The Short family.

No 27. The Ring of Bells.

Of course, the cattle market was not then the place it is today (1905) A bare stone wall running from the malthouse and adjoining the building now used by Messrs. Lomas and Anthony, auctioneers, as a warehouse. This building and the house adjoining was the police station and magistrates room for a short time.
The Ring of Bells had then for a landlord Mr Thomas Nott whose chief hobby was handbell ringing. It was his particular delight to invite several young campanologists to this house where he would produce his carillion and request peals to be rung for the entertainment of the customers. For this service free drinks were served ad lib.
A footnote explained that the malthouse referred to was the Barn House which later became a mineral water factory.

IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL: The funeral of the late Mr. W. H. Smart, of the Ring of Bells, took place at the Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. The Yeomanry, Volunteers, Firemen, and Oddfellows (of which deceased was a member), and the friends of deceased gathered together outside the Ring of Bells. and the coffin was placed on No. 1 manual belonging to the Fire Brigade. The coffin was afterwards covered with the Union Jack, and the whole completely hidden with a beautiful collection of wreaths, about 30 in number.
The cortege proceeded to the Cemetery in the following order Oddfellows (two abreast), Fire Engine (bearing the coffin, firemen on either side), relatives of deceased, Yeomanry, Volunteers, Oddfellows.
Arriving at the Cemetery the coffin was borne by the firemen into the chapel, where the officiating clergyman (the Rev. C. B. Caldicott) read the first portion of the service. The latter part of the obsequies was conducted at the graveside, where the Yeomanry, Volunteers, and Oddfellows had lined round. At the conclusion of the Church of England rites the impressive Oddfellows' funeral service was read by the Rev. C. B. Caldicott, the solemn proceedings being witnessed by a large concourse of people by whom deceased was so much respected.
Amongst the townspeople and friends who walked in the procession were Messrs. G. Anthony, W. Hatton, G. Hopkins, J. Dawe, C. Davies, R. Mailes, R. Drinkwater, W. Jones, A. J. Dawes, H. Davis, W. Gurney, G. Gadd, C. Lee. O. Watts. H. Chadd, G. Chadd, H. Smith, R. Daw, etc.
The Volunteers present included Colour-Sergt. F. W. Juckes and Sergt.-Instructor Owens.
The Yeomanry were represented by Sergt.-Major W. R. Walker, Trumpet-Major W. Duncombe, Trumpeter A. Griffin, Troopers G. Lomas, K. Johannessen, A. Hopkins, J. E. Craddock, C. Maddox. A. Cobb, E. T. Stephens, and G. Stephens.
The firemen, who were under the command of Captain E. H. Hopkins, were Engineer H. Hodges, Sub-Engineers W. Lewis and T. Chadd. Firemen J. Chadd. E. Davis, E. Gurney, J. Jessett, C. Hodges. and J. Hollings.
The coffin, which was of polished elm, with brass furniture, bore a breast plate with the inscription William Henry Smart, died October 6th, 1903, aged 47 years. Deceased's full Highland regimentals were placed on the coffin, and were buried with him, a wreath of blue violets and a cross of white flowers and evergreens also accompanied the mortal remains of the Highland laddie in the grave.