Ledbury
Ledbury is a Herefordshire market town, being located east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills. In accordance with the 2011 Census, the town has a permanent population of 9290. Ledbury enjoys an income from tourism, being steeped in history in an eye-catching rural region. It has a significant number of timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of the most outstanding is the Market House, developed in 1617, situated in the town centre. Other noteworthy structures include the parish church of St. Michael and All Angels, the Painted Room, featuring sixteenth-century frescoes, the Old Grammar School, the Barrett-Browning memorial clock tower, developed by Brightwen Binyon and opened in 1896 to house the library up until 2015, nearby Eastnor Castle, and the St. Katherine's Hospital site. Established around 1231, this is a scarce enduring example of a hospital complex, with hall, chapel, a Master's House, which was completely rejuvenated and opened in March 2015 to house the Library, almshouses and a timber-framed barn. The town is the venue for various events including the Poetry Festival. The Market Theatre, thought to be the first worldwide to open in the new millennium, is positioned near the town centre. They show movies on a regular basis and play host to small and mid-scale specialist touring shows, featuring some events in the Poetry Festival. The yearly Community Day occurs in June each year. The first such celebration was an Ox Roast on 2 June 2013 to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, precisely 60 years after an ox roast that was hosted in 1953 in Ledbury on Coronation Day. For all your home renovations, make sure to identify credible contractors in Ledbury to make certain of quality.
