The Old House
The Old House is a distinctive black and white half-timbered house in High Town, Hereford, England, built in 1621. It was restored in the 19th century and became a museum of Jacobean life in 1929.Photo: Ruth Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
Tuesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM
public holidays: noon—3:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: Grade I listed historic house museum in Hereford, Herefordshire, England,UK
- Also known as: “Old House” and “The Old House, Hereford”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hereford Cathedral and St Francis Xavier Church, Hereford.
Hereford Cathedral
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hereford Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Ethelbert the King in Hereford, is a Church of England cathedral in Hereford, England. Hereford Cathedral is situated 840 feet south of The Old House.
St Francis Xavier Church, Hereford
Church
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Francis Xavier Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the city centre of Hereford, Herefordshire. The neoclassical-style church was built in 1839 and was designated a Grade II* listed building on 10 June 1952. St Francis Xavier Church, Hereford is situated 690 feet southwest of The Old House.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 610 feet west of The Old House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Widemarsh and Grafton.
Widemarsh
Suburb
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire in the West Midlands. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.
Grafton
Hamlet
Grafton is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 258 at the 2011 census. The parish includes the villages of Grafton and Bullinghope, and is immediately to the south of Hereford city. Grafton is situated 2 miles southwest of The Old House.
Dinedor
Village
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dinedor is a hill, village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. Dinedor is situated 5 km south east of Hereford. The hilltop is the site of Dinedor Camp, an Iron Age fort. Dinedor is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Old House.
The Old House
- Categories: historic house museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.0565° or 52° 3′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.71483° or 2° 42′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C4V374P+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 442096980OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7754853
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In Other Languages
“The Old House” goes by many names.
- Irish: “The Old House, Hereford”
- Irish: “The Old House”
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