Herefordshire Through Time
Mortimer's Cross Water Mill (Sites and Monuments Record number 342): A rare one-man-operated 18th-century water mill in part working order. Nearby, there are gardens and woodland walks, and a stone weir. It is situated 7 miles north-west of Leominster on the B4362 (Ordnance Survey grid reference SO 4262 6373). See English Heritage's website http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ for details of opening times and prices.
These three smaller sites are open all year round at any reasonable time, free of charge:
Arthur's Stone (SMR 1528): A stunning Neolithic cromlech burial chamber formed of large slabs of stone. It is located 7 miles east of Hay-on-Wye, off the B4348 near Dorstone (OS grid reference SO 3189 4312).
Edvin Loach Old Church (SMR 1154): A peaceful and isolated churchyard containing the ruins of an 11th century and later church. The church was built within the earthworks of a Norman motte and bailey castle. There is a Victorian church nearby. The church is situated 4 miles north of Bromyard, on an unclassified road off the B4203 (OS grid reference SO 6621 5845).
Rotherwas Chapel (SMR 547): The Roman Catholic chapel of the Bodenham family, dating from the 14th and 16th centuries. It has a fine Elizabethan timber roof and a rebuilt 18th-century tower. The Victorian interior decoration and furnishings are by the Pugins. The chapel is 1.5 miles south-east of Hereford on the B4399, turn left into Chapel Road (OS grid reference SO 5362 3833). Access information can be found on English Heritage's website http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/.
[Original author: Toria Forsyth-Moser, 2003]
