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Whatever happened to Allensmore Court and its contents

Yvonne Chapman explores the pressures leading to the demolition of Allensmore Court in 1958 and tracks down a number of items that were auctioned off in the contents and demolition.

A black and white image of how Allensmore Court used to look - a grand Georgian style manor house

Yvonne Chapman explores the pressures leading to the demolition of Allensmore Court in 1958 and tracks down a number of items that were auctioned off in the contents and demolition. Local recollections were of ‘high prices for lots of rubbish’, but, as they say, one person’s rubbish is another’s treasure, and we will see how some of the contents ended up as museum pieces!

Tickets are available on our Eventbrite page

  • Date: Monday 14 September 2026
  • Location: Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane Hereford HR2 6LA
  • Cost: £6
  • Time: 2pm - 3pm