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If you have enjoyed the many stories we have collected for this project why not give it a go yourself.

The annual Hereford bull sale was an international - and some would say glamorous - affair in the city, attracting buyers from across the world: Australia, South America, North America, and Russia.

Foxley Camp in Mansel Lacy was a hospital for American and Canadian soldiers in WWII. But by 1946 its role had changed altogether and it was receiving hundreds of people displaced by the ravages of war in Europe.

There can be occasions and areas paddling down the Wye, when one has to jostle for space because of the sheer number of canoeists, especially at particular 'honey hotspots'. There's no doubt, canoeing is big business. There are of course stretches that still allow for a gentle saunt downstream and these are to be valued.

Everyone loves a royal visit, and it was no different in the spring of 1957, when the red carpet was rolled out across the city for the arrival of a young Queen Elizabeth, with her husband, HRH Prince Philip beside her.