The road roller Emma and Living Van is owned by Herefordshire Council. Substantial funding is required to carry out a restoration even as a static exhibit and not under steam. Herefordshire Council have organised her removal while the Council determines what will happen next. Her...
On Sunday 13 October, the museum was lucky enough to be visited by Nancy Billings for WWII Home Front Day. Born near Coventry, during the Second World War she moved to Hereford, where she worked at the Rotherwas Ordnance Factory. She was just 19 when the factory was targeted by the Luftwaffe in July...
On Sunday October 13th the new WW2 exhibition was formally opened. Neil Atkins represented the museum and gave an introductory speech before "Captain Mainwaring" cut the ribbon and declared the exhibition open. The dedicated volunteers created two room settings that resemble the...
The Stirling Engine Society visited the museum on September 29th and demonstrated their fascinating range of engines. Click on the button below to view a short video of the engines in...
On Sunday October 13th the World War Two room will be formally opened. The displays have been renewed and feature two typical rooms from the period complete with contemporary artefacts. The official opening is scheduled for 12...
On Sunday August 25th Colin and Jan from Busker Organs Wales demonstrated their small vintage style Busker Street Organs that play punched card books or paper rolls. Our visitors enjoyed the busker organ music and Coln said : "Many thanks to you, Mike and everyone at the museum for making us...
Former Chairman of the museum, Noel Meeke and his family, joined us for the celebratory opening of the Brockhampton set by the Mayor of Hereford on the 1tth of...
On Sunday 11th August, our second anniversary celebration this year, The Right Worshipful, The Mayor of Hereford, Councillor Kevin Tillett led the celebratory opening of the Brockhampton Set display and unveiled a plaque to commemorate our 50th Anniversary...
In early July 2024 Jill Phillips of the Waterworks Museum, Hereford, made contact with Herefordshire Wildlife Trust (HWT) to enquire about the potential of the trust conducting an ecological baseline survey, to inform the museum about what significant habitats and species are present...
The button below links to a video showing Peter and Paul starting the C F Wilson single cylinder diesel engine. This drives the triple-throw plunger pumps made by Powell's of Brancaster. The boreholes and pumping station at Massington provided most of Ledbury's water supplies in the...
The button below links to a video showing Clive and Roger starting the National Gas engine. The National Gas Engine has one cylinder which currently runs on regular mains gas with spark plug ignition. Starting it is a complex procedure which uses compressed air to turn the engine over, there...
Dominic Wilson-Howe has written an article about the Rotherwas Munitions Factory and some of the dramatic incidents which occurred there in World War II. The site had its own firefighting service and water was pumped using the Blackstone 5-cylinder diesel engine. To read the article, click on the...
Enjoy this short trip over the Museum and the surrounding area, filmed in the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Museum. Filmed by @DronePilot23 Music arranged by Liam...
From Disused Pumping Station to Thriving Heritage Attraction: Waterworks Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary Fifty years ago, a group of heritage enthusiasts founded the Waterworks Museum at the Hereford Victorian Pumping Station, built to supply clean water for Herefordshire. Now a thriving Museum,...
Our young trustee, Liam Kirkham, made a video interview with Clive last year where he talked about the National Gas Engine. Click on Read More for a...
Jesse Norman visited the museum on Sunday May 12th and was shown round by Mike Harries. Jesse was very impressed with all the exhibits. He was pleased to hear that the on-loan items, such as the waterwheel were now owned by us. The new Sissons engine display was admired for its engineering...
The Hereford and District Preservation Society demonstrated their stationary engines on the forecourt. They enjoyed the other exhibits and the museum. All had a good day and said it was well organised. National Drive-It Day was created by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs in 2005....
On April 10th we had a visit from the residents and staff at Brockington House care home in Hafod Road Hereford. This is what they said on their Facebook page: Yesterday we visited Waterworks Museum - Hereford. It’s a great place to visit and we look forward to returning again with another...
Bob Higgie and Clive Lafford gave a talk to members of the Ross-On-Wye University of the Third Age (U3A) on Monday April 15th. This is how U3A reported the event: This month’s talk on Monday, the 15th of April was given by Bob Higgie who was cheerfully upfront about repeatedly...