Royal Commission on Historical Monuments

Herefordshire was surveyed by the RCHME in the 1930s. Two volumes were published (1931 and 1932), covering every parish in the county. This page links to the digitised text and plates on British History Online, and notes where the David Lovelace Archive holds additional material.

Volume 1 — South-west (1931)

Covers the south-western division of Herefordshire, including the cathedral city of Hereford, the Wye valley, and the Black Mountains border. 72 parishes, 851 monuments.

Browse on British History Online

Volume 2 — East (1932)

Covers the eastern division, including Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye, Bromyard, and the Malvern Hills border. The second of two published volumes.

Browse on British History Online

Unpublished material in the archive

The published volumes represent a selection of the surveyed monuments. The David Lovelace Archive holds additional RCHME material that did not appear in print, including:

  • History/NMRC_RC — working survey notes and drafts
  • History/NMRC_printed — printed matter and offprints
  • History/NMRC_redboxes — red-box photograph collections

A future task is to cross-reference these folders with the published parish entries and identify which photos and notes belong to which monuments.

Parish index — Volume 1 (South-west)

Parish index — Volume 2 (East)

Acton Beauchamp pp. 1-2Ashperton pp. 2-4Aston Ingham pp. 5-6Avenbury pp. 6-8Aylton pp. 8-9Bartestree pp. 9-10Bishop's Frome pp. 10-12Bodenham pp. 12-17Bosbury pp. 17-22Brampton Abbotts pp. 23-25Bredenbury pp. 25-26Breinton pp. 26-27Brinsop pp. 27-32Brockhampton by Bromyard pp. 32-34Brockhampton by Ross pp. 34-36Bromyard pp. 36-41Burghill pp. 41-44Canon Frome pp. 44-45Canon Pyon pp. 45-48Castle Frome pp. 48-50Coddington pp. 50-51Collington pp. 51-52Colwall pp. 52-57Cowarne, Little pp. 57-58Cowarne, Much pp. 58-60Cradley pp. 61-64Credenhill pp. 64-67Dinmore pp. 67-68Donnington pp. 68-70Dormington pp. 70-72Eastnor pp. 72-75Edvin Loach pp. 75-76Edvin Ralph pp. 76-77Egleton pp. 77-78Evesbatch pp. 78-79Felton pp. 79-80Fownhope pp. 80-83Grendon Bishop pp. 83-85Hampton Bishop pp. 85-87Hampton Charles pp. 87Holmer pp. 87-89Hope Mansel pp. 89-91How Capel pp. 91-93Kenchester pp. 93-96King's Capel pp. 96-98Lea pp. 98-100Ledbury pp. 100-114Ledbury (Rural) pp. 114-118Linton By Bromyard pp. 118-119Linton By Ross pp. 119-122Lugwardine pp. 122-127Marcle, Little pp. 127Marcle, Much pp. 127-134Marden pp. 134-141Mathon pp. 141-143Mordiford pp. 143-146Moreton Jeffreys pp. 146Moreton-on-Lugg pp. 147-148Munsley pp. 148-149Norton pp. 149Ocle Pychard pp. 149-151Pencombe pp. 151-152Pipe and Lyde pp. 152-153Pixley pp. 153-155Preston Wynne pp. 155-156Putley pp. 156-158Ross pp. 158-165Ross (Rural) pp. 165-167Saltmarshe pp. 167Sapey, Upper pp. 167-168Sollers Hope pp. 168-170Stanford Bishop pp. 170-172Stoke Edith pp. 172-173Stoke Lacy pp. 173-174Stretton Grandison pp. 174-176Stretton Sugwas pp. 176-177Sutton pp. 177-182Tarrington pp. 182-185Tedstone Delamere pp. 186-187Tedstone Wafer pp. 187Thornbury pp. 187-191Ullingswick pp. 191-192Upton Bishop pp. 192-195Wacton pp. 195Walford-on-Wye pp. 195-200Wellington pp. 200-204Wellington Heath pp. 204-205Westhide pp. 205-207Weston Beggard pp. 207-208Weston-under-Penyard pp. 208-212Whitbourne pp. 212-216Winslow pp. 216Withington pp. 216-219