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Travel About Britain - a guide to Great Britain's towns, villages, cities, attractions and places to visit.

Historic Property Decoration - actively involved in the Heritage sector for sixteen years carrying out all kinds of interior works for older properties. Member of The Traditional Paint Forum and CSCS accredited. Visit Web Site for more information. Telephone daytime 07984 070 617 or 0114 230 6828
Email: inspire@cmbakerltd.com. Preparing the Past for the Future

Heritage

Barry Mulford Historic Carpentry - award winning carpenter and joiner based in Gloucestershire, England, specialising in the conservation and restoration of historic timber framed buildings and historic joinery, and also undertake timber frame surveys, research and bespoke joinery.

Bricks & Brick Suppliers - Right Brick is a leading supplier of facing bricksin the UK, specialising in matching old and new brickwork for homes, offices and commercial buildings.

Local to Leominster - local Leominster [UK] site with forum, classifieds, local information and more

Tudor history.org - this site contains biographical information on people during the Tudor period (1485-1603) of English history, as well as images, calendars, glossaries, maps, genealogical trees, information on life during the period, Tudor architecture and more. Also see the blog for news, events, books, movies, etc. and the Question and Answer blog for lively discussion of questions of Tudor history.

Marches Tours and Talks - Marches Tours and Talks provides professional, fully insured Tour Guides. offering guided tours for small groups in coaches, cars or on foot. around the unspoilt and tranquil Marches area.

The National Trust - the National Trust looks after the finest and most comprehensive historic collections of ancient houses in the world

Mortimer Country - Mortimer Country lies in North Herefordshire, in the rolling hills and valleys between Ludlow and the Welsh border.

Hereford Wildlife Trust - history of Lower House Farm [c.1614] which houses the Trust

Stratford-upon-Avon - birthplace of William Shakespeare, steeped in culture and history. Set in the beautiful rural Warwickshire countryside, on the banks of the river Avon, it is one of the most important tourist destinations in the UK

Forgotten Houses - holiday cottages and houses for holiday rental which are of interest for their location, architecture or history

Been there done that - an illustrated travel guide to Great Britain, based on personal experience of the locations. A good section on black and white houses in Herefordshire.

Scenic Norfolk - on the East of England, Norfolk is a beautiful place to visit, tour or live. With it’s charming seaside resorts and sandy beaches, beautiful waterways, picturesque villages, the historic medieval city of Norwich, and unspoilt rural landscapes providing delightful walks for nature lovers.

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum - England's leading museum of historic buildings and traditional rural life set in 45 beautiful acres of the South Downs. A showcase of the rural buildings of the south east from the last 500 years, plus regular courses in many aspects of historic building conservation.

Britannia.com - America's gateway to the British Isles since 1996. Full of information about Britain and its history including old buildings.

The KIngs House, Pembridge - The Kings House, owned by Stuart and Jan Burke since 2003, is a perfect example of a traditional English country restaurant, with all the charm of a fifteenth century hostelry and yet possessing the qualities that travellers from all over the world seek.

Mediaeval-Pembridge - the heart of Herefordshire's Black and White Trail

Old Chapel Gallery - a centre of excellence where casual browsers and serious collectors of contemporary art and crafts alike can find work by both established local and nationally-known artists and makers alongside innovative work by talented newcomers.

Hidden Eardisland - an active Oral History Group and an Archaeological Projects Group which have embraced their village’s heritage.

Eardisland History - providing information about the past, present and future of this most attractive, North Herefordshire village.

Pembridge Amenity Trust - Protecting the Scheduled Historic Buildings and Monuments of Pembridge.

Pembridge-Village Website - village news, noticeboard and local links

Pictures of England [Pembridge] - more pictures

Wattle and daub - detailed information on the method of building the walls of a timber frame house

Woodlands-junior kent The Tudors - a school site with lots of information. The Tudor pages contain much of interest, and more photographs of timber frame buildings, as well as details on all aspects of the lives of people then.

Modern Timber-frame

Welsh oak frame - craftsmen built oak frame houses

UK Timber Frame Association - trade association for UK timber frame manufacturers

Benfield ATT - Specialising in environmentally-sustainable bespoke buildings, Benfield ATT are an extraordinary and award-winning UK-based firm of Timber-Frame Engineers, Manufacturers and Builders

Border Oak - design and construction of Oak-frame buildings - a range of rendered cottages and houses inspired by the principles of the Arts & Crafts movement. old-fashioned craftsmanship and traditional materials

Potton Homes - supplier of timber-framed homes - self build timber-frame homes

Carpenters Fellowship - Promoting communication, training and sharing of knowledge amongst those
interested in historic and contemporary timber framed structures

Scotframe - supplier of timber-framed homes

Selfbuildabc.co.uk - information on self build homes, planning & designing

Carpenteroak - specialising in the design and construction of Timber Architecture

The Guardian on self-build timber-frame houses - fancy a Tudor-style mansion for half the normal price? Thousands are now opting to construct their own dream homes

Oakmasters - specialists in beautifully finished oak beams, period and contemporary style oak frames and oak framed buildings

Period Oak - design, creation and erection of bespoke oak framed buildings

The Thatched Cottage Company - 16th and 17th century luxury cottages in East Devon

Grand Designs - Channel 4 - resource about self-build houses

Ashs - Oak Frames and Oak Beams - Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers

Timber Design - provides an independent design service specialising in contemporary timber architecture and timber frame structure

Welsh Oak - one of the country's leading designers and builders of oak timber-framed homes and buildings

Green Building Press - Information and publications to help you create healthy and ecological homes and buildings

Tain crafts - Specialists in the restoration, conservation and repair of historic and listed timber framed buildings

Holidays and Tourism

Birmingham NIA Hotels - find hotels near Birmingham NIA

Arrow bank holiday park - on the banks of the River Arrow at Eardisland, with beautiful trees and shrubs, landscaped gardens and well-maintained lawns - a place to unwind and relax, away from the stress of everyday life.

Burton Court - Burton Court is a family run enterprise that offers a truly unique location for a wedding, a private or corporate party, a conference, a product launch or film work.

Rossendale-House B& B - Bed and breakfast at this 17th Century town house; luxurious, four star accredited, accommodation in the centre of historic Leominster.

Fircroft Hotel - Situated in a lovely garden in the historic black and white market town of Leominster.

Royal Oak Hotel - comfortable hotel; cosy bar with open fire; high quality restaurant; fully serviced venue for weddings and corporate events.

Cotswolds.Info [Black and White Buildings in the County of Herefordshire] - the worlds largest Internet resource for one of the most beautiful and unique regions in the UK where time has stood still for 300 years.

Broadfield Court - mentioned in the Domesday Book and still a private farming estate of just over 1000 acres set in the beautiful rolling countryside of North Herefordshire, it is also the home of Bodenham English Wines. Visitors can see the walled estate gardens where all the food for the café is grown the traditional way.

Cottages 4 U - Book a cottage holiday with Cottages4U and for every cottage holiday booked, Cottages4you will donate 10% of the property value to The Blue Cross - the charity for animals.

Destinations-uk - dedicated to helping the traveller and tourist interested in learning more about England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. You can book accommodation, plan tours, research places to visit, find travel tips, and read about the many attractions of the UK and Ireland.

Arrow Bank B&B - situated by the River Arrow at the heart of the picturesque village of Eardisland on the 'black and white' trail, Arrow Bank offers accomodation of a very high standard.

White Swan Eardisland - Traditional 17th Century Black and White Pub

Tourist Net UK [Eardisland] - UK holidays at your fingertips

Marches Tours and Talks - provides professional, fully insured guides who will entertain and inform small groups in coaches, cars or on foot about the unspoilt and tranquil Marches area.

Ladymeadow Farm B&B - a substantial 17th century house and farm buildings surrounded by lush fields and orchards and the spacious guest rooms offer splendid views of the surrounding area.

Miscellaneous

Centre for Alternative Technology - CAT offers solutions to some of the most serious challenges facing our planet and the human race, such as climate change, pollution and the waste of precious resources

Home insurance - NoClaimsDiscount.co.uk news, info and reviews on insurers

Flights Orchard Organics - an organic box scheme company providing locally grown, organically certified produce to over 2000 satisfied customers in the West Midlands including: Birmingham, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and parts of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Staffordshire.

Filbert Splosh - creates inspirational art courses for all abilities, and imaginative and artistic solutions.

Password Web Design - Affordable websites for small businesses, be online in days with cheap hosting and domain name registration.

Password Publishing - a complete range of professional publishing services available either singly or integrated; copy editing, proofreading, copy writing, typesetting, graphic design, photography.

Pembridge Stud - The stud specialises in the production of top class Performance Horses, Dressage Horses, Eventers, Showjumpers and Show Horses and the conservation of Cleveland Bays.

Mister-Right - reviews of dating websites to save you time. We visit and review the site, and include it in our reviews section. With an emphasis on truly free sites, mister-right.com is the first stop for those interested in online dating.

Book Publishing Services for self publishers, authors and book publishers.

Slow Food Ludlow - Slow Food is an international organisation of members who not only care about retaining our diverse heritage of regional food and drink, and protecting it from unthinking globalisation, but are increasingly aware of the associated environmental issues.

Komtoo - A computer & web resource

Szigg.org - Web Directory

Country holiday lets - Is based in Leominster and covers the area defined by black and white houses in West Central England.

Companies House

Duport provide company formation, company credit reports and director reports.  

Qondio - Promote your site and earn money