As part of the forthcoming Hereford AppleFest, we were commissioned by Hereford City Council to make a short film. At 8 minutes long, the film could only be a taster of the huge and fascinating subject of the heritage of cider and perry making in the county. Saying that, it does contain some excellent archive photographs, and also interviews with some of the big names of cider-making. The oral history audio recordings were made by The Cider Museum and date back as far as 1976, with the most recent recorded in 2006. The photographs were supplied by Herefordshire History and The Cider Museum.
The film, and information about the interviewees and photographs, is on a dedicated Apple & Perry page of Herefordshire Life Through a Lens.
Herefordshire Life Through a Lens contains over 150 oral history video interviews about a wide range of subjects related to Herefordshire’s heritage including the Cathedral Close, The Cattlemarket, Hop-picking, Hereford United, Mayfair and much, much more.
There is also be a mini-exhibition of posters reflecting the heritage of Herefordshire’s cider and perry making, which we designed. They’ll be displayed in town during the festival and aside from showcasing a glorious archive image, they all contain a QR link to the above film.