page_title: The Old House, Hereford
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: The Old House, Hereford / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The Old House in Hereford (now called the Black and White House Museum features the Butchers Guild coat of arms)
context_page_description: The Old House is a distinctive black and white half-timbered house in High Town, Hereford, England, built in 1621. It was restored in the 19th century and became a museum of Jacobean life in 1929.
context_section_description: The Black and White House Museum is a well-preserved half-timbered Jacobean building in the centre of Hereford. It was built in 1621 as part of Butchers' Row. In 1816, other buildings on the row started to be demolished, and, now, Old House is the only remaining house in the original row. The house has been used by butchers, ironmongers, and bankers during its history.
  The Old House was restored in 1882. New carvings were added in 1883 by Robert Clarke and the ground floor was altered in 1882-3 by Edward Henry Lingen Barker.
  The coat of arms above the front door is that of the Worshipful Company of Butchers even though Hereford is reported to have had its own butchers guild when the house was built.
  The fireplace in the South East room came from another house in the city and is probably 15th century. The moulded frieze on the second floor is early 18th century. In a 1931 report the house was described as the "best preserved example of a timber framed house in the city".
  The Old House became a Grade 1 listed building in 1952.
caption: The Old House in Hereford (now called the Black and White House Museum features the Butchers Guild coat of arms)
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