IN the latest in our series of picture articles we delve into an amazing archive of images showing a lost world - life for children in Herefordshire in the 1940s.

The photographs were taken by Hereford businessman CH 'Tony' Williams who was a keen amateur photographer and documented life in Herefordshire in the 1940s.

Mr Williams left his treasure trove of thousands of images with his daughter Dr Maureen Beauchamp who has kindly provided them for the Hereford Times to publish.

More pictures in our Herefordshire in the 40s gallery

And our History Times gallery