The Grafton Inn, Hereford. Picture: Google Maps
THIEVES stole two large flags which had been lowered to half-mast near Hereford in the aftermath of the tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Hereford Times reported in September 2001.
The flags, the Union Jack and the Cross of St George were flying at half-mast outside the Grafton Inn on the A49 near Hereford following the horrific events in the United States in a mark of respect to the victims of the attack.
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They were stolen sometime during the early hours of September 15, 2001, with the two flagpoles on the roadside left naked.
Then-manager Chris Roberts, who described the theft as 'sick' said the flags would be replaced in due course.
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