Queen's Diamond Jubilee barge launched in county
A cargo barge which was built to take part in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations is being launched on the River Wye.
The Wye Trow, which represented Herefordshire at the pageant, is based on the design of a barge that carried cargo along the river for centuries.
It is hoped the 39ft (11.8m) long boat, named the Hereford Bull, will become a permanent attraction in the city.
The trow travelled about a mile (1.6km) up the river.
The Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire was among those invited to take part in the boat's inaugural trip in the city.
Andrew Wynn, from the Trow Team, which led the £100,000 project, said: "The boat has been used by Sea Cadets but it was brought to Hereford for the first time a month ago.
"It will be a visual attraction in the city centre. Visitors will be able to see it and it will be continue to be used by the Sea Cadets."
He said the trow had been stored in an industrial unit in the city but it was hoped a jetty for it would be built close to the city centre.
The boat was rowed by a squad of 10 men and one woman at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee pageant on the River Thames in June 2012, as part of a 1,000-strong flotilla.
In the 18th and 19th Centuries trows were used to carry cargo such as coal, cider and wool.
Timber for the 36ft long (10.9m) craft was sourced from estates across Herefordshire.