We have been wonderfully spoilt for choice putting this unique game together,” says Ella Gibbs, Custom Games Executive at Winning Moves UK, who are the makers of the board under official licensing from Hasbro. “Thank you to everyone who sent in suggestions.It was a tight race in particular for the Mayfair spot, which sparked a lot of debate. Any one of three or four could have filled it. In the end the Cathedral has got to land on it and a huge congratulations to them for emerging as the new ‘Mayfair of Hereford’!”. Several charities get to feature in the game as well. They include The Royal National College for the Blind, Hereford Foodbank and the Little Princess Trust, each of which are showcased on their very own spaces. The brand-new official Monopoly: Hereford Edition game will be revealed at the Green Dragon, in Broad Street, as a part of a launch party.

The final list mixes well-known landmarks with relatively obscure locations. There appears to be no specific motivation for how they were chosen; when the travel writer Tim Moore searched the Waddingtons' company archives he did not uncover any relevant documentation. [13] The stations were the four London termini of the London and North Eastern Railway, principally King's Cross, which served Waddingtons' home town of Leeds. Original Monopoly boards manufactured before the Transport Act 1947 and the nationalisation of the railways use the name "L.N.E.R." on each title deed card; later boards showed " British Railways" instead. [21] We are unbelievably excited about this next step and really hope that you will continue to support what we believe to be the only business of its kind in Hereford and the surrounding areas. a b Colson, Thomas (16 November 2016). "Here's what a British Monopoly board would look like with today's house prices". The Independent . Retrieved 29 March 2017. In this unique edition of the world’s most famous board game ALL the famous multi-coloured MONOPOLY property squares like Mayfair and Park Lane from the classic MONOPOLY London original are represented by Hereford landmarks and organisations. The Community Chest and Chance cards and the money are Hereford themed too.Experienced candidates are sought to join the Cathedral's Finance Committee - help lead the Cathedral. FREE FOOD:Near to Free Parkingis theHereford Foodbank, one of several Hereford charities to feature in the game.

Victor Watson, businessman – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 8 March 2015 . Retrieved 28 March 2017. Ms Gibbs, Custom Games Executive at Winning Moves UK – makers of this unique edition under official license from Hasbro – adds: Earlier this month it was announced that Hereford is getting its very own official version of the popular board game.The game will feature the great and good of Hereford and we would like to thank everyone who sent in suggestions during our public consultation period earlier in the year.” Over the last 25 years Winning Moves UK and Hasbro have produced official versions of Monopoly in cities all over the world from Dubai to Sydney.