THE pioneering work of famous historian Alfred Watkins is the inspiration for the first in a new kind of exhibition for Hereford City Museum and Art Gallery this week.

Wood and stone structures, 1912 film footage of Hereford May Fair projected on to the floor, giant wall drawings, beehives and a whalebone are a few of the images to stimulate the imagination.

"When you walk into the gallery, you really get the feeling that you are entering a different world," said visitor services officer Lara Latcham.

Watkins, the photographer and antiquarian, is renowned worldwide as the discoverer of leylines - those controversial lines on the landscape which have sparked off so many different theories about our prehistoric past.

Three artists of different backgrounds have united to explore the things that lit his imagination.

"Watkins is such a fascinating figure. This has been a wonderful opportunity to respond to some of his ideas, and his way of looking at the world," said sculptor David England.

Special objects from the museum's Alfred Watkins collection have been combined with footage from the British Film Institute.

A short story written to accompany the exhibition can be listened to while visiting the exhibition - Just Go Straight On - which runs until January 3.