OUR HERITAGE, SHAPING LEDBURY’S FUTURE

PROTECTING OUR HERITAGE, SHAPING THE FUTURE

31 OCTOBER 2025 – MEETING

  

 The Herefordshire pomona.

By Bill Laws

The Herefordshire Pomona is a remarkable book. Launched in the late nineteenth century as no more than a collection of ‘coloured figures and descriptions of the most esteemed kinds of Apples and Pears,’ it is widely considered a landmark in British publishing.

Despite its provincial origins – much of it was written by a country doctor and illustrated by his daughter and a virtually unknown artist – the Pomona has gained an international reputation and risen in value like a piece of fine art. Thanks to the 441 exceptional watercolours by its women illustrators, in effect this is what it is.

 

 

BURGAGE HALL MAP AND DIRECTIONS

Our Meetings

Meetings are held in Burgage Hall, usually on the last Friday of the month. They start at 7.30pm, unless otherwise stated.

We recommend arriving around 10 – 15 minutes beforehand so you have time to settle in and the meeting can start on time.

Open to members and non-members. Free for members, £5.00 for non-members. There is no need to book in advance unless otherwise stated. 

Burgage Hall is accessed from Church Lane and down the path beside Butcher Row House Museum.  Alternatively take Chapel Alley (next to the newsagents) off the High Street and enter through the double doors.

The Society organises about eight meetings each year.