Meetings Archive
Anyone wishing to find out more – or remind themselves – about previous meetings may find this archive useful.
2022 meetings
25 November: Victorian Churches in Herefordshire. Tim Bridges. A surprisingly high proportion of rural churches in England are not medieval at all, but date from the 19th century and this is also true in Herefordshire. Perhaps we are inclined to think that Victorian Gothic is a distinct third-best, Tim Bridges explains that this is far from the truth.
28 October: The Future of Agriculture in Herefordshire. Helen Hamilton, Marches Planning and Environment. Even within the last quarter century, Herefordshire agriculture has undergone some major changes : the spread of polytunnels; the proliferation of intensive poultry units; the introduction of anaerobic digesters; and the demise of the traditional orchard. What next? A personal view.
30 September: A History of Bell Ringing. Tim Keyes, Tower Captain of St Michael and All Angels Church (Ledbury parish church), will introduce us to this fascinating subject.
24 June: “The Scudamores of Herefordshire” – Heather Hurley
27 May: Film: Stories from the hop-yards
29 April: 7pm A.G.M. followed at 7.45 by Sustainable Rural Transport – Professor John Whitelegg
25 March: The evolution of the Market Hall – Martin Baines RIBA
25 February: Half-timbered Herefordshire – Penny Platts
28 January: The mystical imagery of Thomas Traherne – Andrea McLean. We are delighted to inform you that a special guest for Andrea McLean’s talk will be Richard Willmot, author of The Voluble Soil an introduction to the thought and poetry of Thomas Traherne.
2020 meetings
28 February: Life in Ledbury 1914-1919 – Jenny Harrison
31 January: A visit to Argentina – Chris Johnson
2019 meetings
29 November: Some special churches – Tim Bridges
25 October: The original magic lantern show and its history – Patrick Furley
27 September: Of Sons and Skies” – History of flying in World War 2 – Mike Jackson
21 June: The Canary Girls of Rotherwas – Angela Williams
31 May: Historic Harewood – Heather Hurley
26 April: 7pm A.G.M. followed at 7.45 Two men in Russia – Chris Johnson and Gerald Brooke
29 March: Herefordshire’s Mills – Alan Stoyel
22 February: Hatton’s Horses – Robin Thorndyke
25 January: Railways in Art – Gareth Davies
2018 meetings
30 November: Herefordshire Wildlife Trust – Rose Farrington
26 October: The Commandery, Worcester – Dennis Chamberlain
28 September: Hereford Records Office – Rhys Griffith
22 June: River trade on the Wye and Lugg – Heather Hurley
25 May: The work of the International Centre for Birds of Prey
27 April: 7pm A.G.M. followed by The restoration of Upper Hall – Chris Johnson
30 March: The Harrow and The Plough: the artist Brian Hatton – Robin Thorndyke
23 February: From twine to tinplate – Gareth Davies
26 January: The City of Hereford – Penny Platts
2017 meetings
24 November: The Colwall project for VCH Herefordshire – James Bowen
27 October: Ledbury Naturalists: the first fifty years – Alan Pike and Janet Perry
29 September: The life and times of The Falklands – Fred Clark
23 June: The ancient roads of Herefordshire – Heather Hurley
26 May: Tree Pests and Diseases – Chris Johnson
28 April: A.G.M. followed by Exploring Croft Castle – Richard Wooldridge
31 March: Herefordshire’s Bird Atlas – Nick Smith
24 February: The conversion of Upper Hall – Chris Johnson
27 January: The Bosbury Project for VCH Herefordshire – Janet Cooper
2016 meetings
25 November: The history of maps – Tony Atkinson
28 October: Chedworth Roman Villa – Nick Humphries
30 September: The wildlife of the Falklands – Fred Clark
24 June: My boyhood Pennine home: Civil War to Cold War – David Briggs
27 May: Herefordshire’s Medieval Landscape – Christopher Atkinson
29 April: AGM followed by “The Halls of the dead” – Tim Hoverd, Archaeological Projects Manager, Herefordshire Council
1 April: The Ledbury Lute: A talk and musical demonstration – Chris Egerton and Taro Takeuchi
26 February: The Hereford Bull: the story of a trow – Andrew Wynn
29 January: The history of Bromesberrow Place – Marie Forsyth
2015 meetings
27 November: From little pips… The history and natural history of Colwall’s orchards – Tim Dixon
30 October: Words of transformation – Alex Coppock, Conservation Architect
25 September: Churches strange and wonderful – Penny Platts
26 June: Old Court Nurseries – Helen Picton
29 May: Filming for the BBC in Malvern and Ledbury – Michael Jackson
24 April: AGM followed by Philip Clisset and his legacy – Michael Abbott
27 March: Edward Cooper: an Elizabethan Master of St. Katherine’s Hospital – Celia Kellett
27 February: The Hereford, Ross and Gloucester railway – Martin Connop Price
30 January: Paved with living colour – the Godwins of Lugwardine – Rhys Griffith
2014 meetings
28 November: Sweden – Lena Dyche
31 October 2014: In search of the father of Hi-Fi – David Briggs
26 September 2014: Mount Everest – Bronco Lane
27 June 2014: From desert to ice: an adventure in the Chinese Karakoram – Chris Johnson
30 May 2014: A thousand years of building in stone – Beth Andrews (Earth Heritage Trust)
25 April 2014: AGM followed by The Hereford School of Sculpture – Duncan James
28 March 2014: Pests: the unseen occupants – Jane Thomson-Webb
28 February 2014: Local produce: Just Rachel’s ice-cream – Rachel Hicks
24 January 2014: The Mappa Mundi – Sarah Arrowsmith
2013 meetings
29 November 2013: The Eastnor Project – Janet Cooper, Chairman, VCH Group
25 October 2013: The Dragon Orchard story – Norman Stanier
27 September 2013: Elgar’s Women
28 June 2013: Half-timbered restoration: the story of a cottage – Jemima Webb
31 May 2013: Medieval hall-houses of Herefordshire – Duncan James
26 April 2013: AGM followed by The work of the Malvern Hills Conservators – Stephen Bound, Director
29 March 2013: “What’s in a name?” Herefordshire place-names – Anthony Moulton-Smith
22 February 2013: The Woodland Trust’s activities in Herefordshire – Jeremy Evans
25 January 2013: Voysey’s Perrycroft – Dr. Mark Archer