The Harewood End Agricultural Society recently launched a book entitled “Celebrating 125 years of farming in South Herefordshire”. Held in the lovely surroundings of the threshing barn and stable yard at Caradoc, Sellack, by kind permission of Major Patrick & Mrs Darling, the Society hosted a summer lunch party attended by over 300 people to celebrate its 125th anniversary.
The book, written by local historian Heather Hurley and featuring a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales, is the culmination of an ambitious project to research and document the history of the Society and rural life in South Herefordshire since the society was founded in 1890. The project over the last three years has been headed up by Julia Wilde who, together with Heather and a team of volunteers, has spent many hours trawling through the dark recesses of the Hereford Record Office, Museum and Library, newspaper archives, members’ attics and cellars to unearth a wealth of historical photographs, show programmes, schedules, trophies and general memorabilia.
The hardback edition documents the many changes in agriculture over the last 125 years, the farm competitions and country life of the generations of farming families in the original 34 parishes incorporated in the Society’s membership.
Copies of the book priced at £18 are available from:
The General Secretary
Harewood End Agricultural Society
Overton Farmhouse,
Brampton Abbotts
Ross-on-Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 7JG
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- Julia Wilde on 01989 564281
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