2:22pm Thursday 11th March 2010
AS part of Herefordshire Council libraries service’s efforts to encourage more people to join a book group, local writer and historian Catherine Beale will be giving an illustrated talk about her book, Champagne and Shambles, at Hampton Court on Saturday from 3pm to 4.30pm.
The book tells the story of the Arkwright family who owned Hampton Court, once the largest estate in Herefordshire.
The story reveals how the landed gentry went into decline and the details about life in Herefordshire, particularly in Leominster in the 19th century, are absolutely fascinating.
Tickets are £5 and available on the door. There will also be signed copies of the book and tea and cakes for sale.
“Champagne and Shambles is a good book for readers’ groups, as there is lots to talk about and it has been so brilliantly researched.
“After the talk, there will be time to ask questions and have an informal discussion in the beautiful setting of the library at Hampton Court,” said Anne Marie Dosset, reader development librarian.
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