Welshpool Horticultural Society Show

Welshpool Horticultural Society show programme
Powysland Museum and Montgomery Canal Centre

Culture & Entertainment

Welshpool Horticultural Society Show

Gardening was a popular pastime for Victorians and oftimes a necessity for the poor. Its popularity was reflected by the formation of horticultural societies. One of these was the Welshpool Horticultural Society which held a show and fete on 9th August 1894.

The Society's President was Georgiana Naylor of Leighton Hall (see table below).

Mrs Naylor's husband had been an important local figure, responsible for much of the building in Leighton and making many innovations on his estate.

1891 Census
Leighton Hall, Leighton
Name	Position in household	Marital status	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth	English/Welsh speaker
Georgiana Naylor	Head	Widow	72	Living on own means	Shropshire Great Ness	English
Margaret Naylor	Daughter	S	42		Cheshire Liscard	English
Frances Naylor	Daughter	S	33		Lancashire Walton	English
Mary Anne Rippon	Servant	S	46	Domestic Servant Lady's Maid	Northamptonshire Geddington	English
Sarah Jane Lythgoe	Servant	S	21	Domestic Servant Lady's Maid	Cheshire Weaverham	English
Anne Needles	Servant	S	23	Domestic Servant House Maid	Cheshire Birkenhead	English
Martha Wainwright	Servant	S	21	Domestic Servant House Maid	Flintshire Overton	English
Margaret Jones	Servant	Widow	32	Domestic Servant Laundry Maid	Montgomeryshire Forden	English
Hester Susannah (Middleton?)	Servant	S	31	Domestic Servant Cook	Kent Sevenaoks	English
Jane Nunn	Servant	S	25	Domestic Servant Scullery Maid	Staffordshire	English
Mary Thomas	Servant	S	21	Domestic Servant Under Laundry Maid	Montgomeryshire Kerry	English
John Mold	Servant	S	25	Domestic Servant Groom	Shropshire Worthen	English
William Jones	Servant	S	25	Domestic Servant Footman	Denbighshire	Both

The Show had many entertainments apart from horticultural displays:
Shank's Lawn Mowers - advert placed by Thomas J. Evans, Ironmonger, in the WHS programme Powysland Museum and Montgomery Canal Centre	Programme of the show, including Presentation of Prizes and Fireworks after dusk Powysland Museum and Montgomery Canal Centre
Full details were given of the music to be played by the bands performing at the Show:
List of pieces to be played by the various bands Powysland Museum and Montgomery Canal Centre	Bandstand at the Pump House Hotel, Llandrindod Wells Radnorshire Museum