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Primary Contact P White
Prefered Contact Email: info@graftonhunt.co.uk
Website www.graftonhunt.co.uk
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Hunt Details

Hunt Type: Foxhounds
Hound Breed: TBC
Hunt Quarry: Fox
Areas: Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire
Kennel Address: The Kennels, Leicester Lane, Eydon, Northamptonshire, NN11 3QD Tel: 01295 768648
Counties: Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire
Primary Country: England
Secondary Country: TBC

Master(s)

Name:Roger Brown
Start Year:2019
Address:Tibbetts Farm Church Lane Mixbury Brackley NN13 5RP Tel: 01280 847723 Email: roger@tibbettsfarm.co.uk
Notes:
Name:Mrs T (Tam) Leeming
Start Year:2013
Address:Kingthorne Lodge, Bradden Road, Greens Norton, Towcester Northamptonshire NN12 8BS Tel: 07730 465565 Email: tamariskleeming@hotmail.com
Notes:None
Name:Mrs S (Fiona) Berner
Start Year:2016
Address:Gullivers House, Potcote, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8EH Tel: 01327 830836 Mob: 07779 104673 Email: fionahberner@gmail.com
Notes:None
Name:Mr. Paul Cowley
Start Year:2020
Address:Lodge Barn Farm, Culworth, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 2HL. Tel: 01295 768998. Mob: 07775 943346. Email: paulcowleyequine@yahoo.co.uk
Notes:
Name:Mr. Julian Foote
Start Year:2020
Address:Cockley Hill Farm, Farthinghoe, Brackley, NN13 6EB. Tel: 01295 712737. Mob: 07980 305112. Email: cockley1@gmail.com
Notes:
Name:Mary Miller
Start Year:2022
Address:Boxes Fm Slapton Towcester Tel 07871197258
Notes:
Name:Charles W Smyth-Osbourne
Start Year:1995
Address:Rectory Farm, Sulgrave, Banbury, Oxon OX17 2SG Tel: 01295 760261 or 0207 038 7196 (day) Mob: : 07500 833639 Email: csosbourne@me.com
Notes:None

Former Master(s)

Name:John R S Thame
Start Year:2013
End Year:2020
Notes:
Name:Lord Southampton 1842-61, Duke of Grafton 1861-82, Lord Penrhyn 1882-91, A J Robarts 1891-95, Hon E D Pennant 1891-1905, Lord Southampton 1905-07, C Fitzroy P McNeill 1907-13, Sir Samuel Scott Bart 1908-13, Major H Hawkins 1913-20, Major V D S Williams OBE 1928-31, A E S Guinness 1928-31, G Beale 1935-38, Earl Cadogan MC 1938-40, A Committee 1940-46, Lord Hillingdon 1920-28, 1931-38 and 1946-47, Major L P Huggins MC 1946-50, C Leetham 1950-51, F N Gee 1951-52, D Williams 1951-54, Sir William Pennington-Ramsden Bart 1956-59, Capt S G Thompson MC 1959-60, Capt F B Bolton 1956-67, L Connell 1970-72, Major N P Foster 1950-51 and as Lt Col Foster 1951-77, Capt R H Hawkins 1954-55 and 1961-84, Mrs A Hawkins 1978-84, A I Jackson 1982-84, R F H Ward 1976-86, Col E T Smyth-Osbourne 1984-87, H C Russell 1984-92, Sir M B Connell 1973-95, Mrs E T Smyth-Osbourne 1987-95, T B Brown 1987-96, Mrs J M Shepherd-Cross 1994-97 (died in office), Mr D F Sansome 1996-98, L A Garfield 1995-2000, J H Busby 1987-2001, Mrs T W Jackson-Stops 1999-2002, G Beyts 2000-04, Mrs J L Linnell 2002-2008, C W Richmond-Watson 1998-2012, Mrs PS Hastie MRCVS 2001-07 and 2008-12, J Tomkinson 2006-13, P Cowley 2012-17
Start Year:N/A
End Year:N/A
Notes:
Name:Henry Chapman
Start Year:2018
End Year:2022
Notes:

Huntsman

Name:Mr. David Seels
Start Year:2020
End Year:N/A
Address:Mob: 07834 486029. Email: dseels@gmail.com
Notes:

Former Huntsmen

Name:Mick Wills
Start Year:1995
End Year:2020
Address:TBC
Notes:None
Name:George Beers, 1855-62 Frank Beers, 1862-90 Thomas Bishop, 1893-1902 Mr C P F McNeill, 1907-13 William Farmer, 1913-20 William Freeman, 1922-28 Will Pope, 1928-53 Joe Miller, 1953-72 Tom Normington, 1972-82 (KH 1982-84 to A I Jackson) and 1984-95
Start Year:N/A
End Year:N/A
Address:
Notes:

Kennel Huntsmen

Name:TBC

Whippers-in

Name: Dougie Killick
Start Year:2020
End Year:N/A
Address:
Notes:

Secretary

Name:Miss Phillippa E White
Start Year:1997
End Year:N/A
Address:The Stables, Bulls Lane, Thorpe Mandeville, Banbury, Oxon OX17 2HX Tel: 01295 712567 Mob: 07973 877370 Email: info@graftonhunt.co.uk
Notes:None

Chairman

Name:Colin W Richmond-Watson
Start Year:2014
End Year:N/A
Address:Park Farm House Paulerspury Towcester NN12 7NG Tel: 01327 811264 Mob: 07778 917266 Email: colinrichmondwatson@gmail.com
Notes:None

President

Name:TBC

Other Roles

Role:Treasurer
Name:See Secretary
Start Year:N/A
Notes:
Role:Other
Name:Mrs P Bonner
Start Year:2015
Notes:None
Role:Kennelman
Name:Luke Kenworthy
Start Year:2019
Notes:

Other Previous Roles

Role:Whippers-in
Name:Chris Mardles
Start Year:2019
End Year:2020
Notes:None

Other Information

Affiliations: MFHA
Subscription: Apply to Hon Sec.
Meet: Tuesday and Saturday.
Season: Season
Uniform: Distinctive Collar: n/a . Evening Dress: n/a
Other Notes: TBC

History of the Hunt

Start Year: 1735
End Year: N/A
History: The Hounds, in the middle of the eighteenth century, hunted hare or deer indiscriminately. Hounds were entered to the fox only when Charles, second Duke of Grafton, established a pack of foxhounds which were known by his name. The earliest reference to the Duke of Graftons hounds is in the year 1735 when, according to the writer in the Sporting Magazine for Feb 1793, the Dukes hounds were hunting, strangely enough in Surrey, having kennels at Lovells Grove, Croydon, the seat of the Dukes friend, the Earl of Onslow. The probability is that the hounds were taken for part of the season, either from Euston Hall, the Dukes seat in Suffolk, or Wakefield Lodge near Towcester. The extract reads as follows: "About the year 1735 he (the second Duke) kept fox-hounds at Croydon and went to London very early on the days he hunted. The old Duke used to complain bitterly of the interruption he met with (in crossing the Thames at Westminster) for the delay and inattention of the ferry man, etc, by which he often lost several hours of a fine morning before he arrived in Croydon. To remove this inconvenience he projected a bridge at Westminster, and brought a bill into Parliament for its erection, which was completed in the year 1748." This is supported by the fact that for many years there hung at Euston Hall a contemporary painting by Canaletto, depicting the bridge in the course of construction. When Lord Southampton hunted the country from 1842-61, the pack was known as Lord Southamptons; when Lord Penrhyn took over from the sixth Duke, it was arranged that they be called the Grafton Hounds, with hounds the property of the Duke of Grafton. The seventh Duke gave hounds to the country.

Hunt Country

Hunt Country: The country, which extends 18 miles east to west and 16 miles north to south, is situated in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, centred on the town of Towcester. The Saturday country, based on Brackley, retains fine areas of pasture which have been well maintained for hunting. The Tuesday country in the north-west is a mixture of arable and grassland with large areas of woodland centred on Whittlewood Forest. There are a large number of well-kept coverts throughout. A vigorous fence-building programme has added to the large number of formidable natural fences and ensures that the country remains open. A bold horse with plenty of stamina is required. Adjacent Hunts: the Pytchley to the north, where there is a small area of shared country round Charwelton; the Oakley to the east; and the Bicester with Whaddon Chase to the west and south. There is no longer any hunting to the east of the A5. Best centres: Towcester, Buckingham and Brackley.

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Last Updated: 2023-09-20 16:24:51
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