Melbreak Foxhounds

Contact Details

Primary Contact	Mrs J Lister
Prefered Contact	Mrs J Lister
Website	TBC

[wcm_restrict]

Hunt Details

Hunt Type:	Foxhounds
Hound Breed:	fell hound
Hunt Quarry:	TBC
Areas:	Cumbria
Kennel Address:	Millar Place, Lorton, Cockermouth Cumbria Tel: 01900 85233
Counties:	Cumbria
Primary Country:	England
Secondary Country:	TBC

Master(s)

Name:	J. Lister
Start Year:	2019
Address:	20 Newlands Park, Dearham, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 7ED. Mob: 07850 106178. Email: melbreakfoxhounds@outlook.com
Notes:

Former Master(s)

Name:	A. Guthrie
Start Year:	2016
End Year:	2019
Notes:
Name:	John K Vickers
Start Year:	1999
End Year:	2018
Notes:
Name:	William Pearson, 1807-16 John Hudson, ca 1816-50 John Nicholson, 1850-65 Mr Robinson Mitchell, ca 1865-75 John Benson, ca 1865-1917 Robinson Mitchell, 1917-28 Major E A Iredale, MC, 1917-65 Frank Coates, 1965-81 P J Caddy, 1989-93 J Edward Musgrave, 1981-98 Jock Ireland, 1989-2000 J C Jackson, 2000-05 William Richardson, 2005-2016
Start Year:	N/A
End Year:	N/A
Notes:
Name:	P. Glaister
Start Year:	2019
End Year:	2022
Notes:

Huntsman

Name:	Edward Liddle
Start Year:	2015
End Year:	N/A
Address:	Tel: 01900 85233
Notes:	None

Former Huntsmen

Name:

TBC

Kennel Huntsmen

Name:

TBC

Whippers-in

Name:

TBC

Secretary

Name:	Mrs. J. Lister
Start Year:	2017
End Year:	N/A
Address:	20 Newlands Park, Dearham, Cumbria, CA15 7ED Mob: 07854 200253 Email: melbreakfoxhounds@outlook.com
Notes:

Chairman

Name:

TBC

President

Name:

TBC

Other Roles

Role:

No Additonal Roles

Other Previous Roles

Role:	Secretary
Name:	Frank Head
Start Year:	2009
End Year:	2017
Notes:	None

Other Information

Affiliations:	Central Committee of Fell Packs
Subscription:	Voluntary. Cap on Boxing Day (Hunt servants).
Meet:	Two to three days per week (as fixture card).
Season:	Season
Uniform:	Red (Huntsman only).
Other Notes:	A foot pack

History of the Hunt

Start Year:	1807
End Year:	N/A
History:	The pack takes its name from the fell which stands on the west shore of Crummock Water. From the early part of the 18th century trencher-fed hounds were maintained in the country, but the Melbreak was first assembled as a pack in 1807 by William Pearson, and has been kennelled in the Loweswater area for over 150 years. The pack, which hunts on foot, provides an interesting example of a well-balanced Fell pack, which by careful selection is bred to suit the local hunting conditions. The pack remained privately owned for many years, but was eventually made into a voluntary subscription pack in 1917, on the retirement of John Benson, who presented the pack to a committee "for the benefit of the country".

Hunt Country

Hunt Country:

The country, which lies in west Cumbria, extends from the River Derwent in the north to Ennerdale Lake in the south. It is mountainous country, round the Buttermere and Loweswater Valleys. Best centres: Loweswater, Cockermouth, Lorton and Buttermere. Adjoining packs: to the north the Cumberland; to the east the Blencathra; to the south the Eskdale & Ennerdale; to the west lies the sea.

Updated

Last Updated:	2023-02-06 10:28:45
Reason for update:	N/A

[/wcm_restrict] [wcm_nonmember] [/wcm_nonmember] Back to Directory Edit Hunt