Speaker David Key is a voluntary archivist and Hursley Park site historian. He has an extensive knowledge of Hursley Park, its history and its occupants from mediaeval times to the present day.
A Country Gentleman of the Nineteenth Century[1]the title of his biography by Frances Awdry, aunt of Wilbert Vere Awdry (1911-1997) author of the Thomas the Tank Engine books and sister of Mary Cremer who lived at Compton Down in Hurdle Way
Rt Hon Sir William Heathcote MP
of Hursley, 5th Baronet (1801-1881)
- MP for Hampshire, Hampshire North and Oxford University, High Sheriff of Hampshire, Privy Councillor.
- Staunchly protestant major landowner who brought his old tutor John Keble to Hursley, making it a hub of the 19th century Anglican revival.
- Father of Arthur Malcolm Heathcote after whom the Heathcote Players were named.
Details:
• 7:30pm Weds 7 May 2025 • Compton Sports Pavilion
• Open to all – no charge
• Bar open from 7pm
A Country Gentleman of the Nineteenth Century
Rt Hon Sir William Heathcote MP of Hursley, 5th Baronet (1801-1881)
Sir William Heathcote, 5th Baronet of Hursley, was MP for Hampshire, Hampshire North and Oxford University, High Sheriff of Hampshire, Privy Councillor.
A staunchly protestant major landowner whose lands included the manor of Compton, he brought his old tutor John Keble to Hursley, making it a hub of the 19th century Anglican revival.
Father of Compton resident Arthur Heathcote after whom the Heathcote Players were named.
7:30pm Wednesday 7 May 2025
at Compton Sports Pavilion
Open to all
Speaker: David Key
David is a voluntary archivist and Hursley Park site historian. He has an extensive knowledge of Hursley Park, its history and its occupants from mediaeval times to the present day.
Free to attend.
Image of Rev William Heathcote and his father Sir William Heathcote, 3rd Bart by Daniel Gardner, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Image of Reverend William Heathcote (1772-1802) by Owen, William (1769 – 1825).
By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
References
| ↑1 | the title of his biography by Frances Awdry, aunt of Wilbert Vere Awdry (1911-1997) author of the Thomas the Tank Engine books and sister of Mary Cremer who lived at Compton Down in Hurdle Way |
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