South Shropshire Hunt Masters 2016/2017
C.F.O. Ferry Esq.
W. Blum Gentilomo Esq.
Mrs. S. McLean
Mrs. C. Corrie
Miss A Henderson
Email: masters@southshropshirehunt.com
The South Shropshire Hunt has an extensive history of Masterships dating back to the 18th Century. A list of which is below:
Shropshire Hunt
1776-1806 Mr George Forester of Willey hunted part of Shropshire, for the purpose of reducing the number of foxes, with Tom Moody as whipper-in
1806-1811 Mr George Forester?
1806-1815 Sir Edward Smythe, Bt. of Acton Burnell
1815-1820 Sir John Hill
1820-1823 Colonel Hill
1823-1827 Sir Bellingham Graham, Bt. junior. He helped raise the money to build kennels on Whitchurch Road
South Shropshire Hunt
1820-1823 Mr J Cresset Pelham of Cound
1827 Sir Edward Smythe, Bt. of Acton Burnell
1827-1834 Mr T Lloyd
1834-1839 Mr Smyth Owen of Condover Hall
1839-1841? Mr Thomas Campbell Eyton of Eyton
Wheatland & South Shropshire
1843-1850 Mr John Baker
South Shropshire Hunt
1857-1865 Mr C J Morris
Shropshire Hunt
1866-1870 3rd Viscount Hill
The Shrewsbury Hounds
1870-1874 Mr Robert Burton of Longner Hall hunted the east of the South Shropshire country
1874-1875 Mr Cholmondeley of Condover
1875-1879 Mr Hulton Harrop of Lythwood
1879-1880 Mr Robert Burton
Shropshire Hunt
1881-1884 Viscount Hill
1880-1898 Mr Hulton Harrop of Gatten Lodge, hunted the hills & the west of the South Shropshire country
1884-1897 Mr A P Heywood Lonsdale
1897-1898 Capt. Henry Heywood Lonsdale
1898-1900 Mr Rowland Hunt, Mr Frank Bibby
South Shropshire Hunt
1898-1899 Mr James C Dun Waters of Plaish hunted small area of South Shropshire with the Wheatland
1899-1902 Mr James C Dun Waters amalgamated most of the South Shropshire country with the Wheatland
1900-1904 Sir Brian Leighton, 9th Bt. of Loton, hunted the west of the South Shropshire country
1902-1910 Mr James C Dun Waters hunted the South Shropshire in its entirety
1910-1913 Captain S H Christy
1913 Little Hanwood, Annscroft – smallholding purchased as the site of the new South Shropshire Kennels
1914-1923 Lt General Sir Edwin A H Alderson KCB
1923-1925 Mr H J H Barton
1925-1929 Major Edward Anthony Fielden
1929-1939 Mr David Hulton Harrop of Lythwood Hall hunted the hills and western area of the country, with hounds kenneled at the Gatten
1931-1934 Major H C Meredith
1934-1938 Major W E Gatacre of Gatacre
1938-1946 Lt. Colonel A ffrench Blake
1946-1948 Sir Arthur F Blakiston, Bt.
1948-1951 Mr R Frank Tanner, Mr G Clapham of Bowbrook
1951-1953 Mr Eric W Towler of Harnage Grange, Captain R Churchward
1953-1954 Mr Eric W Towler, Mrs Jasper More
1954-1957 Mr Eric W Towler, Mr C J Wingfield of Onslow
1957-1958 Mrs Robinetta Fagan, Miss P McConnell
1958-1962 Mrs Robinetta Fagan
1962-1964 Miss Pamela Strickland Skailes
1964-1966 Mrs L Wallace, Mr John Whalley
1966-1969 Mrs L Wallace
1969-1971 Captain John J D Barrow
1971-1973 Mr Brian H E Roberts, Mr Tom W Jones
1973-1975 Mr Tom W Jones, Mr Marek W Kwiatkowski
1975-1978 Mr David J S Herring
1978-1979 Major L G Heysham, Mr John R Whittall
1979-1981 Mr John R Whittal, Mr A Richard Tanner, Mr John de Quincey
1981-1983 Mr A Richard Tanner, Mr John de Quincey
1983-1984 Mr A Richard Tanner
Acting Joint Mastership
1984-1986 Mr Bill Adams, Mrs Marge Teague, Mrs Dawn Furniss, Mr John Perkins
1986-1987 Mr Bill Adams, Mrs Marge Teague, Mr John Perkins
1987-1988 Country run by the hunt committee
1988-1989 Mrs Ann Stevens, Mr A Richard Tanner, Mr Lindsey A Wallace, Mr Humphrey Sandford
1989-1991 Mrs Ann Stevens, Mr A Richard Tanner, Mr Lindsey A Wallace
Mastership
1991-1993 Mrs Pamela Sykes, Mr John de Quincey, Mr and Mrs John Lane
1993-1994 Mrs Pamela Sykes, Mr and Mrs John Lane, Captain Tim Easby
1994-1996 Mrs Pamela Sykes, Captain Tom Easby, Mrs Ann Stevens
1996-1999 Mrs Pamela Sykes, Mrs Ann Stevens, Mr Andrew Cook
1999-2000 Mrs Pamela Sykes, Mr Andrew Cook, Mr Alistair Beedles, Mr Richard Cambray
2000-2002 Mr Andrew Cook, Mr Alistair Beedles, Mr Richard Cambray, Mrs Joyce Jagger
2002-2003 Mr Alistair Beedles, Mrs Joyce Jagger, Mr Andrew Vernon, Mrs Caroline Foster
2004-2007 Mr Alistair Beedles, Mr and Mrs Edward Foster, Mr Otis Ferry
2007-2009 Mr Alistair Beedles, Mr Otis Ferry, Mrs Sarah Holt, Mrs Sarah McLean, Mr Walter Blum
2009-2011 Mr Otis Ferry, Mrs Sarah Holt, Mrs Sarah McLean, Mr Walter Blum
2011-2012 Mr Otis Ferry, Mrs Sarah Holt, Mrs Sarah McLean, Mr Walter Blum, Mrs Sam antha Boyes
2012-2013 – Mr Otis Ferry, Mrs Sarah Holt, Mrs Sarah McLean, Mr Walter Blum, Mrs Samantha Boyes
2013-2014 – Mr Otis Ferry, Mrs Sarah McLean, Mr Walter Blum, Mrs Samantha Boyes, Mrs Camilla Corrie
2014-2015 – Mr Otis Ferry, Mrs Sarah McLean, Mr Walter Blum, Mrs Samantha Boyes, Mrs Camilla Corrie
2015-2016- Mr Otis Ferry, Mrs Sarah McLean, Mr Walter Blum, Mrs Samantha Boyes, Mrs Camilla Corrie
2016-2017 – Mr Otis Ferry, Mrs Sarah McLean, Mr Walter Blum, Mrs Camilla Corrie, Miss A Henderson
While we have endeavoured to ensure the this list is historically correct, please do contact us if you believe there are any inaccuracies by emailing masters@southshropshirehunt.com
