Spring 2015 Inside Compton Verney

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Compton Verney

Spring 2015

Heritage Lottery Fund Success Compton Verney’s Women’s Library The SAS Return to Compton Verney

News Bites

Bernard Sunley Funds Dipping Pond We are delighted to announce that The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation has granted us £13,000 to build a dipping pond near our Forest School site. Encouraging visitors young and old alike to experience and appreciate the many natural habitats on Compton Verney’s 120 acres is a primary goal for the landscape restoration project. This pond will facilitate that for visitors and Forest School participants.

Reviews We’ve been delighted with the media’s response to our spring exhibitions. Here are just a few samples: “It’s well worth a visit.” “…the whole effect is intriguing and… decidedly appealing.”

The Times

“The show provides a new insight into Canaletto, an artist who spent a big chunk of his artistic life in Britain and clearly loved it.”

The Guardian

“The Venetian artist’s ability to see London as a theatrical performance defined his landscapes, mixing naturalism and glorious artifice.”

The Financial Times

Andrew Lloyd-Webber visits his Painting The generous loaning of artwork is critical to mounting quality exhibitions and the Canaletto: Celebrating Britain exhibition is no exception.

With works from the Royal Collection, Manchester City Gallery and Tate amongst others, we are able to shed fresh light on familiar as well as sometimes little-known works. We were delighted that Baron Lloyd-Webber (seen above with Dr Steven Parissien) was able to visit recently to see how his painting, The Old Horse Guards, looked in the Compton Verney Galleries.

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Chapel Blessings

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News Bites

Despite its unrestored state, the Chapel is already a popular location for blessings. Five brides have chosen to have a service in the Grade I-listed building and seem to value it for its unique and “undiscovered” properties. While it currently seats 100, this will rise to 140 once restoration is complete at the end of 2016. Concerts and dinners have also been held in the building to great acclaim.

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Heritage Lottery Fund Success Compton Verney Women’s Library The SAS Returns to Compton Verney

Page 8 Oh What a Busy Closed Season Page 10 Achieving your Corporate Goals with Compton Verney Page 12 Min Willoughby de Broke Page 13 Rachel Davies

(Cover photo): Persicaria amphibia and photos pages 3, 4-5, and 8-9 by Stuart Thomas

Heritage Lottery Fund Success We are delighted to report that Compton Verney has received £2.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Compton Verney Landscape Restoration Project.

The project aims to preserve, restore and celebrate an outstanding ‘Capability’ Brown park, which includes a rare, Brown-designed and Grade I-listed Chapel. The project will:

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volunteering opportunities

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use Brown’s landscape as a platform to bring together a range of interests – art, architecture, landscape design, health and wellbeing, music, history, and ecology – which will enable us engage with new audiences in totally new ways Dr Steven Parissien,

‘Capability’ Brown Chapel of 1776-9 as a venue for music and events

Director of Compton Verney, says: “We’re delighted that the Heritage Lottery

build a new provide information about the site’s landscape, history and ecology as well as much-needed visitor facilities

Fund has given us this support.

Compton Verney has enriched the regional cultural landscape for the past ten years, and this grant will enable us to fully exploit and harness the astonishing potential of

create two visionary eyecatchers, a footbridge

our historic context, thus benefiting both the

and a wetland boardwalk, drawing attention to the history of the site in refreshing new

local community and visitors from further afield.”

ways and enabling a circular walk of the park

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expand learning, engagement and

restore the

Visitor Centre to

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secure and develop the biodiversity of the parkland and recreate original Georgian pathways so visitors can view forest, wetland and meadow habitats while enjoying Brown’s

Reyahn King, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund West Midlands says: “This project will restore the appearance and enhance our appreciation of Capability Brown’s landscape. It will also help to conserve the rich biodiversity to be found in the grounds of this magnificent mansion.”

original sightlines

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Compton Verney Women’s Library Despite being in a very poor state of repair when it was rescued in 1993, Compton Verney was hugely fortunate that the last room of the south wing’s ground floor retained its original furniture, in the form of a large chimney surround, three corner bookcases with painted parchment panels, and a door case into which has been set panels of faux book spines. (Two out of the original eight panels have been lost, but the rest are in good condition.)

The room was evidently the personal Withdrawing Room of Lady Willoughby de Broke, a judgement based on surviving Victorian plans of the house and the fact that all the authors cited in the book spine panels are female. The painted panels in the bookcases, too, with their elaborate cartouches and views, appear to be the sort of high-quality amateur work which could have been executed by Lady Willoughby de Broke and her friends.

Judging from the dates of the works represented by the book spines, together with the architectural style of the bookcases, the room was refurbished in around1860 – and was thus the work of either Georgiana, the wife of the reclusive Robert Verney, 17th Baron Willoughby de Broke (d.1862), or, more realistically, Geraldine, wife of Henry Verney, 18th Baron (d.1902), who commissioned architect John Gibson to add elements to the house and grounds after 1863 and who added the impressive avenue of Wellingtonia redwoods to the park. Geraldine’s son Richard, 19th Baron, did indeed comment in later life on his mother’s strength of character and enthusiasm for literature.

The room is currently empty and equipped with inappropriate lighting and finishes. Recently, however, academics from the English departments at both Oxford University and The Open University have alerted us to its rarity and value. Women’s Libraries were once not uncommon in larger houses, but almost none survive today. Thus Compton Verney’s Morning Room is of great

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significance. Moreover, our academic advisers have also noted how the authors represented in the panels of book spines effectively summarise the canon of women’s literature in c.1860.

In November 2014 Oxford University held (and funded) a seminar at St Peter’s College solely on the subject of the Compton Verney Morning Room, chaired by Abigail Williams, Professor of Eighteenth-Century Literature, Lord White Fellow and Knowledge Exchange Champion for the Humanities Division at Oxford.

The seminar’s participants concluded that the book spine titles read as a fantasy list of books Lady Willoughby de Broke might have wanted to have read - or be seen reading – and have some coherence and meaning, showing a clear leaning towards a secular, European tradition which reaches back into the 17the century. Many of these names would not have been familiar to the general public by the 1860s, but are names which might have figured in the increasingly popular biographical dictionaries of prominent women appearing around this time.

Lady Willoughby de Broke might have culled her book-spine titles from the works cited in Rev Alexander Dyce’s Specimens of British Poetesses of 1825 and/or the ‘Dream’ from The Lady’s Magazine of 1778. The works cited in the spines are neither scandalous nor proto-feminist. (There is, for example, no Mary Wollestonecraft.)

However, they are wilfully antiquarian in places.

For example, there are no famous 19th century female novelists here, such as Jane Austen or Elizabeth Gaskell.

They also thought that the spine shelves were intended as a statement of identity rather than any representation of either the actual authors or of Lady Willoughby de Broke's actual reading Lady Willoughby de Broke was possibly trying to create a vision of an 18th century Enlightenment female salon here – an excellent example of the 19th century imagining the 18th.

Oxford University’s English department are keen to work with us to restore the library back to something resembling its mid-Victorian state, as a unique survival of this important but hitherto neglected feature, and in order to explain the role that Women’s Libraries played in the great houses of today. To that end, we are seeking, in conjunction with the University, £15,000 to enable us to

(Left): faux book spine panels; (Right): handpainted cartouche from the entry door that has, until recently, been in storage awaiting repair. Below: the

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commission research to (i) estimate what book titles are missing from the door architrave, and (ii) to find out more about Lady Willoughby de Broke’s circle: who she was sitting there with, and who she was trying to impress with her female canon

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commission two new spine panels featuring these ‘missing’ titles to replace those since lost and restore the bookcases and fill them with books appropriate to a Women’s Library of c.1860

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redecorate the room to an approximation of its appearance in c.1860, following expert paint research on all surfaces

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create pages on our website that tell the story of the room and trace its importance to engage the public with this subject

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help fund a one-day conference on the subject of Women’s Libraries as a whole, using Compton Verney’s as a starting-point.

Owing to the lack of evidence and surviving fabric, no other space at Compton Verney is interpreted as it was before 1993. Yet our visitors consistently ask for more information on the history of the house – and, especially, its owners – before it became an art gallery.

With this special room, we will be able to tell visitors more about the house’s past, and about the lives of Victorian women.

Dr Steven Parissien

(Below from left): detail from a tapestry chair (1755) that is original to Compton Verney and sits in this room; painting of Compton Verney in door panel; and detail from door above.

THE SAS RETURN TO COMPTON VERNEY Like any historic house Compton Verney has an interesting past. Over the years it has hosted a diverse range of visitors from all across the world. Some of these visits are well documented, others are simply fleeting and soon forgotten.

In August 2014, the house was visited by a group of historic military vehicles and their owners from the Military Vehicle Trust (MVT). The MVT is a charity set up to preserve historic military vehicles the owners of which take them to events across the country. As is recorded in the entrance hall, the house was used by the British Army as a camouflage school during the war and the grounds would once have been very active with military vehicles. Approximately 40 vehicles (ranging from the ubiquitous World War II Jeep, through to a 1960s Russian BRDM armoured car) were lined up along the drive to the enjoyment of visitors. After a brief talk and some photographs, the MVT left on the next leg of their journey adding another group name to Compton Verney’s list of visitors.

In the autumn of 2014, a chance encounter in the grounds reopened another unusual chapter in the history of Compton Verney. A group of elderly gentlemen were attempting to identify the location of black-and-white photographs taken in the grounds many years ago. When asked what they were doing, they revealed that they were members of the Belgian SAS who had trained here during the war. Any possible doubt to such a surprising answer was quickly removed when they showed a clip of film taken in the grounds during the war.

Prior to D-Day they had been billeted at Friz Hill house in Wellesbourne and marched up to Compton Verney to train in the grounds.

The 5th SAS was formed during World War II entirely from Belgian volunteers with the objective of undertaking sabotage and gathering intelligence. The volunteers had either escaped from occupied Europe or had travelled from America to join up. The men came from all walks of life and included a former world cycling champion, lawyers, farmers, labourers,

lumberjacks, a circus acrobat, a professional wrestler and even three barons. The commanding officer himself was both a qualified engineer and dentist. These differences of upbringing, class,

One remarkable coincidence is that Friz Hill House, which was occupied by the Belgian SAS during their training, had once been the family home of one of the members of the MVT, who had no idea

lifestyle and even language might have seemed problematic, but a real esprit de corps developed quickly within the unit.

about the former occupants of the house.

The men of the Belgian SAS saw their first action towards the end of July 1944 in France. During the Ardennes offensive in 1944 the unit was regrouped and equipped with armoured jeeps and, as a reconnaissance squadron, they executed security and reconnaissance missions in order to support the 6th British Airborne Division. In 1945 they were used for counter-intelligence work which involved the location and arrest of top-ranking Nazis and war criminals.

At the end of the war the Belgian SAS Regiment had much to be proud of. They had been the first Allied unit to set foot in Belgium and Germany, and the only Belgian unit permanently on active deployment between July 1944 and May 1945.

They had also been responsible for the capture of Admiral Doenitz's government in Flensburg and German Foreign minister Ribbentrop.

Tim Gosling If you have a wartime or other personal story of Compton Verney’s history, why not share it on the Memories of Compton Verney website?

(Photos page 6): The Lake proves an effective training tool.

(Note Compton Verney’s mansion and bridge in the background.) (Below): MVT vehicles on their visit in 2014.

Oh What a Busy Closed Season!

Even though we were closed to the public over the winter, there was plenty going on behind the scenes at Compton Verney. It started soon after the doors closed in December with the installation of wi-fi, and carried on until the morning of our Press Private View on 13 March. During that time, these are just a few of the projects coordinated by our small team:

 LED lights were installed in the galleries and public spaces, significantly enhancing energy efficiency and the appearance of art work.

 Floors were repaired or replaced in the Naples and largest exhibition galleries, as well as the restaurant ,in response to concerns about noise and to enhance safety.

 Wi-fi was installed throughout the building to help visitors access information, provide us with feedback during their visit and enhance the appeal to potential corporate hire clients.

 Local company New Folium were appointed to manage all catering; and the menus, uniforms and restaurant, now to be known as The Lawn Restaurant, given a makeover.

 New air handling units were installed to care for our collections and work loaned to us for exhibitions.

 Planning permission was received for the new buildings, bridge and restoration plans funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and others.

 The courtyard was dug up for new drainage to prevent flooding.

 The condition of works in the permanent collection was assessed and, where necessary, conserved.

 The Learning Team discovered how to make straw crafts and planned for a busy year ahead.

 Our new Activity Manger was appointed to oversee a five-year plan of learning, outreach and enrichment based on our heritage landscape.

 The spring exhibitions; Canaletto: Celebrating Britain and The Non-Conformists: Photographs

by Martin Parr exhibitions were installed and extensive positive press coverage for them was secured.

 Plans got underway for the fourth annual gala fundraiser to take place on 26 September

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The concert, dinner and auction is run by a team of volunteers and will raise funds for our Learning Programme.

 Shop staff bought lots of lovely things and put in place an evocative new ’Canaletto-inspired’ look to the shop itself.

 Interior and interpretation planning and site clearance for the new Welcome Centre began.

 Extensive new printed materials were produced, including What’s On, the promotional leaflet, and site map, and on-site signage updated.

 The Chinese galleries were completely renovated to enhance visitor enjoyment of this extraordinary and world-class collection.

 A regional photography competition was initiated that will be featured in The Photography Hub adjacent to the Entrance Hall.

 Artist Faye Claridge installed Kern Baby in the grounds and involved local schools in the associated photography shoot.

 Amongst endless other tasks, growth around the Forest School site was pruned back to allow more light, and a temporary fence was installed along the yew hedge at the front of the site to mark where some of the many miles worth of new estate railing will be installed.

Just some comments about the new Chinese display: “I LOVE the re-display of the Chinese collection. The lighting is wonderful and it all appears much more vibrant and less like a museum.”

“Absolutely loved the ‘new look’ Chinese exhibition. Normally I would have passed it by but the layout and explanation was terrific! Well done!”

“Excellent improvement to Chinese displays aids focus and understanding.”

(Upper left and lower photo above): newly renovated Chinese galleries. (Left centre): one of several Chinese artefacts previously kept in storage that are now on display. Immediate left some of the hundreds of lights installed and colour now more visible in paintings lit by them. (Above top): skills to put to use with schools and family visitors. (Centre above): Head of Operations Cranmer Webb expressing the staff’s joy at a now silent gallery floor.

Achieving your Corporate Goals with Compton Verney Compton Verney is a unique cultural resource and event venue that can provide businesses with outstanding opportunities for:

About Compton Verney Comprised of an award-winning art gallery in a Grade I-listed Georgian mansion, set in 120 acres of 'Capability' Brown landscape, we attract visitors from all over Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and the surrounding region. Broadly speaking, our visitors are professionals and business people (some retired) over 50, and families with children. The gallery’s marketing and promotional campaigns focus on specialist magazine and regional radio advertising, emarketing and print.

•Reputation enhancement: With a strong brand that reflects artistic and architectural excellence, a tradition of innovative creative and environmental learning programmes, and a bespoke range of sponsorship and group volunteering opportunities, we can help companies position themselves as high-end luxury brands, an organisation that supports programmes of benefit to their communities, and/or a collaborative and engaged local partner.

•Employee engagement: Employee engagement activities that illustrate an organisation’s goals and values, as well as commitment to the wider community, can lead to higher productivity and reduced staff turnover. We can provide companies with an unusual and distinctive venue for away days, a wide variety of team building projects and an opportunity to develop staff skills and camaraderie.

•Network expansion: Whether it is enhancing its relationship with current clients by inviting them to enjoy an event or day here, or meeting potential new customers, Compton Verney can help strengthen a company’s client base.

We send our ‘What’s On’ guide to a warm mailing list of 20,000 twice annually and have 5,000 members. Our visitor attendance for 2014 was 65,000.

Compton Verney was established with the support of the Peter Moores Foundation (now closed) who purchased and restored the property, acquired the permanent collections and established an endowment to cover basic running costs. Fundraising is vital, however, to ensure that we continue to stage internationalstandard exhibitions (which in turn drive our visitor footfall), to undertake major capital projects like the restoration of our Grade I-listed Chapel, and to stage and develop our widelyadmired learning programmes.

Benefits to your business can include tickets; tours and events for staff and clients; discounted event hire; and recognition in our galleries, grounds and publications.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Gala Event 26 September 2015

Learning

Following on from the success of the 2012 and 2013 Gala Dinners, and our 2014 fundraising Opera, we are planning to hold another high-profile event in 2015 to raise vital funds for Compton Verney. These events are typically attended by 130 well-connected and influential people from the local area and London, and are a fantastic way for businesses to extend their profile, build client relationships and realise philanthropic goals.

Sponsorship opportunities for this event start at £750 + VAT, and include benefits such as tickets to the event, free advertising in the programme, one year’s Compton Verney Corporate Membership, acknowledgement on the invitations and much more. There are also plenty of advertising opportunities available in the event programme from £150 + VAT.

The most powerful and memorable learning happens through experience. It is not just about what we learn but how and where we learn. A recent study from Oxford University researchers found that “The chances of gaining good A-level results are significantly improved when students experience academic enrichment activities….including going to museums, galleries and reading for pleasure.”

Transformational Projects Our financial sustainability relies on our ability to continue developing new audiences and income streams, as well as accomplishing our desire to be an active resource for our community. Projects that would truly help to transform our ability to achieve these goals include a new, Google-friendly website (£15,000) and accessible visitor shuttle.

For more information about these and other opportunities, as well as the benefits of supporting us, please contact Jess Brown, Development Officer, on 01926 645 562 or jessica.brown@comptonverney.org.uk.

Compton Verney provides a safe, stimulating environment outside the classroom for learning that supports the development of thinking skills and the confidence to express individual opinions and ideas.

“Our association with Compton Verney has been a very positive experience. The activity has helped position our brand locally, raise the level of awareness of our development with the right target audience and provide our clients with an excellent cultural experience”

Our grounds, house and galleries combine the adventure and fun of a day out, with the opportunity to engage with visual art, landscape design and wildlife. A learning team of experienced arts education professionals conducts a range of programmes that are highly subsidised and help schools to deliver the National Curriculum. We also run a varied and rewarding educational programme for families and cross-generational groups at weekends and during school holidays.

Audley Binswood Hall

© John Cleary Photography

Sponsorship opportunities include supporting our popular Forest School (£5,000 + VAT pa), funding holiday or weekend activities (£2,00012,000 +VAT) and helping us to create an exhibition resource room (£2,000 + VAT).

Nick Archer, Local Marketing Manager

Green Shoots I didn’t originally volunteer to become the Chairman of the Benefactors, Patrons and Supporters but was “volunteered” by David Burbidge, the outgoing Chairman. He did it with such grace and a lovely smile, How could I say “no”?

My job is to ensure that we look after the people who support Compton Verney though their Benefactor, Parton or Supporter membership, and I do my best to keep them on board once they’ve signed up. I’m proud to say that over the six years I’ve been Chairman, we’ve only lost two Patrons, and all the Supporters who’ve left have not only been replaced but numbers are still growing.

I feel the help I give the gallery is by making an effort to know as may members as possible and to make them feel they are an important part of our Compton Verney family. I love being involved, it’s great to see something grow from green shoots and to be witness to all the wonderful things that go on here and to see so many people enjoy to.

A Day in the Life of a Duty Manager No one day at Compton Verney is quite like the next: in addition to visitors, we might have school groups, a wedding, a life drawing class, an art lecture, a Forest school pixie party... and it’s part of my job to ensure they all go well.

I’m one of three Duty Managers responsible for the day to day running of the gallery. It can be a challenge, so I’m lucky to have such a great team of gallery staff and volunteers to work with.

We start with a morning briefing and then, at 11am, it’s on with the day.

With the gallery just opened, the galleries are buzzing and today we also have an Art Fund group visiting, so they get a special tour of the exhibitions with one of our Gallery Interpreters.

Anyone and everyone can help Compton Verney to grow and increasingly establish itself as a gallery of national importance in the centre of England.

Just sign up, or, if you’ve already signed up, we’d love to have you climb to the next level of membership.

Personally, I think this is one of the great assets of Warwickshire and I believe that if we want it to continue, we must all be prepared to support it.

We can all do this, by either joining or bringing family and friends to visit As you know Compton Verney is now 10 years old, let’s make sure it is here for the next 100.

The Lady Willoughby de Broke, Chairman of Benefactors, Patrons and Supporters

I do my rounds to make sure the galleries are staffed and the popular public tours are running smoothly. I ensure the office has milk (we run on coffee and cake), clear trays in the café to help with the lunchtime rush and assist the busy retail and membership teams if needed. I feed also back any issues to the Front of House Manager and the curators.

From time to time things go wrong; keys, shoes, handbags, and husbands get mislaid… so we reunite them with their owners. We’re first aid trained, so we tend to bee stings, cut knees etc as well as the rare complaint.

More often than not visitors want to talk about the art. This season’s Martin Parr exhibition has stirred up people’s memories of the 1970s. Hearing their stories is one of the best parts of our job.

Before we know it five o’clock is upon us and, after a debrief session with gallery staff, it’s time to close up the galleries. The videos are turned off, the children’s crafts are tidied away, the doors are locked. We wind our way home to rest our tired feet, ready to do it all again in the morning.

Polly Hawkes, Duty Manager

We are delighted to announce our new catering partners, New Folium. This Banbury firm has built a reputation for excellence by providing our clients with exceptional service, good quality ingredients, personalised menus and eye catching presentations. Presiding over the newly named Lawn Restaurant, as well as the coffee shop and snack bar in the new Visitor Centre, Louise, Ben and their team promise to be a proactive part of Compton Verney’s future.

Sample Menu Choices

Chef’s Special

Light Bites

White Chocolate Crème Brulée

Corn-fed chicken goujons with seasoned potato wedges and salad Smoked haddock kedgeree with poached quails egg and curried mayonnaise Bubble and squeak with fried hen’s egg and thick sliced, home cooked ham Beer battered haddock with triple cooked chips, pea puree and tartar sauce Black pudding and Gloucester Old Spot scotch egg

Mains

Traditional steak, Hook Norton ale and kidney pudding Slow roasted chicken leg with chorizo and butter bean stew Sage stuffed pork tenderloin Herb-crusted salmon Fillet of sea trout Broad bean, spinach and courgette risotto Wild mushroom tagliatelle

Homemade Desserts

Chocolate fondant with vanilla ice cream Spiced plum winter crumble White chocolate brulée with a honey tuille Stem ginger and treacle tart Fresh fruit salad Local and regional cheese board

Makes four 150ml ramekins. Heat oven to 160°.

568ml double cream 100g white chocolate 1 vanilla pod 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg yolks 2 tablespoon caster sugar

 Over a low heat, melt cream, chocolate, vanilla pod (split) and vanilla extract together. Take off heat and allow to infuse for 10 minutes.

 Beat yolks and sugar until pale and stir in the cool chocolate mixture. Strain into a jug and pour into ramekins.

 Place in a deep roasting tray into which

you then pour boiling water half way up the sides.

 Bake for 15-20 minutes until set with a wobbly centre.

 Chill in fridge for 3-4 hours and dress with fruit as desired.

Enjoy!

Thank you for your support Thank you to all our Benefactors, Patrons, Supporters and Corporate Members for your continued support. Your membership makes a huge difference to us and contributes towards all aspects of Compton Verney, from our exhibitions and collections to our grounds and educational work.

Benefactors

Anonymous Dr Catherine MS Alexander Adrian and Jacqui Beecroft Paul Cooney Lady Goodhart

Patrons

Anonymous Mrs Christine Archer Bridget Barker and Simon Herrtage Pam Barnes Janet Bell Smith Professor Robert Bluglass CBE & Dr Kerry Bluglass Mrs Susan Bridgewater The Brook Family David and Sandra Burbidge Nicholas and Marie-France Burton Roger Cadbury Dr & Mrs Munchi Choksey Mr & Mrs Ludovic de Walden Roy and Margaret Fraser

Wyn Grant Alex and Mary Robinson James Robinson Kirsten Suenson-Taylor

Peter Gregory-Hood Sir Martin & Lady Jacomb Mr & Mrs David Loudon Mrs Michael Markham Victoria Peers Mrs Joanne E Perry David and Jill Pittaway William and Jane Pusey Helen Rose and Roger Salmons P E Shirley Richard Shore Sarah Stoten Peter Thompson The Lord & Lady Willoughby de Broke

The Four Pillars When you purchase a membership at any level and/or make a donation, you are welcome to specify an area of your own interest which your membership/donation will contribute towards: 

The Exhibition Fund for our exhibitions and collections.

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The Adam Fund for our built heritage.

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The Inspire Fund for art education.

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The Capability Fund for our historic landscape.

For further information, or if you would like to support The Four Pillars of Compton Verney, please call Alexandra Grimes on 01926 645 547 or donate online now via the Big Give.

Supporters Clive Barnes Mrs Michelle Boycott Mike and Joan Broad Lady Butler Graham Greene CBE Jenny Grimstone-Jones Sarah Holman Adrian and Clare Hopkinson David Howells Howard and Melanie Jackson Dr & Mrs Stephen Large Bob and Sandy Marchant

N Meades Philip and Lulette Monbiot Dr James Mooney Mrs Penny Perriss Andrew and Julia Pick Michael Robarts Christopher Trye Benjamin Wiggin And 30 others who wish to remain anonymous, or have not yet specified how they would like to be listed.

Corporate Members Martinspeed Ltd Bonhams Farrow & Ball

Aquarelle Publishing Blackwall Green Fred Winter Ltd Goldcrest Cleaning Ltd Lightmedia Communications Ltd Mitchell Gallery

Renaissance Creative Wright Hassall Perrywell Computer Systems Ltd Larch Consulting Ltd James Butler Ltd Avidity IP Limited Healthcare Development Services Ltd

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

Other ways you can help Consider leaving us a legacy, organising an event or naming a tree, artwork or room for yourself or a loved one! Call 01926 645 547 or visit the website for more information.