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2 unusual facts about Quorn Hunt


HMS Quorn

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Quorn, all named after the Quorn Hunt.

Quorn Hunt

Among many notable Masters was George Osbaldeston, who in 1823 became the first to return to the Mastership after having previously retired.


History of Leicestershire

Hugo Meynell of Quorn, Master of the Quorn Hunt 1753–1800, is known as the father of fox hunting.

Hugo Meynell

Hugo Meynell (June 1735 – 14 December 1808) is generally seen as the father of modern fox hunting, became Master of Fox Hounds for the Quorn Hunt in Leicestershire in 1753 and continued in that role for another forty-seven years (the hunt is so called after Meynell's home, Quorn Hall in Quorndon, North Leicestershire).


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Dick Christian

Christian also played a prominent, if comical role in the famous set of prints of the Quorn Hunt made by Rudolph Ackermann in 1835: "Who is that under his horse in the brook?" enquires that good sportsman & fine rider, Mr Green of Rolleston, whose noted old mare had just skimmed over the water like a swallow on a summer's evening.