THE KINETON KENNELS 119 



Mr. Hellier removed his hounds into Lincolnshire ; 

 and the North Warwickshire being without hounds, 

 Mr. Wilson of Gumley came forward and hunted it 

 with great liberality, but only about two seasons. 

 Previously to this period the Warwickshire country 

 was unoccupied, and in 1839 Mr. Barnard (now Lord 

 Wllloughby de Broke) undertook to hunt it, and his 

 lordship still continues to hold it. In this year the 

 kennels and stables at Kineton were erected, and as so 

 much liberality and good feeling were connected with 

 the undertaking, a brief account of the proceedings will 

 not fail to be interesting. 



The land on which the buildings were erected was the 

 gift of George Lucy, Esq. of Charlecote Park, and the 

 design was made by his brother-in-law Hugh Williams, 

 Esq. without the assistance of any professed architect. 

 They consist of two houses, one for the huntsman and 

 the other for the sftud-groom ; sleeping-rooms over the 

 stables for the helpers, and a mess-room for their 

 accommodation. There are ten loose boxes, three three- 

 stall stables, and a bail-stable capable of holding four 

 hacks, convertible also into two boxes. The kennel con- 

 sists of three principal lodging-rooms and two smaller 

 ones, with all the necessary appurtenances of feedmg- 

 room, boiling-house, flesh-house, etc. The funds for 

 the construction of these buildings! were supplied by the 

 Members of the Warwickshire Hunt. The materials 

 were drawn to the spot by the united efforts of one 



HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FARMERS, who CollcCtivcly had at 



work five hundred and fifty-three waggons. The first 

 stone was laid on the 24th of July, and on the 15th of 

 October the various apartments were occupied — ^the 

 hounds, horses, and servants were in their respective 

 quarters. It is doubtful if greater expedition in the 

 construction of buildings was ever practised on any 

 other occasion. What can be more conclusive of the 

 good feeling which the Warwickshire farmers entertain 

 for fox-hunting than that they would come forward as 

 they did gratuitously at a time, be it remembered. 



