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Grave Matters: Childwick Bury Stud, St. Albans, England
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Photos by Jane Cook ©Jane Cook 2003; all rights reserved. |
| Left:
Sunstar. Right: Sundridge. |
CHILDWICK
BURY STUD was established in 1888 by Sir J. Blundell Maple. In 1908,
J.B. Joel assumed ownership of the then 2,000 acre establishment, where
stallions were left to run free all day in enormous paddocks and in
all weather--"they look more like pigs than horses," one visitor claimed.
The
stud was home to SUNSTAR, SUNDRIDGE (sire of SUNSTAR), PRINCE PALATINE
(before his export to the U.S.), and such famous mares as OUR LASSIE,
JEST, DORIS, ABSURDITY, GLASS DOLL, and many other good producers. --P.E. |
| CHILDWICK BURY
STUD BURIALS (not a complete list):
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| Stallions | Other | Broodmares |
Sundridge (c. 1898)
Sunstar (c. 1908-1926) |
Dean Swift (1901-1926) |
Crystal Palace (f. 1956)
Doris (f. 1898-1917)
Picture Play (f. 1941) |
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