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Hearne Collection

"Hearne: A Tapestry of English Heritage and Talent" Step into the rich tapestry of Hearne, a name that weaves together various facets of English history, talent

Background imageHearne Collection: The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Artist: WA Rouch

The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Artist: WA Rouch
The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1899. Englands team in WG Graces final Test, against Australia at Trent Bridge

Background imageHearne Collection: Peter Ambrose Hearne - RAeS President (1980-1981)

Peter Ambrose Hearne - RAeS President (1980-1981)
Peter Ambrose Hearne, CEng, FRAeS, RAeS President 1980-1981. Date: 1980

Background imageHearne Collection: Middlesex Cricket Team, 1930s

Middlesex Cricket Team, 1930s showing Lee, H.J. Enthoven, G.C. Newman, Canning, Price, R.W.V. Robins, G.T.S. Stevens, Hearne, N. Haig, Hendren, G.O. Allen

Background imageHearne Collection: Mr Pastry, aka Richard Hearne, with lion

Mr Pastry, aka Richard Hearne, with lion
Mr Pastry, aka the comic actor Richard Hearne (1908-1979), with a lion. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHearne Collection: Thomas Hearne / R Grave

Thomas Hearne / R Grave
THOMAS HEARNE English historian and antiquarian Date: 1678 - 1735

Background imageHearne Collection: Advert, Dick Whittington pantomime, London Palladium

Advert, Dick Whittington pantomime, London Palladium
Advert, Dick Whittington pantomime at the London Palladium, starring Frankie Howerd, Mr Pastry (Richard Hearne) and Sonnie Hale Date: 1952

Background imageHearne Collection: Caricatures of players from the English cricket team, by Kerwin Maegraith

Caricatures of players from the English cricket team, by Kerwin Maegraith. Including Tate, Bryan, Whysall, Hendren, Hobbs, Woolley, Sutcliffe, Kilner, Tyldesley, Freeman, Sandham, Chapman, Strudwick

Background imageHearne Collection: Portrait of William Woollet, English engraver, 1735-1785

Portrait of William Woollet, English engraver, 1735-1785
6338920 Portrait of William Woollet, English engraver, 1735-1785 by Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815); (add.info.: Portrait of William Woollet, English engraver, 1735-1785)

Background imageHearne Collection: View by Bereblock, 1566 (engraving)

View by Bereblock, 1566 (engraving)
3631468 View by Bereblock, 1566 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View by Bereblock, 1566)

Background imageHearne Collection: Rattlesnake, hummingbirds and fireflies

Rattlesnake, hummingbirds and fireflies
The rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes 55, Trochilinae hummingbirds 56 and man reading a book by the light of fireflies in a vial 57. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Background imageHearne Collection: View of Antigua: English Harbour, Freemans Bay, and Falmouth Harbour

View of Antigua: English Harbour, Freemans Bay, and Falmouth Harbour
990898 View of Antigua: English Harbour, Freemans Bay, and Falmouth Harbour, Monks Hill etc, 1775-76 (watercolour and bodycolour over pen and ink on two joined sheets) by Hearne

Background imageHearne Collection: View by Bereblock, 1566 (engraving)

View by Bereblock, 1566 (engraving)
3631485 View by Bereblock, 1566 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View by Bereblock, 1566)

Background imageHearne Collection: Hearne, (1678-1735), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Hearne, (1678-1735), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Hearne, (1678-1735), 1830. Thomas Hearne or Hearn (1678-1735) English diarist and antiquary, educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford

Background imageHearne Collection: J. W. Hearne (Middlesex), 1928. Creator: Unknown

J. W. Hearne (Middlesex), 1928. Creator: Unknown
J. W. Hearne (Middlesex), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Background imageHearne Collection: Thomas Hearne (1744-1817), (c1902). Creator: Unknown

Thomas Hearne (1744-1817), (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Thomas Hearne (1744-1817), (c1902). Portrait of British landscape painter, engraver and illustrator Thomas Hearne depicted in 1795

Background imageHearne Collection: Glasgow Cathedral, c1807, (c1900). Creator: Unknown

Glasgow Cathedral, c1807, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
Glasgow Cathedral, c1807, (c1900). Street scene in Glasgow, Scotland, of the Cathedral Church and the 12th century Episcopal Palace. Print after a painting by Thomas Hearne

Background imageHearne Collection: Church of St James, Dunwich, late 18th century. Creator: William Byrne

Church of St James, Dunwich, late 18th century. Creator: William Byrne
Church of St James, Dunwich, late 18th century. The ruined leper chapel of St James at Dunwich in Suffolk. The chapel is thought to date from the late 12th century

Background imageHearne Collection: Warkworth Castle, c1784. Creator: William Byrne

Warkworth Castle, c1784. Creator: William Byrne
Warkworth Castle, c1784. A castle was probably built at Warkworth in the 12th century. Warkworth was the home of the Percy family, who at times wielded more power in the North than the king himself

Background imageHearne Collection: The Market Cross, Glastonbury, c1799. Creators: William Byrne, William Lowry

The Market Cross, Glastonbury, c1799. Creators: William Byrne, William Lowry
The Market Cross, Glastonbury, c1799. Octagonal market cross in Glastonbury, Somerset, thought to have been of early 16th century origin. It fell into disrepair and was demolished c1806

Background imageHearne Collection: Eggleston Abbey, c1782. Creator: William Byrne

Eggleston Abbey, c1782. Creator: William Byrne
Eggleston Abbey, c1782. Ruins of Egglestone Abbey, (the abbey of St Mary and St John the Baptist), founded between 1195 and 1198 near the River Tees in County Durham

Background imageHearne Collection: The College of Lincluden, Dumfries, Scotland, c1782. Creators: William Byrne, Thomas Medland

The College of Lincluden, Dumfries, Scotland, c1782. Creators: William Byrne, Thomas Medland
The College of Lincluden, Dumfries, Scotland, c1782. Lincluden Collegiate Church, known earlier as Lincluden Priory or Lincluden Abbey

Background imageHearne Collection: Peel Castle, 1783. Creators: Thomas Hearne, William Byrne, Thomas Medland

Peel Castle, 1783. Creators: Thomas Hearne, William Byrne, Thomas Medland
Peel Castle, 1783. Peel Castle on the Isle of Man was originally built of wood by the Vikings in the 11th century. The stone fortifications date predominantly from the early 14th century

Background imageHearne Collection: Lumley Castle, County Durham, c1779. Artists: William Byrne, Samuel Middiman

Lumley Castle, County Durham, c1779. Artists: William Byrne, Samuel Middiman
Lumley Castle, County Durham, c1779. 14th-century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street, traditionally the seat of the Earl of Scarbrough

Background imageHearne Collection: Castle Acre Priory, 1801. Artist: J Landseer

Castle Acre Priory, 1801. Artist: J Landseer
Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, 1801. Castle Acre Priory was a Cluniac monastery founded in 1090. The surviving remains include the early 12th century church, the priors house

Background imageHearne Collection: Greystoke Castle, 1778. Artist: William Byrne

Greystoke Castle, 1778. Artist: William Byrne
Greystoke Castle, 1778. Greystoke Castle near Penrith in Cumbria dates back to the 11th century. During the Civil War the castle was laid waste by Parliamentarians but was enlarged and altered in 1789

Background imageHearne Collection: Chancery Lane, London, 1814. Artist: Thomas Hearne

Chancery Lane, London, 1814. Artist: Thomas Hearne
View of the author Izaak Waltons house on the corner of Fleet Street and Chancery Lane, London, 1814; with a street scene

Background imageHearne Collection: View of the Fontanka Embankment near the Simeon bridge in St. Petersburg

View of the Fontanka Embankment near the Simeon bridge in St. Petersburg. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageHearne Collection: Edinburgh from Arthurs Seat, 1778, (1935). Artist: Thomas Hearne

Edinburgh from Arthurs Seat, 1778, (1935). Artist: Thomas Hearne
Edinburgh from Arthurs Seat, 1778, (1935). From the collection of the Tate Modern, London. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II

Background imageHearne Collection: Stonehenge, 1786. Artist: William Byrne

Stonehenge, 1786. Artist: William Byrne
Stonehenge, 1786

Background imageHearne Collection: Thomas Hearne Or Hearn 1678 To 1735. English Antiquarian. From The Book Crabbes Historical

Thomas Hearne Or Hearn 1678 To 1735. English Antiquarian. From The Book Crabbes Historical Dictionary Published 1825

Background imageHearne Collection: Music cover, Shakespeares Flowers

Music cover, Shakespeares Flowers, a set of original compositions for the pianoforte by Isabel Hearne. 1892

Background imageHearne Collection: SAMUEL HEARNE (1745-1792). English explorer in Canada

SAMUEL HEARNE (1745-1792). English explorer in Canada. Hearne journeying to the Arctic under the northern lights (aurora borealis), 1770. Pen-and-ink drawing by C.W. Jefferys

Background imageHearne Collection: Caister Castle, Norfolk

Caister Castle, Norfolk. Hearne, Thomas 1744 - 1817

Background imageHearne Collection: Peter Hearne, chairman of the Graduates? and Students? S?

Peter Hearne, chairman of the Graduates? and Students? S?
Peter Hearne, chairman of the Graduates? and Students? Section, left, seconds the vote of thanks at the fourth Royal Aeronautical Society President

Background imageHearne Collection: Thomas Hearne, British (1744-1817), Furness Abbey, 1777, graphite and pen and gray

Thomas Hearne, British (1744-1817), Furness Abbey, 1777, graphite and pen and gray ink with gray wash on laid paper

Background imageHearne Collection: Samuel Hearne, 1796 (engraving)

Samuel Hearne, 1796 (engraving)
XJF477759 Samuel Hearne, 1796 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Hearne (1745-1792) British explorer of north-western America); English

Background imageHearne Collection: SAMUEL HEARNE (1745-1792). English explorer in Canada

SAMUEL HEARNE (1745-1792). English explorer in Canada. Hearne journeying to the Arctic under the northern lights (aurora borealis), 1770. Pen-and-ink drawing by C.W. Jefferys

Background imageHearne Collection: Heathfield Harman Stephenson, Tom Hearne, Notable Cricketers

Heathfield Harman Stephenson, Tom Hearne, Notable Cricketers
Heathfield Harman Stephenson (on left) (1833-1896) - captained the first English team to travel to Australia in 1861/2 and umpired the first Test match ever played in England in 1880

Background imageHearne Collection: R W Howard, M P Howard, Air Marshall Sir Charles Pringle

R W Howard, M P Howard, Air Marshall Sir Charles Pringle
From left: R.W. Howard, M.P. Howard, AM Sir Charles Pringle, KBE, MA, CEng, FRAeS, RAeS President 1975-1976, and Peter A. Hearne, CEng, FRAeS, RAeS President 1980-1981. Date: 1975

Background imageHearne Collection: SAMUEL HEARNE (1745-1792). English explorer. Stipple engraving, English, 1796

SAMUEL HEARNE (1745-1792). English explorer. Stipple engraving, English, 1796

Background imageHearne Collection: Book cover design, Aerial Warfare

Book cover design, Aerial Warfare by RP Hearne, London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908, with an introduction by Sir Hirams Maxim. 1908

Background imageHearne Collection: Cricket at Tonbridge, Kent

Cricket at Tonbridge, Kent
A scene from the County Championship match between Kent and Sussex at the Angel Ground, Tonbridge, Kent. The famous Indian player, K.S.Ranjitsinhji is at the crease for Sussex

Background imageHearne Collection: Thomas Hearne, English historian

Thomas Hearne, English historian
Thomas Hearne (1678-1735), English antiquary. Hearne was educated at home and at school in Bray and matriculated at St. Edmunds Hall, Oxford

Background imageHearne Collection: Middlesex County Cricket Team, 1892

Middlesex County Cricket Team, 1892
Photograph of the Middlesex County Cricket team for the 1892 season. Back row, left to right: R.S. Lucas, T.C. O Brien, Phillips, West, Hearne, Rawlin. Front row, left to right: A.E. Stoddart, S.W

Background imageHearne Collection: J T Hearne - Cricketer

J T Hearne - Cricketer
Bernard James Tindal Bosanquet - Spin bowlerfor Middlesex and England, who invented the googly - a leg-spin delivery with the effect of an off- break but with the same action

Background imageHearne Collection: Cricket / Team / Middlesex

Cricket / Team / Middlesex
Middlesex A.J.Webbe, Pawling, Rawlin, C.P.Foley, McGregor, Henery, O brien, Stoddart, Hayman, Hearne, Lucas

Background imageHearne Collection: Cricketer, Hearne

Cricketer, Hearne
Walter Hearne Cricketer - Kent

Background imageHearne Collection: Samuel Hearne

Samuel Hearne
SAMUEL HEARNE Royal Navy seaman, English trader and explorer for Hudsons Bay Company. Searched for the North West Passage




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"Hearne: A Tapestry of English Heritage and Talent" Step into the rich tapestry of Hearne, a name that weaves together various facets of English history, talent, and culture. From the cricket fields to the stage, from artistry to exploration, it has left its mark in diverse realms. In 1899 at Nottinghamshire's cricket ground, an iconic moment unfolded as the England Test cricket XI took their positions. Captured by artist WA Rouch, this snapshot immortalizes Hearne's contribution to the sport that runs deep within England's veins. But it doesn't stop there; Peter Ambrose Hearne served as President of RAeS in 1980-1981, guiding aviation enthusiasts towards new horizons. His leadership soared like a plane taking flight. Meanwhile, Richard Hearne donned his alter ego Mr Pastry and shared laughter with audiences alongside a lion companion. This comedic genius brought joy to many through his timeless performances. Thomas Hearne etched his legacy through grave engravings that captured moments frozen in time. His artistic prowess ensured that memories would endure beyond lifetimes. The Middlesex Cricket Team of the 1930s showcased yet another chapter in Hearne's sporting heritage. These players embodied passion and skill on the field while carrying forward a proud tradition. Beyond sports and entertainment lies William Woollet - an engraver whose intricate craftsmanship mesmerized admirers during the eighteenth century. His work stands as a testament to artistic excellence passed down through generations. Travel back further in time to Bereblock's view from 1566 - an engraved glimpse into England's past where landscapes unfolded before our eyes like pages from history books, and is here where we find echoes of ancient beauty intertwined with modern sensibilities. Nature too finds its place within this mosaic called "Hearne. " The rattlesnake slithers alongside hummingbirds and fireflies - creatures embodying both danger and delicate beauty.