Christopher Hatton Turnor Explained

Christopher Hatton Turnor (23 November 1873 Toronto – 19 August 1940) was an English author,^[1] architect, and social reformer. He is known for having designed the Watts Gallery,^{[2] [3]} Surrey and the Stoneham War Shrine, Hampshire.^{[4] [5]}

Turnor was the son of Christopher Hatton Turnor (1840 - 1914) and Alicia Killaly (watercolorist). His father was the second son of Christopher Turnor (MP) and Lady Caroline Finch-Hatton, daughter of 10th Earl of Winchilsea, and herself was a descendants of Sir Christopher Hatton. His mother was the daughter of a Canadian engineer.

Turnor was educated at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester and at Christ Church, Oxford. He initially trained as an architect under Edwin Lutyens and Robert Weir Schultz. In addition to his architectural work, Turnor became a campaigner for agricultural reform. He co-founded the Central Landowners' Association.^[6]

Turnor married Sarah Marie Talbot Carpenter, daughter of Hon. Walter Talbot Carpenter (son of 18th Earl of Shrewsbury) and Sarah Carpenter, widow of 1st Earl of Tyrconnell. The newly wed settled at Stoke Rochford Hall, they were welcomed by his uncle Edmund Turnor.^[7] Turnor eventually inherited the Stoke Rochford property, he died in 1940 and was succeeded to the property by his first cousin Major Herbert Turnor.

Published works

• Land Problems and National Welfare (1911)
• Land settlement after the war (1915)
• Food Supply (1916)
• The Land and the Empire (1917)
• Land settlement for ex-service men in the overseas dominions (1920)
• The Land and its Problems (1921)
• Land settlement in Germany (1935)
• Yeoman calling (1939)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Trove - Turnor, Christopher Hatton (1873-1940) . Trove.nla.gov.au . 2012-01-01.
2. Web site: History - SECOND PLACE IN THE RESTORATION VILLAGE 2006 FINAL: Watts Gallery, Compton, Surrey . BBC . 2012-01-01 . 2007-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070510095517/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/restoration/2006/se_watts_gallery_01.shtml . dead .
3. Web site: The Building of the Gallery . Watts Gallery . 1903-02-23 . 2012-01-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415002602/http://www.wattsgallery.org.uk/watts-gallery/history/the-building . 2012-04-15 .
4. Web site: Christopher Hatton Turnor - History - Stoneham War Shrine . Northstoneham.org.uk . 2012-01-01.
5. Web site: Willis Fleming Historical Trust . News - Design sketch by Christopher Hatton Turnor . Northstoneham.org.uk . 2010-02-01 . 2012-01-01.
6. Web site: A journey with Kit Turnor. Watts Gallery. 17 March 2022.
7. Book: Drafts of the will of Sarah Marie Talbot Carpenter Turnor, wife of Christopher Hatton Turnor of Stoke Rochford, Lincs., esq. . 1913-01-20 . English.