Talk:Horace Annesley Vachell

Chippenham Cheese melted cheese served on thin slivers of toast

From The Gourmet’s Week-End Book (1952), André L. Simon, writing of a dinner at Widcombe Manor in Bath on 15 January 1949, hosted by “Horace Annesley Vachell, supported by his daughter and son-in-law”:

The Chippenham Cheese was melted cheese served on thin slivers of toast, but entirely different from the classic Welsh rarebit; it was more like a Savoyard Fondue. There is to it more than mere melted cheese, probably some fresh cream as well, and seasoned to perfection: the recipe for it has been a jealously kept secret for generations in the Vachell family.

Vachell family: please reveal the secret. JDAWiseman (talk) 13:13, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

Edit Request

• Please add under the Books section:
• Distant Fields, (1937)

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Edit Request - Early life

• Please add under Early life and education section the following before the sentence that begins with: " He was a distant kinsman..."
  • Vachell's family included two brothers, Arthur and Guy, along with a sister named Lucy. Arthur Honywood Vachell (1864-1933) pursued an artistic life, residing in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. There, he formed a bond with artist Sydney J. Yard and contributed to the Forest Theater from 1911 to 1923, involving himself in stage set design and painting. He crafted woodblocks used for printing theater posters. Eventually, he returned to England, settling with his brother in Widcombe Manor, located near Bath.

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 Declined. This is not about the article subject. Life story of their family member, their pet, their car, their car's future owner, their house's new owner and what not are not appropriate addition to a biographical article. Graywalls (talk) 21:51, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

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Horace Vachell
Vachell ca. 1920
Born	Horace Annesley Vachell (1861-10-30)October 30, 1861 Sydenham, London, England
Died	10 January 1955(1955-01-10) (aged 93) Bath, Somerset, England
Resting place	St Thomas à Becket Church, Widcombe
Occupation	Writer
Education	Harrow School
Notable works	Lord Camber's Ladies The Story of Shirley Yorke
Spouse	Eliza Phillips

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Edit Request - Career section update

• Under the Career section, replace the setence: "After a short period in the Rifle Brigade, he went to California where he became partner in a land company. He is said to have introduced the game of polo to Southern California."
• With the following text and citations:
  • In 1881, Vachell and his two brothers, Arthur and Guy, moved to California, buying land at Rancho Corral de Piedra, which they named "Tally Ho." Positioned in the Arroyo Grande basin, to the southeast of San Luis Obispo, California, they began planting trees and vines." Specializing in thoroughbred racehorses, the Vachell's are credited with introducing polo to the West Coast. On May 20, 1887, Horace and Arthur, along with their San Luis Polo Club, competed against the San Francisco Polo Club in Arroyo Grande, California, drawing a crowd of 500 spectators. During their time in San Luis Obispo, Horace, Arthur, and Guy participated in a performance of Jane at the Pavilion Theater. The San Luis Obispo Tribune said, "It was a very enjoyable play, well staged and well played."

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  • Quinneys (1956)
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