Richard Warner (antiquary)
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Rev. Richard Warner was an English clergyman and writer of a considerable number of topographical books based on his walks and his interest in antiquarianism.
. Warner was educated at Christchurch Grammar School and it was there that he became interested in antiquities and started to dig into ancient barrows. After publishing his first book on Nestley Abbey and working in an attorney's office did he start his further education late at St Mary's Hall, Oxford and stayed there for nearly three years. He left to become a curate to the Rev. William Gilpin at Boldre
in Hampshire. Gilpin needed Warner as he could no longer carry out his duties, but Gilpin did pass on to Warner his love of literature, walking and the countryside. Gilpin became a mentor to his curate. Warner had left Oxford without graduating so he had to be ordained by the Archbishop of York. It was only after three months in Wales was he able to return to Boldre
. He became the Rev. Henry Drummond's curate at Fawley
in 1793. By this time he had published several further books on Lymington
, a transcription of Hampshire's Domesday Book
entries, and a reissue of ancient cookery books including a Forme of Cury
.
Waner obtained his first position as a minister at All Saints in Bath in 1794 and after only a year he moved on to the nearby St James Church. Warner was still publishing book for both interest and profit. In 1795, A History of Hampshire was published under Warner's name, but this is thought to be someone else's work. Now based in Bath he was able to investigate the many local antiquities and published many articles and two books on that city. Warner married Ann Pearson in 1801 and became a father in 1802. He was at St James church until 1817 although he also took on the parish of Great Chalfield
in 1809 although it is suspected he never lived there.
It was during this period in Bath that Warner went on holiday to Wales, walking 26 miles a day, investigating areas of interest and recording these travels in letters. This format was so popular that Warner issued further books concerning other tours including the Scottish borders, the western counties and another tour of Wales. At the same time Warner was publishing satirical books on Bath Society under noms de plume.
Warner died in 1853 and was outlived by his wife.
Biography
Richard Warner was born in St Marylebone on 18 October 1763. He was lucky enough to meet Sir Henry Burrard Neale after his father (another Richard) had retired to a house with status at LymingtonLymington
Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town...
. Warner was educated at Christchurch Grammar School and it was there that he became interested in antiquities and started to dig into ancient barrows. After publishing his first book on Nestley Abbey and working in an attorney's office did he start his further education late at St Mary's Hall, Oxford and stayed there for nearly three years. He left to become a curate to the Rev. William Gilpin at Boldre
Boldre
Boldre is a village and civil parish in the New Forest district of Hampshire. It is situated inside the New Forest National Park borders, near the Lymington River, and is about two miles north of Lymington...
in Hampshire. Gilpin needed Warner as he could no longer carry out his duties, but Gilpin did pass on to Warner his love of literature, walking and the countryside. Gilpin became a mentor to his curate. Warner had left Oxford without graduating so he had to be ordained by the Archbishop of York. It was only after three months in Wales was he able to return to Boldre
Boldre
Boldre is a village and civil parish in the New Forest district of Hampshire. It is situated inside the New Forest National Park borders, near the Lymington River, and is about two miles north of Lymington...
. He became the Rev. Henry Drummond's curate at Fawley
Fawley
Fawley is a place name that is used more than once in the United Kingdom. In each case, the origins of the name are different:* Fawley, Berkshire * South Fawley, sometimes called Little Fawley...
in 1793. By this time he had published several further books on Lymington
Lymington
Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town...
, a transcription of Hampshire's Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
entries, and a reissue of ancient cookery books including a Forme of Cury
Forme of Cury
The Forme of Cury is an extensive recipe collection of the 14th century whose author is given as "the chief Master Cooks of King Richard II". The modern name was given to it by Samuel Pegge, who published an edition of it in 1791. This name has since come into usage for almost all versions of the...
.
Waner obtained his first position as a minister at All Saints in Bath in 1794 and after only a year he moved on to the nearby St James Church. Warner was still publishing book for both interest and profit. In 1795, A History of Hampshire was published under Warner's name, but this is thought to be someone else's work. Now based in Bath he was able to investigate the many local antiquities and published many articles and two books on that city. Warner married Ann Pearson in 1801 and became a father in 1802. He was at St James church until 1817 although he also took on the parish of Great Chalfield
Great Chalfield
Great Chalfield, also sometimes called by its Latin name of Chalfield Magna, formerly East Chalfield and anciently Much Chaldefield, is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, now part of Atworth...
in 1809 although it is suspected he never lived there.
It was during this period in Bath that Warner went on holiday to Wales, walking 26 miles a day, investigating areas of interest and recording these travels in letters. This format was so popular that Warner issued further books concerning other tours including the Scottish borders, the western counties and another tour of Wales. At the same time Warner was publishing satirical books on Bath Society under noms de plume.
Warner died in 1853 and was outlived by his wife.
Works
- Nestley Abbey : a Gothic story (1785)
- A companion in a tour round Lymington (1789)
- Hampshire extracted from Domes-day book (1789)
- Antiquitates culinariae; or, Curious tracts relating to the culinary affairs of the Old English, with a preliminary discourse, notes, and illus. (1791)
- An attempt to ascertain the situation of the ancient Clausentum (1792)
- Topographical remarks relating to the South-western parts of Hampshire (1793)
- General view of the agriculture of the county of Hants (1794)
- The history of the Isle of Wight (1795)
- An illustration of the Roman antiquities discovered at Bath (1797)
- A Walk through Wales (1799)
- A walk through some of the western counties of England (1800)
- History of Bath (1801)
- A Second Walk through Wales (1800)
- A tour through the northern counties of England, and the borders of Scotland (1802)
- Chronological History of our Lord and Saviour: an English Diatessaron (1803)
- Bath characters : or, sketches from life / by Peter Paul Pallet (1808)
- Sermons on the Epistles or Gospels for the Sundays throughout the year (including Christmas-Day and Good-Friday) for the use of families and country congregations... (1819)
- Illustrations, historical, biographical and miscellaneous, of the novels by the author of Waverley: with criticism, general and particular (1823)