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Personal Details of William Henry Gore

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Buried:	09/05/1942

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Burial Register

Name at death

William Henry Gore

Age at Death

Burial Date

09 May 1942

Abode

3 Donnington Square
Newbury

Official at Burial

Percival Thompson

Comments

Burial Register Index

Book	1917
Page Number	238
Reccord Number	11500

Sources

Burial Register

Burial Register entry for William Henry Gore
©Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Memorial Details

	From top of headstone: In Loving Memory of/William Henry Gore/ who died May 9th. 1942 aged 83/ R.I.P

Name on Memorial	William Henry Gore
Date of death	23/05/1942
Age	83
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Headstone
Construction Material	Granite
Condition of memorial	Poor, inlaid letters
Pattison Location Code	LS(K)20

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

William Hemry Gore

Source:	Newbury Weekly News
Article date:	14/05/1942
Copyright:	Newbury Weekly News
Transciption:	Death of a Newbury Artist. MR. W. H. GORE, who has recently passed away, was a well-known Newbury artist. It is a true saying, “A Prophet is not with out honour, save in his own country.” In art circles, Mr. Gore's work was very much more highly regarded than amongst his fellow townsmen. For very many years he exhibited his pictures at the Royal Academy. I understand that a pastoral scene which was hung at the Academy in 1914, he has bequeathed to the Newbury Corporation. He did quite a lot of portraiture and was also responsible for the War Memorial in the Congregational Church. Mr Gore was a son of Newbury. He was born in the town. His father died when he was a boy and he was brought up by his uncle, Mr. W. Chubb, who was one of the Speenhamland Worthies. A bachelor, Mr. Gore was 85 years of age.

Pictures and photographs

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William Henry Gore
© West Berkshire Council

Oil Painting by William Henry Gore
© John Marshall

Horse painting by William Henry Gore
© John Marshall

Oil painting by William Henry Gore
© John Marshall

Gore Grave
©

In Disgrace
© Mutual Art

Listed
© Guildhall London

Biographical Information

The articles below contain information about William Henry Gore.

William Henry Gore (1857 - 1942)

William Henry Gore (1857-1942)

W.H. Gore was born in Northbrook St and later, when his father George died moved to London Road, Speenhamland to live with his uncle William Chubb. He was a member of the Congregational Church and later painted the 1914-18 War Memorial displayed in the church. (now displayed in the Newbury Town Hall entrance)

Gore, having won prizes in the National Art Competition, entered the Royal Academy Schools. He developed two basic styles: one of pictures of animals and children; the other landscapes and rural scenes with figures. He exhibited and sold paintings widely, including St Louis and New Zealand.

More recently, in 2006, one of Gore’s paintings (In Disgrace – link) was sold by the Leverhulme Trust for £42,000. Several of his paintings are available through the internet as prints or reproductions.

William Gore lived at No 3 Donnington Square and his simple studio in the back garden appears on the 1900 map – the large corrugated metal structure is still there today.

Newbury Museum has two of his paintings, one of a shepherd and his flock of sheep on the downs (A Pastoral) and the other (Bell Mount) of the turning to Bagnor off Lambourn Road.

Grave of the Month

Henry Gore (1857-1942) - Artist

Gore lived at 3, Donnington Square

where he had a studio in the back garden. A contemporary of Vincent Van Gogh his style was much less experimental.

Ros Clow May 2021

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