Marine event at Nunsmere Hall in Oakmere to celebrate Cheshire shipping magnate

Jun 25 2009 by Chris Smith, Chester Chronicle

MARINE enthusiasts from all over Britain will meet in Cheshire later this year to honour one of the county’s most celebrated adopted sons and the most famous “lady” in his life, the iconic RMS Queen Mary.

They will gather at the Nunsmere Hall Hotel, Oakmere, near Northwich to glorify the memory of shipping magnate Sir Aubrey Brocklebank.

To mark the event, the hotel has released a picture of him smoking his pipe in a rarely-seen photo from the family archive.

Sir Aubrey built Nunsmere Hall around 1900 for himself and his wife, Lady Grace. It was there he drew up the first designs for the ship and carried out seaworthiness tests in a tank simulator.

Now, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of her Clydeside launch, the hotel is to host a weekend of maritime nostalgia from September 11-13 at which head chef Craig Malone will create the original maiden voyage menus.

Guest-of-honour will be Sir Aubrey’s grandson, Northampton businessman Sir Aubrey Brocklebank, who discovered the photo of his grandfather in his family album.

For details, visit www.primahotels.co.uk/nunsmere/whatson-en.html.