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And His Adventures in Surrey Rupert AND HIS Bear ADVENTURES IN SURREY One of the most popular characters in children’s literature, Rupert Bear continues to delight generations of young readers to this day. But what many people don’t realise is that the bear with the yellow-checked trousers has his roots very much in our county. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PHOTO: 1945 RUPERT ANNUAL COVER. “RUPERT BEAR” TM & © EXPRESS DKHDG´7KHVHVWRULHVFRQWLQXHGWREHSXEOLVKHG GXULQJWKH6HFRQG:RUOG:DUZLWKRXWDEUHDN H[FHSWIRURQHGD\ZKHQWKH([SUHVVGHFLGHG .HHQWRFHOHEUDWHWKHIXOODFKLHYHPHQWV WKH\QHHGHGWKHZKROHSDJHIRURQHRI:LQVWRQ RIWKLVJUHDWDUWLVWLQ&DUROLQHZURWH &KXUFKLOO¶VVSHHFKHV $OIUHG¶VELRJUDSK\³XVLQJKLVRZQZRUGVDV +LVEULHIIURPWKHSDSHU¶VHGLWRUZDVWKDW WARNERPHOTO: ALY PXFKDVSRVVLEOH´ZLWKWKHKHOSRIKLVGLDULHV WKHUHPXVWEHQR³EDGFKDUDFWHUV´QRPDJLFDQG $ERYHThe family DQGOHWWHUV³,QP\YLHZZKDWHPHUJHVLVD QRIDLULHV,QVWHDGKHLQWURGXFHGHOYHVDQ2OG grave at Brookwood SLFWXUHRIDYHUVDWLOHDUWLVWDQGDQHQGHDULQJ 3URIHVVRUDQGD&KLQHVH&RQMXURU±DVZHOODV Cemetery near Woking PDQZKRWKRXJKYHU\PXFKRIKLVRZQWLPH WKUHH6XUELWRQ*LUO*XLGHVRQRQHRFFDVLRQDIWHU VWLOOKDVJUHDWUHVRQDQFHIRUSHRSOHRIDOODJHV WKH\DSSURDFKHGKLPSHUVRQDOO\LQWREH $ERYHOHIWThe Rupert Bear annuals have LQWKHVWFHQWXU\´VKHVD\V LQFOXGHGLQ5XSHUW¶VDGYHQWXUHV,Q'HFHPEHU become highly collectible KHWROGWKH6XUUH\&RPHWQHZVSDSHU³7KH Illustrious life WKRXJKWRI5XSHUWEHLQJLQSHRSOH¶VKRPHVDQG $OIUHG¶VLOOXVWULRXVOLIHEHJDQLQLQ LQVRPDQ\FKLOGUHQ¶VKHDGVZDVDSHUSHWXDO 0DQGDOD\%XUPD QRZ0\DQPDU ZKHUHKLV DQ[LHW\WRPH´ $ERYHULJKWThe SDUHQWVZHUH0HWKRGLVWPLVVLRQDULHVEHIRUH +RZHYHU5XSHUW%HDU¶VIDPHQHYHUPDGHKLP charming illustrations now $OIUHGDQGKLVVLVWHU0DLVLHPRYHGWR%ULWDLQ DULFKPDQ,QFUHGLEO\$OIUHGDGPLWWHGODWHLQOLIH inspire a new generation, LQ$IWHUKLVIDWKHUEHFDPHDPLQLVWHU WKDW³,KDYHQHYHUDVNHGIRUPRQH\IRUP\ZRUN and Rupert lives on in the LQ:RNLQJGXULQJWKH)LUVW:RUOG:DUKLV LQWKH'DLO\([SUHVV,KDYHRIFRXUVHEHHQSDLG Daily Express newspaper $OIUHG¶V6XUUH\OLIH From 1914 onwards, Surrey was to play a large part in the life of Alfred Bestall. “As children, we would go to the family’s Edwardian house in Surbiton to see ‘Uncle Fred’,” says Caroline. “And at our home in Surrey, he joined all our family celebrations.” A keen musician, Alfred sang in the Surbiton Hill Methodist Church Choir for over 50 years and played the piano for the Sunday school (his parents having moved to Surbiton before the Second World War). In 1939, he also became a Rotarian in Surbiton, where he was known as Bert, and remained a member until December 1960. He was a keen sportsman too. In his youth, Alfred enjoyed going on a “bike spin” to popular Surrey beauty spot Newlands Corner near Guildford. Later, he would go on to become the $ERYHPictured with longest-playing member of the Surbiton Church tennis club and vice president of the cricket his mother Rebecca and club. He also played golf at Tyrrells Wood Golf Club, near Leatherhead. sister Maisie in 1903 Caroline recalls: “When he was 90, he was playing table tennis with our daughter in our house and fell over and broke his left hip.” The next day, he had a hip replacement in the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford; but, according to Caroline, “he was only sorry he missed the shot!” After his death, Alfred was commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque at his former home in Cranes Park, Surbiton (1936-66), where he created more than 200 Rupert tales. He is buried at Brookwood Cemetery, near Woking, where his grave is marked by a memorial. 62 SURREY LIFE January 2016 RUPERT BEAR THE BEAR NECESSITIES A brief timeline highlighting the key events in the life of Alfred Bestall 1892: Born on December 14 in Mandalay, Burma 1904-11: Studies at Rydal Mount School in Colwyn Bay 1910-14: His father, Arthur, is a minister in Wolverhampton 1911-14: Attends Central School of Arts & Crafts, Birmingham 1914-20: His father becomes a minister in Woking; family moves to York Road, Woking 1915: Enlists in the Mechanical Transport Corps 1916-18: Spends time in the trenches during the war 1920-24: Bestall family moves to Guilford Avenue, Surbiton ILLUSTRATION: © BLOOMSBURY 1922: First drawing published in Punch magazine 1924: Travels to Egypt; moves to Sutherland House Avenue in Surbiton 1924: His father becomes a minister in Southsea DOLWWOHIRUP\DUWZRUNEXW,KDYHQHYHUDVNHG IRUWKHWDOHRI5XSHUWDQGWKH)URJ 1930-33: His father is a minster RUEHHQRIIHUHGDQ\WKLQJDWDOOIRUWKHVWRULHV &KRUXV0F&DUWQH\ODWHUZURWHDIRUHZRUGWR in Dorchester, Dorset ZKLFKDUHWKHYLWDOHOHPHQW«,FRXOGQHYHU &DUROLQH¶VELRJUDSK\GHVFULELQJ5XSHUW%HDU 1935: Begins writing and DOLJQWKHVWRULHVZLWK¿QDQFH´ DV³DQLQVWLWXWLRQ´LQ%ULWDLQ illustrating Rupert stories for Daily Express $VK\PDQZKRDGPLWWHGWR&DUROLQH the Annual creations ³SHUVRQDOSXEOLFLW\LVQRWP\OLQH´$OIUHG 1936: His father dies in Surbiton; %HVLGHVFUHDWLQJRYHU5XSHUWDGYHQWXUHV UHPDLQHGEDIÀHGE\5XSHUW¶VVXFFHVV³,FDQ Alfred moves to Stavordale in Cranes Park, Surbiton; first KHDOVRSURGXFHGWKHLFRQLF&KULVWPDV RQO\KRSHWKDWWKHRYHUZKHOPLQJDIIHFWLRQ annual is published DQQXDOVZKLFKEHJDQLQ+HFRQWLQXHG WKDW,KDYHIRUFKLOGUHQSRVVLEO\VKRZVLWVHOI 1941: Becomes an air raid WRFRQWULEXWHWRWKHPXQWLOKLVWK\HDU WKURXJKWKHVWRULHV´KHWROGKHU warden in Surbiton %DFNGRZQWKDWZRRGODQGODQHLQ6XUUH\ LQFRUSRUDWLQJSDSHUIROGLQJWULFNVIRUFKLOGUHQ 1949:
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