Talk:Beecham baronets

Clopton House
As a resident of Stratford-upon-Avon in the 1950's and 60's I can say that Lady Utica Beecham (estranged or divorced wife of Sir Thomas) of Clopton House was very occasionally seen with what local gossip asserted was her eldest son, who was alleged to be mentally incompetent of assuming the title and was cared for by her in seclusion, her second son being assumed by the outside world to be the heir.

The increasingly desperate attempts by Lady Beecham to keep up appearances when sinking into poverty whilst the house rotted around her, together with her impressivley vivid imagination and casual attitude to historical research, made her personal guided tour of Clopton House an experience never to be forgotten (culminating in the Everlasting Bloodstain); fortunately preserved by S P B Mais on pages 35-8 of 'Arden & Avon' 1951.

An altogether tragic story for all concerned. 89.168.87.17 (talk) 21:10, 1 August 2011 (UTC)