Important information for visitors on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September. On Saturday 7 September we are hosting a wedding and so access to the ground floor galleries may be restricted in the afternoon, access to Louise Bourgeois: Nature Study will not be affected. On Sunday 8 September all visitors, including members, are required to have a Compton Verney Dining Club ticket.
Tom Sayers (1826-1865) was once the undisputed boxing champion of England. His last and most famous fight took place in Farnborough, Hampshire in 1860 against the American John C. Heenan. After 2 hours and 42 gruelling rounds the crowd broke into the ring and the fight was declared a draw. Charles Dickens and WM Thackeray were among the spectators.