Celebrating Hampshire Historians

Hockey, Stanley Frederick

1906 - 1988

Dom Hockey belonged to Quarr Abbey, a Catholic Benedictine monastery between Binstead and Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight. It is close to a quarry that in the middle ages supplied ‘Binstead stone’ for the Tower of London, Winchester Cathedral, Romsey Abbey and other churches.  It was almost depleted by the end of the middle ages, but remained in use until the late 1880s and was briefly reopened in 1912.

Amongst Hockey’s many works is Quarr Abbey and its Lands, 1132-1631 (Leicester University Press, 1970). He also published several books based on his studies of the records of Beaulieu Abbey and edited a volume of episcopal records for the HRO.

He was active at Quarr Abbey from at least 1956 (HRO, TOP359/3/1)

Sources

British Library

Willis Fleming Historical Trust

Stone in Archaeology Database (University of Southampton)

Victoria History of Hampshire, Vol. 5, 151-155

Portrait

Cover of S F Hockey's book on Beaulieu Abbey

Contribution to county’s history

Scholarly work on medieval history of Beaulieu Abbey and William Edington, Bishop of Winchester.   

Relevant published works

• The Beaulieu Cartulary, 1974, Southampton Record Series, Southampton University Press

• The account-book of Beaulieu Abbey, 1976, Camden Series, Royal Historical Society

• Beaulieu, King John's abbey: A history of Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire, 1204-1538, 1976, Pioneer Publications, London.

• The Register of William Edington, Bishop of Winchester, 1346-1366, 1987, Hampshire Record Office.

Critical Comments

Other Comments

It is difficult to find more information on the author.

Contributor

Barry Shurlock, 27 May 2024

Key Words

Beaulieu, Quarr Abbey, Binstead stone, Winchester cathedral

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