Maurice Chapman

A man of many talents

Maurice Chapman was born on Walney Island in 1940 and attended Barrow Grammar School. His horses would race in the school’s navy and gold colours.

He worked in advertising in London before moving to Bermuda in the 1960s, where he captained the national rugby union team. After returning to Cumbria, Mr Chapman and wife Anthea bought Chappels manor house in the Whicham Valley and developed it into Brockwood Holiday Park.

He sold advertising space in a magazine he created called ‘Preview of Lakeland’, and managed marketing for the Lakeland Sheepskin chain.

After selling the businesses he went on to buy Acrastyle – an electrical engineering company in Ulverston – and spent 24 years there as managing director. 

He was awarded an MBE in 1986 for services to British exports.

Mr Chapman had a passion for nature and animals, and started breeding pedigree Hereford cattle while still at Acrastyle. He turned to farming full time following his retirement from the company in 1997.

Mr Chapman was highly successful as a horse owner, going on to compete in many races at group one level, including the Grand National and Scottish National. His horses included Sea Storm, and Brown Eyes Blue, who still hold course records, and Cheltenham winner Chief Dan George.

Mr Chapman was a respected member of the farming community and was elected president of Cartmel Show in 2011.

Mr. Chapman died in 2014.

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