Of the established Collie kennels,
BEULAH, ALPHINGTON, WESTCARRS,
LADYPARK, DANVIS, MYWICKS and EDEN
all continued their winning ways
during in 50s, but as annual Rough
Collie registration figures rose
from 1445 in 1951 to 2371 in 1960
a large number of new fanciers
joined Collie ranks. This upsurge
encouraging so many new enthusiasts,
their names reading like a veritable whose who of the post-war Collie revival, making it impossible to list them all, but amongst the more influential new kennels of the period we find the McLarens’ NARRAGANSETTE and Mrs Henney’s SHEILDON added to the Scottish contingent. Across the border Mary Tweedle’s ARCOT kennel strengthened an already strong North East, whilst moving south Yorkshire gave the breed both Audrey Chatfield’s DUNSINANE, and Mr & Mrs Rodford’s SKELLVALE, across the Pennines Jim Broderick’s SHEARCLIFFE kept the Lancashire flag flying. In the Midlands, always a Collie stronghold, new names include Harry Underwood DANETHORPE, Mr & Mrs Jeffries JEFSFIRE, and Margaret Franklin’s PATTINGHAM. Aileen Speding ANTOC and Frank Mitchell GLENMIST were both based in London, while Margaret Osborne’s SHIEL kennel added its influence to the South East. Over in the South West Miss Young, UGONY added weight to that region, and Mr & Mrs Green’s COVERDALE kennel did the same in South Wales.
