Partner Hugh Walpole
Queer Places:
Brackenburn, Keswick CA12 5UG, Regno Unito
At the end of 1924 Hugh Walpole met Harold Cheevers
(1893-1971) in Derwentwater, who soon became his friend and constant companion and remained so for the rest of his life; "that perfect friend".
Cheevers, a policeman with a wife and two children, left the police force to
become Walpole's chauffeur. Walpole placed great trust in Cheevers, who
accompanied the novelist wherever he went, whether at Brackenburn or
Piccadilly or on trips abroad. Their relationship was of course not known to
the general public in his lifetime, and he was always terribly discreet,
otherwise he would probably not have got knighted in 1937.
According to Dirk Bogarde, Walpole and Cheevers had a married life for
fifteen years without intercourse. Walpole placed Cheevers at the top of his
list of "First Fifteen friends, but went no further."
References:
Other references:
- Lakeland: A Personal Journey
Hunter Davies
Head of Zeus, Jul 1, 2016
- Dirk Bogarde: Matinee Idol, Art House Star
David Huckvale
McFarland, Oct 22, 2019
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