New book published

10th October 2023

John Athersuch has just published a book about Miss Dora Schintz, the last private owner of Ottershaw Park in the 1920s. “The Trials and Tribulations of Dora Schintz - Her Journey from Wealthy Philanthropist to Bankrupt and Homeless Spinster” is available directly from John (johnathersuch@gmail.com) price £15.

This book tells the story of Dora Schintz a little-known female philanthropist who inherited a vast fortune and was at one time owner of one of the finest houses in the country (Ottershaw Park). She rose to prominence in the world of hackney horses, gave generously to charity and financed hospitals for incurables and the wounded of The First World War. Her generosity led her to fund an inspired engineer and inventor, which eventually contributed greatly to her financial ruin. Her final years were spent in poor health living in boarding houses until she died alone and in penury.