Note from Mary Shearburn [Secretary to WSC, later Mary Thompson] to WSC, on a leak in the roof at Chartwell [Kent] which could be repaired with sail cloth and tar, stating that to obtain the sail cloth it was necessary to obtain a Priority Order from the Ministry of Supply [annotated by WSC with a note to the Private Office, asking them to arrange this "if it is not improper"].

Letter from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to the Telephone Manager, Tunbridge Wells Area [Kent], requesting an extension from the Westerham 93 switchboard to the office at Chartwell, and confirming that the extension from Westerham 81 in the Cottage bedroom [at Chartwell] was to be left as at present to maintain communication with the Manor Office. [Carbon].

Letter from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to the Telephone Manager, Tunbridge Wells Area [Kent], asking if it would be possible to move the Westerham 93 switchboard from the Cottage [at Chartwell] to Chartwell Manor, where it could be connected when WSC re-occupied the house in 2-3 months time, also asking if it would be possible to install separate telephones in the Cottage, and Stable Cottage. [Carbon].

Letter from Grace Hamblin [Private Secretary to CSC] to Ben Smith [Brasted, Kent], on two copper beech trees at Chartwell, which obstructed the light at the front of the house, which CSC wished to have removed, asking if he would be interested in buying them. [Carbon].

Letter from [Grace Hamblin, Private Secretary to CSC] to Kent War Agricultural Executive Committee, asking if it would be possible to use German prisoners-of-war to remove barbed wire from the Chartwell estate [Kent]. [Carbon].

Note from Grace Hamblin [Private Secretary to CSC] to CSC, on the possibility of using German prisoners-of-war to clear barbed wire from the Chartwell estate [Kent], also on the possibility of employing a second gardener, and on the removal of two copper beech trees from in front of the house.

Letter from Ben Smith (Brasted, Kent), to Grace Hamblin [Private Secretary to CSC], reporting on the condition of two copper beech trees at Chartwell, offering 7 pounds for them, and suggesting that CSC could easily dispose of a good quantity of trees on the estate, particularly in the wood bordering Puddledock Lane, earning a considerable sum of money, and helping the National Effort.

Letter from A W Southon and Sons, Builders (Edenbridge [Kent]) to CSC, with an estimate for removing the existing hot water apparatus from the Nursery Wing at Chartwell, at 43 pounds.

Letter from Sevenoaks and District Electricity Company Limited, to CSC, on the cooker and water heater at Jackson's Cottage, Chartwell [Kent].

Specification for the installation of electric heating in WSC's Clothes Room, Mary Churchill [later Mary Soames]'s Room and the New Bathroom in the Nursery Kitchen [Chartwell, Kent].

Correspondence between Commander Charles Thompson [Personal Assistant to WSC], Colonel [? Denys Hicks], 1st Anti-Aircraft Division, and Major A McGrath [? Military Assistant] to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces, on defence and security arrangements for Chartwell [Kent].

Letter from [Frederick] Root [Private Secretary to Minister of Works and Buildings] (Lambeth Bridge House, London) to Eric Seal [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] (10 Downing Street) on their Surveyor's drawing for an air-raid shelter at Chartwell [Kent]. Signed typescript preceded by file note.

Letter from [Charles] Thompson [Personal Assistant to WSC] to [Frederick] Root [Private Secretary to Minister of Works and Buildings] on WSC's views of a modified scheme for an air-raid shelter at Chartwell [Kent]. Carbon copy.

Letter from [Frederick] Root [Private Secretary to Minister of Works and Buildings] (Lambeth Bridge House, London) to [Charles] Thompson [Personal Assistant to WSC] on time and costs for a modified scheme for an air-raid shelter [at Chartwell, Kent]. Signed typescript.

Notes from "C R T" [Charles Thompson, Personal Assistant to WSC] to [Eric] Seal [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] on who will pay and time and costs for an air-raid shelter at Chartwell [Kent]. Manuscript notes with Seal's annotated replies.

Note from WSC (10 Downing Street) to [Charles] Thompson [Personal Assistant to WSC] dated 12 January on an air-raid shelter for Chartwell [Kent]. Initialled. Typed reply from Thompson dated 23 January on proposed scheme and costs. Further annotated reply from WSC.

Notes from "C R T" [Charles Thompson, Personal Assistant to WSC] to WSC and [Eric] Seal [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] on timing, costs, and payment for an air-raid shelter at Chartwell [Kent]. Manuscript notes with WSC's annotated replies.

Note by [Eric] Seal [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] on a discussion with the Treasury over the scheme for an air-raid shelter at Chartwell [Kent] and commenting on WSC varying his whereabouts at weekends, followed by a carbon copy of a letter from Seal to [William] Douglas [Under-Secretary, Treasury] on the cost of the shelter, and a file note.

Letter from William Douglas [Under-Secretary] (Treasury Chambers, Whitehall) to Eric Seal [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] confirming the Treasury's approval of the plan for an air-raid shelter at Chartwell [Kent]. Signed typescript.

Letter from "C R T" [Charles Thompson, Personal Assistant to WSC] to [Frederick] Root [Private Secretary to Minister of Works and Buildings] on WSC's approval and Treasury support for a modified scheme for an air-raid shelter at Chartwell [Kent]. Carbon copy.

Plan of the air-raid shelter at Chartwell [Kent].

Notes from "C R T" [Charles Thompson, Personal Assistant to WSC] to [Eric] Seal [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] and WSC on WSC turning down an air-raid shelter at Chartwell [Kent] and the suggestion of an Anderson shelter instead. Manuscript notes with brief annotated replies.

Letter from "C R T" [Charles Thompson, Personal Assistant to WSC] to [Frederick] Root [Private Secretary to Minister of Works and Buildings] on providing an Anderson shelter at Chartwell [Kent]. Carbon copy.

Minute from "C R T" [Commander Charles Thompson, Personal Assistant to WSC] to WSC with notes on various matters concerning Chartwell [Kent]: accommodation, an air-raid shelter, a guard, a "Jim Crow Party", and telephones. Annotated with instructions by WSC.