Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)
Dates
- Existence: 1874 - 1965
Found in 324 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 28 Oct 1940
Minute from WSC to Maryott Whyte, on camouflaging of Chartwell [Kent], instructing that the reservoir on the hill should be drained, but not the reed bed beside it, that the swimming pool should be camouflaged, that the middle pool could only be emptied by siphoning, on no account should the penstock be opened, and that water could be let out of the biggest of the three lakes, but that care should be taken to prevent fish from escaping. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 01 Sep 1944
Letter from Knight, Frank and Rutley, Estate Agents, London, to WSC, asking if he still wished to put Chartwell [Kent] up for sale, as they had an interested client, Mr Mourayieff.
(Untitled), 12 Mar 1941
Letter from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to Maryott Whyte, on an estimate from Hammond and Hussey Limited, for a long ladder for use at Chartwell [Kent] in case of incendiary bombs.
(Untitled), 29 Jun 1942
Letter from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to Kent War Agricultural Executive Committee, returning agricultural forms uncompleted as WSC had no land under cultivation at Chartwell, only permanent pastures and woodlands. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 11 Feb 1933
(Untitled), 15 Jun 1942
Letter from Elizabeth Layton, Assistant Personal Secretary to WSC, to R G Noakes, Kent War Agricultural Executive Committee, acknowledging coupons for an issue of animal feed.
(Untitled), 13 Dec 1941
Note by WSC on grazing at Chartwell [Kent], confirming that the new tenant of Chartwell Farm, R J Marnham could have any grazing not required for the heifers, the pony or the horse, on payment. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 04 Dec 1941
Letter from C R Bailey, District Technical Officer, Kent War Agricultural Executive Committee to WSC, with a report on Chartwell [Kent] that the ploughing of part of WSC's park for food production was not a success, recommending that the land should be cultivated in the spring, and then sown to permanent pasture, which could then be leased to a neighbouring farmer for grazing. [Copy].
(Untitled), 30 Aug 1941
Letter from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to Maryott Whyte, on payment of 12 pounds from Kent War Agricultural Executive Committee for putting 6 acres of grassland at Chartwell under the plough, asking if payment should be split with H J Pilbrow, who had done the ploughing. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 07 Jan 1941
Letter from Maryott Whyte to CSC, on ploughing of pasture at Chartwell [Kent] for cultivation, particularly the unfavourable reaction of A E Hill, the Head Gardener, also on arrangements for accommodation of WSC's secretaries during weekends at Chartwell.
(Untitled), [Jun] [1941]
Letter from Maryott Whyte to Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC], sending a form relating to a claim for a Government grant for ploughing up pasture at Chartwell [Kent], for WSC's signature, also on arrangements for WSC's visit to Chartwell.
(Untitled), 12 Jun 1945
Letter from [Grace Hamblin, Private Secretary to CSC] to A W Southon and Sons, Builders (Edenbridge [Kent]), on their offer of a Permutit Water Softener for Chartwell, stating that WSC and CSC were unable to accept such a costly gift, but that they would be interested in purchasing a softener. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 29 Nov 1944
Letter from Henry Osborne, Nicholl, Manisty, Few and Company, Solicitors, to Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] on a request from R J Marnham, the tenant of Chartwell Farm [Kent], for a copy of the Quarter Sessions order diverting the footpath on the estate.
(Untitled), c 1942
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].
(Untitled), 14 Jul 1942
Estimate from A W Southon and Sons, Builders (Edenbridge [Kent]), for work at Chartwell, fitting a new lavatory basin in the Work Room on the top floor, and fitting a partition between WSC's room and the Maid's Room, for 24l 13s and painting Horatia Seymour's cottage, for 4 pounds.
(Untitled), 22 Jun 1924
(Untitled), 02 Nov 1937
Letter from Associated Purchasers, Sackville Street, London, W1 to WSC, on the installation of a passenger lift in his London house, quoting between 200 pounds and 350 pounds.
(Untitled), 04 May 1926
Letter from [Clarice Fisher], P.S. to WSC, to John Leaning & Sons, on progress of repair work at Chartwell [carbon].
(Untitled), 30 Apr 1926
Letter from John Leaning & Sons to WSC, on progress of repair work at Chartwell.
(Untitled), 16 May 1926
Letter from WSC to John Leaning & Sons, on a fall of plaster in one of the servants' rooms in the attic at Chartwell [carbon].
(Untitled), 17 May 1926
Letter from John Leaning & Sons to WSC, on responsibility for cost of electrical repair work at Chartwell.
(Untitled), 27 May 1926
Testimonial from WSC, for Joseph Martin, Stockman at Chartwell from 19 Jan 1925 to 27 May 1926 [carbon].
(Untitled), 29 Jun 1926
Letter from John Leaning & Sons to WSC, on accounts for work at Chartwell.
(Untitled), 16 Aug 1926
Letter from John Leaning & Sons to WSC, on accounts for work at Chartwell.
(Untitled), 13 Aug 1926
Letter from WSC to John Leaning & Sons, on accounts for work at Chartwell [carbon].