Public and Political: General: Patronage: Cinque Ports E-I., 1941 - 1957
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers on WSC's duties as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports including: The village of Elham, Kent, on Coronation celebrations, 1953; Alfred Bossom MP (2) and the Mayor of Faversham, Kent, on the possibility of WSC visiting the town, 1952; John Edgington & Co. Ltd, London, on the possibility of including WSC's Flag as Lord Warden in souvenir brochure "Flags of the Famous", 1950; The Cinque Ports Flying Club, on appointment as President, 1946, and on the lack of night-landing facilities at Lympne airfield, 1947; note from CSC to WSC on the Freedom of Deal, and the obligation to accept freedoms from the other towns, also on the difficulties of maintaining residence at Walmer Castle during the summer, and suggesting that he might resign, and that the Earl and Countess of Athlone should be appointed, 1949; The Borough of Hastings on Freedom, 1949, with letter from Neil Cooper-Key MP, and Hastings Museums pamphlets on this history of the town and the Cinque Ports; papers on visit to Hastings, presentation of portrait by Bernard Hailstone to the Courts of Brotherhood and Guestling, and admission as a member of the "Winkle Club", Sep 1955, and presentation of the Freedom at 28 Hyde park gate, Dec 1957; The Borough of Hythe, Kent, on possibility of visit, with letter from Harry Mackeson MP; correspondence and papers on WSC's Installation as Lord Warden and Admiral at meeting of the Grand Court of Shepway, Dover, with copy of the "Kent Messenger" and souvenir pamphlet, Aug 1946.
Dates
- Creation: 1941 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Extent
1 file(s) (1 unbound file, 383 items)
Language of Materials
English
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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