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Oral history: Sir David Wallace, 2019-03-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CCRF/141/55

Scope and Contents

Includes: Appointment to Mastership; Entertaining Scottish-based Alumni; Master’s Lodge: privacy, Dining Room, Visitors’ Book, Lodge Kitchen & fire safety; First Term (MT06); Mary Soames, Tony Kelly and smoking ban; Master’s Private Garden; College Feasts, Dining in College, hospitality; Hanging Committee; Wine Committee; Daughter’s Wedding; Sheppard Flats; Chairing Meetings; Charity Status; Officers; Role of the Master; Interest in Gardening; Sir Winston Churchill Border; Frank Maine’s Orchid House; Metasequoia; Xiaotian Fu Garden; The Churchill Rose; Wildlife Corridor and Mushrooms

Dates

  • Creation: 2019-03-18

Biographical / Historical

This interview with Sir David and Lady Wallace focuses on their arrival at Churchill, early impressions of the College, living in the Master’s Lodge, and also on their interest in the grounds and gardens, including the Churchill Rose and the Sir Winston Churchill Border. Sir David was Master from 2006-2014.

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Originator(s)

Paula Laycock

Finding aid date

2019-04-08 12:03:19+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087