Households
Found in 325 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 24 Jan 1926
Letter from WSC to John Leaning & Sons, questioning account for skips and rails for use at Chartwell [carbon].
(Untitled), 03 Feb 1926
Letter from John Leaning & Sons to WSC, on the railway at Chartwell, and enclosing report on structural defects at Chartwell, particularly, the foundations of the Drawing Room Wing, problems with damp in the Kitchen wing, Nursery wing and on the East Gable coping.
(Untitled), 11 Feb 1925
Letter from John Leaning & Sons to WSC, on accounts for work at Chartwell.
(Untitled), [May 1926]
Note from [WSC] to Edmund Waterhouse, Gardener, Chartwell, instructions for work for himself, Harding and Martin until 10 October [carbon].
(Untitled), 13 Oct 1926
Letter from [Clarice Fisher], P.S. to WSC, to Henry Hope & Sons, on account for work at Chartwell [carbon].
(Untitled), 26 Nov 1926
Letter from [Clarice Fisher], P.S. to WSC, to Henry Hope & Sons, sending WSC's cheque for £120 17s 7d, in payment of account for work at Chartwell [carbon].
(Untitled), 14 Dec 1926
Letter from WSC to John Leaning & Sons, on falls of plaster in the drawing room, WSC's bathroom, a servant's bedroom and on the stairs at Chartwell [carbon].
(Untitled), 08 Oct 1926
Letter from Henry Hope & Sons Ltd. to WSC, on outstanding account of £151 12s 7d for work at Chartwell.
(Untitled), 27 Sep 1926
Letter from Henry Hope & Sons Ltd. to WSC, on outstanding account of £151 12s 7d for work at Chartwell.
(Untitled), 31 Oct 1926
Letter from [Clarice Fisher], P.S. to WSC, to Henry Hope & Sons, on account for work at Chartwell [carbon].
(Untitled), 03 Nov 1926
Letter from Henry Hope & Sons to WSC, on outstanding account for £151 12s 7d for work at Chartwell.
(Untitled), 09 Nov 1926
Letter from [Clarice Fisher], P.S. to WSC, to John Leaning & Sons, asking for advice on account from Henry Hope & Sons [carbon].
(Untitled), 09 Nov 1926
Letter from [Clarice Fisher], P.S. to WSC, to Henry Hope & Sons, asking why outstanding account for £151 12s 7d was not included in accounts sent to WSC in 1923 and 1924 [carbon].
(Untitled), 27 Dec 1925
Letter from WSC to John Leaning & Sons, on problem of dampness in the nursery wing at Chartwell [carbon].
(Untitled), 20 Oct 1940
Letter from WSC to Neville Chamberlain on bombing of Downing Street, also suggests, with King George VI's approval, that Chamberlain should continue to see telegrams and papers of special interest. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 26 Sep 1943
Note from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to John Martin [Private Secretary to WSC], on the possible requisition of land at Chartwell [Kent], pointing out that the house had been inspected early in the War, and was found to be unsuitable, and that the house was needed as an alternative country residence for WSC. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [Oct] 1941
Letter from A E Hill, Gardener, Chartwell [Kent], to Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] confirming that the Army Camp at Chartwell had done no damage, and that no compensation was due.
(Untitled), 27 Oct 1941
Letter from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to A E Hill, Gardener, Chartwell [Kent], on compensation for land at Chartwell occupied by the Army. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 08 Jul 1941
Letter from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to Major J C Dawson, Camp Commandant, 1st Canadian Division, on contract for garbage for the piggery at Chartwell [Kent], collected from the Camp on the estate, stating willingness to take all garbage from the mess of 130 men, asking for rate of charges. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 27 May 1941
Note from Commander Charles Thompson [Personal Assistant to WSC] to CSC, on gossip in Westerham [Kent] about a proposed visit to Chartwell by WSC, undertaking to tell the Military Authorities to ensure that the Chartwell Guard were warned not to gossip, pointing out that the information must have come from the staff at Chartwell, and that the staff should not mention such visits, even to the Guard; also on an extractor for the kitchen at Chartwell.
(Untitled), 27 May 1941
Note from CSC to Commander Charles Thompson [Personal Assistant to WSC], stating that the town of Westerham [Kent] was "seething" with the news that WSC would be spending the weekend at Chartwell, and that there was considerable disappointment when only she arrived; asking him to ensure that the Company Commander instructed his men not to discuss any proposed visit in the public houses and canteen in Westerham [initialled by CSC].
(Untitled), 26 Dec 1940
Letter from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to Brigadier Charles Hertzberg, Chief Engineer, 7th Corps, on camouflage at Chartwell [Kent]. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 20 Dec 1940
Letter from Brigadier Charles Hertzberg, Chief Engineer, 7th Corps, to Maryott Whyte, on camouflage at Chartwell [Kent], confirming that work on alteration of the ponds had been completed and that they had been made useless for the guidance of aircraft by night [annotated by WSC].
(Untitled), 14 Dec 1940
Note from Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC] to Commander Charles Thompson [Personal Assistant to WSC], news that WSC had been invited to lunch with the Canadian Division at Leatherhead [Surrey], also that the Canadian Engineers had been camouflaging the swimming pool and draining the lakes at Chartwell [Kent]. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [Dec] 1940
Note by Kathleen Hill [Secretary to WSC], reporting a conversation between Maryott Whyte and the Chief Engineer, 7th Corps, on camouflage at Chartwell [Kent], particularly attempts to camouflage the middle pool, which was taking much time and labour, confirming that they would obtain WSC's permission before draining it.