Leisure time activities
Found in 415 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 21 Oct [1895]
Letter from WSC (Bachelors' Club, Hamilton Place [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] informing her that the War Office have given him permission to go to Cuba and that he has been instructed to collect information on the efficacy of a new bullet. He also says that he intends to buy Havana cigars and that he has discussed Cuba with Tito Holden.
(Untitled), 21 Oct [1896]
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses the legal action to be taken over a fraud [perpetrated on them by James Cruickshank], comments on [Henry Dupre] Labouchere and [James] Welldon's opinions [about a scandal in the 4th Hussars in which WSC was implicated], describes his daily routine at Bangalore and says that he is looking forward to a shooting expedition with Hugo [Baring].
(Untitled), 26 Oct [1896]
(Untitled), 24 Nov [1896]
(Untitled), 16 Dec 1896
(Untitled), 07 Jan 1897
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing his garden and asking her to send him seeds. He also discusses Hubert Crichton and careers in the Foot Guards; the possible expense of going to Egypt [to serve under Sir Herbert Kitchener] and his own regrets about his writings about Cuba and his fear that he may have treated the opinion of the insurgents unfairly.
(Untitled), 14 Jan 1897
(Untitled), 04 Feb [1897]
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is busy as acting-adjutant, that he finds it difficult to find material for his letters and is losing touch with England, discusses polo and his reading and asks her to find him a source of detailed parliamentary history.
(Untitled), 09 Nov [1898]
Letter from WSC (35a Great Cumberland Place [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has been hunting with the Quorn with "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough], gives the names of those he met and says that he has enjoyed several conversations with Sunny and describes their relationship as "a case of flint and steel".
(Untitled), 11 Dec [1898]
Letter from WSC (S S Shannon, off Aden [later South Yemen, then part of Yemen]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has made progress with his book ["The River War"], reports that the ship's copies of ["The Story of] the Malakand Field Force" are regularly read, and asks her to send him copies of the Annual Register.
(Untitled), 23 Jul 1899
Letter from WSC (35A Great Cumberland Place [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he asks her to keep his secrets and those of others, not to bet or play cards as it will bring "the most terrible misery" and to organise a political dinner for him.
(Untitled), 22 Jan 1901
"With flight commander Gerrard", 1914-05
WSC standing with a small group of people in front of the propellor of an aeroplane, wearing an overcoat and leather flying hat and goggles.
"With Sir Philip Sassoon", 1922 - 1924
Photo shows WSC wearing riding breeches and hat and leaning on a polo mallet, talking to Sir Philip Sassoon.
"Worcester Park", 1925-04
Photo shows WSC riding a grey polo pony, carrying a polo mallet.