Leisure time activities
Found in 415 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 28 [Oct] [1873]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Blenheim Palace) to Jennie [Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses a future visit to see Auckland at Normanton [Park, Stamford] and advises her to stop reading French novels.
(Untitled), 06 May [1877]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (3 Bolton Row [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his recovery from a cold; financial arrangements [for the marriage of Lady Rosamund Churchill, later Lady Fellowes and Lady De Ramsey to William Fellowes, later 2nd Lord De Ramsey]; and a request for news about her singing lessons.
(Untitled), [1873]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (St James' Club, Piccadilly [London]) to Jennie [later Lady Randolph Churchill] apologising for his "cross" letter to her, describing his visit to a play called "Richelieu redressed", and commenting on the political suicide of Comte de Chambord.
(Untitled), 04 [Dec] [1873]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Blenheim Palace) to Jennie [Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he explains that he has decided not to contradict or investigate the slander against him and asks her to thank [Leonard Jerome] for supporting him; describes the shooting with [Lord] Alfred Churchill; and comments on [Leonard Jerome's] losses in the sinking of the Ville de [?] Harle.
(Untitled), [11] [Dec] [1873]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Blenheim Palace) to Jennie [Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill] including discussion of the popularity of Lachand in France and a description of the shooting and entertainment at Blenheim for the Prince and Princess of Wales.
(Untitled), 16 [Dec] [1873]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Aston Clinton, Tring [Hertfordshire]) to Jennie [Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill] including a description of the day's shooting and the "most execrable fiddling" of the Duke of [Edinburgh] and observations on Madame [Alphonse] de Rothschild.
(Untitled), [17] [Dec] [1873]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (St James' Club, Piccadilly [London]) to Jennie [Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill] including a description of the music provided by [Norman] Neruda the previous evening and the future visit of [Lord] Blandford [later George, 8th Duke of Marlborough] to Paris [France].
(Untitled), 21 Dec [1873]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst [Kent]) to Jennie [Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill] including his hope that they may hunt together in Fontainebleau and discussion of his future visit to Brighton [East Sussex].
(Untitled), 18 Mar 1890
Programme detailing the entertainment to be given to the inmates of Paddington Workhouse [London] which includes a piano solo to be given by Lady Randolph Churchill.
(Untitled), [1897]
Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Versailles [France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is glad that WSC will miss the war in Greece as "he will not be able to agitate about it", describes a concert and his progress at the piano and asks her to send him money and musical scores.
(Untitled), [1869]
Letter from Jennie [Jerome, later Lady Randolph Churchill] ([Bourg la Reine, France]) to "Mama" [Clara Jerome] in which she asks her to send her material for a veil, comments on other girls [at the school] and asks whether she may be allowed to take singing lessons.
(Untitled), 1880s
Letter from Marie [Duchess of Edinburgh] to Lady Randolph [Churchill] in which she says that she will not be able to play the piano with her as she has to go to Windsor [Castle], that she has been ill, is looking forward to going to Cannes [France] and that she would like Lady Randolph to join her there and to "dispense" with her lady [in waiting].
"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.