When WSC bought Chartwell in 1922, he was able to do so due to an unexpected
legacy from a cousin. In 1938, when he seriously contemplated having to sell
Chartwell, a banker, Sir Henry Strakosch, came to the rescue with a financial
arrangement which enabled WSC to retain the property.
In 1946 money was raised in order to buy the property from WSC and present it
to the National Trust, together with an endowment fund (WSC being able to live
there until his death). Those involved were:
Viscount Camrose [who raised all the money]
Viscount Bearsted
Lord Bicester
Sir James Laird
Sir Hugh Cunliffe-Owen Bt
Lord Catto
:Lord Glendyne
Lord Kenilworth
Lord Leathers
Sir James Lithgow Bt
Sir Edward Mountain Bt
Lord Nuffield
Sir Edward Peacock
Viscount Portal [a distant cousin of the wartime Chief of Air Staff,
who later bacame Viscount Portal of Hungerford]
James de Rothschild
J. Arthur Rank
Sir Frederick Stewart
Camrose subscribed Ł15,000 and the others Ł5,000 each. All but two of the
above agreed within three minutes of being approached by Camrose, one of other
two following suit on the next day and the last one very soon afterwards..
Paul Courtenay
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From: Tom Dennis
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:44 AM
Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] French newsreel of 11 November 1944
I was wondering if someone could tell me who was in the group that
bought Churchill's home Chartwell in 1930s. I would like the names
of those friend that came together to buy Chart well in his wilderness years
Tom
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Geoff Zimmerman <[email protected]> wrote:
Pretty cool. Thanks.
Geoff Zimmerman
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From: Antoine Capet <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 3:52 AM
Subject: [ChurchillChat] French newsreel of 11 November 1944
Some Churchill material on this French newsreel of 11 November 1944 :
http://www.ina.fr/histoire-et-conflits/seconde-guerre-mondiale/video/AFE86002880/11-novembre-1944.fr.html
Professor Antoine CAPET, FRHistS
Head of British Studies
University of Rouen 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan
France
[email protected]
'Britain since 1914' Section Editor
Royal Historical Society Bibliography
Reviews Editor of CERCLES
http://www.cercles.com/review/reviews.html
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