Paul, Thank You. Tom Dennis
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:45 PM, Paul Courtenay <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > 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 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Tom Dennis <[email protected]> > *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 >> [email protected] >> ------------------------------ >> *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 >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "ChurchillChat" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to churchillchat+ >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ChurchillChat" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 2092/4010 - Release Date: 11/11/11 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
