Colleagues:
The blue plaque at 28 Hyde Park Gate reads "Sir Winston Churchill KG,
1874–1965, Prime Minister, lived and died here."
It is the penultimate word that is inaccurate. What actually happened is this:
After settling into #28, the Churchill's found their household operations
growing to the point that more room was required. The family then acquired the
adjoining property at #27, and the two residents were connected. When Churchill
himself became extremely old and could no longer manage stairs, a bedroom was
established for him on the ground floor of #27. It was in THIS room that he
died. Thus Churchill did NOT die at 28 Hyde Park Gate but at the house next
door, that is #27.
After her husband's death, Lady Churchill moved out, and the two properties
were once again separated before being sold off.
So for strict historical accuracy, there should perhaps be two blue plaques:
one at # 28 that simply says "Sir Winston Churchill lived here" and one at #27
that reads "Sir Winston Churchill died here."
KBO, David Freeman
On Thursday, February 9, 2017 6:44 PM, Richard Langworth
<rich...@langworth.name> wrote:
On Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 3:07:57 PM UTC-5, Antoine Capet wrote:
Mary Soames mentions the back garden as one of the features of
the property which so pleased the family, but I had never seen any
photographs of it.
Antoine,Attached garden photo is from the estate agent (Knight, Frank & Rutley)
brochure when HPG it was put up for sale after WSC's death. Years ago I
reproduced this very elaborate illustrated document as an ICS publication, so
copies may be aroundBestR
Richard M Langworth
Senior Fellow, Hillsdale College Churchill
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