Title & Author:

Chartwell : Kent.

Publication:

London : National Trust, 1992.

Description:

80 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, 1 genealogical table, plans, portraits (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 78) and index.
Introduction -- Chapter one The road to Chartwell -- Chapter two Transforming Chartwell -- Chapter three Life at Chartwell -- Chapter four War -- Chapter five Indian Summer -- Chapter six Churchill the writer -- Chapter seven Churchill the painter -- Plans of the house -- Chapter eight Tour of the house -- Chapter nine The garden -- Plan of the garden -- Family tree.

Summary:

Chartwell has become synonymous with Churchill. In 1922 Winston Churchill bought this unpretentious house overlooking the Weald of Kent, and for the next 40 years it was his family home. From here he waged his lonely war against the rise of Fascism in the 1930s. After leading Britain through five years of war, he returned to spend much of his retirement writing and painting. This illustrated guide describes the Churchills' life at Chartwell, and the house and garden they created.

ISBN:

0707801478 (pbk.)
9780707801476 (pbk.)

Subject:

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 Homes and haunts.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Manors England Kent.
Homes.
Manors.
Chartwell (Kent, England)
England Kent.
Country houses
Kent (England)

Form/genre:

Guidebooks.

Added entries:

National Trust.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 118861
Call No.: ID DA664.C49 N38; ID:95-B1709
Status: Available