Churchill at Chartwell (eBook)

Museums and Libraries Series

Robin Fedden (Autor)

John Tanner (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2014 | 1. Auflage
64 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-6136-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Churchill at Chartwell is an account of Winston Churchill's years at Chartwell, his home at Kent from 1924 until his death in January 1965 at the age of ninety. This book traces Churchill's relationship with the house and its contents, particularly the garden. It chronicles the events of his career as they emerge from Chartwell or reflect upon it. This book is comprised of six chapters and begins with a background on Chartwell, from the time Churchill bought it in 1922 and his move, together with his family, to the place in 1924, until his death. The next chapter discusses the changes made by Churchill to the property, from the entrance to the interior. The approach to Chartwell is then described, paying particular attention to the garden and the lakes, along with the interior of the house including the hall, the drawing room, the library, Lady Churchill's bedroom, the anteroom, the museum room, the study room, and the dining room. After describing the garden, the book explores the studio, where Churchill and his friends, Walter Sickert and William Nicholson, the two most distinguished artists of his day, stayed and painted. This monograph will be a useful resource for historians and students interested in the life of Winston Churchill.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Churchill at Chartwell 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
List of Illustrations 8
Foreword 10
Preface 12
Dates 14
Chapter 1. The Background 16
Chapter 2. A House Transformed 22
Chapter 3. The Approach 27
Chapter 4. Inside the House 34
THE HALL 34
THE DRAWING ROOM 36
THE LIBRARY 41
LADY CHURCHILL'S BEDROOM 42
THE ANTEROOM 43
THE MUSEUM ROOM 46
THE UNIFORM ROOM 48
THE STUDY 51
THE STAIRS 57
THE DINING ROOM 59
Chapter 5. The Garden 65
Chapter 6. The Studio 74
Appendix 80

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.5.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Europa
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-6136-6 / 1483161366
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-6136-5 / 9781483161365