Chartwell

by Oliver Garnett

The National Trust cares for the finest collection of historic buildings, gardens, parks, landscape and coastline in the world. Its famous and well-respected series of guidebooks provides the essential companion to your visit and a lasting souvenir of the experience. And now you can buy the guide before your visit.

Authoritative texts and superb illustrations illuminate the history of the place and tell the stories of the people who have lived and worked there.

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Laura JC · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this souvenir-type book for a friend who's a Churchill fan, has read his series of memoirs. I had just visited Chartwell and thoroughly enjoyed learning more about Churchill and his home life - he lived here with his family for 40 years.

This book describes the property, its history, the changes made by the Churchills and its current state as a National Trust property. So it was a good summary, a review of what I'd seen and provided more details of interest.

Chapters:
The Road to Chartwell
Transforming Chartwell
Life at Chartwell
War
Indian Summer
Churchill the Writer
Churchill the Painter
Tour of the House
The Garden
There are also Plans of the House, Further Reading and a Family Tree.

Since photography is not allowed inside the house, I was glad to see the excellent colour photographs in this book.

[Jack Barraclough · Rating 4 out of 5]

A guidebook that I purchased at Chartwell. The place itself is fascinating - a lot more about Churchill and his life that just about the house. If you do buy the book the last two chapters will guide you around the hous and gardens - may be worth reading in advance. The rest of the book is more about Churchill's life - some of it written by his daughter - and this can be read before or after your visit.