Winston Churchill

Days Out: Chartwell – Churchill’s Country House

12/04/2026 donbrown 0

To Kent (again), close to the village of Westerham – birthplace of James Wolfe of Quebec – to visit Chartwell, the country of home of […]

the churchill memorial screen in st paul's cathedral

The Churchill Screen in St Paul’s Cathedral

21/09/2025 donbrown 1

All about James Horrobin’s sculptural ironwork that commemorates the 1965 funeral of Churchill in the cathedral.

Brendan Bracken and the Churchill Clock

20/05/2025 donbrown 0

Above the Cannon Street doorway of the FT’s Bracken House is a remarkable astrological clock featuring the face of Winston Churchill.

The Billy Fiske Memorial, St Paul’s Cathedral

31/12/2022 donbrown 0

Among the 28,000 names listed in the ‘Roll of Honor’ in the American Memorial Chapel in St Paul’s will be that of William Meade Lindsley […]

Six less than obvious tales from the Churchill War Rooms

07/04/2022 donbrown 1

I’ve done so many tours of the Churchill War Rooms recently (né Cabinet War Rooms, né Central War Room) that I’m half-expecting them to give […]

Recent Reading – books about Winston Churchill

19/03/2022 donbrown 0

I’m about to start several tours for (mainly) Americans who are following in the footsteps of Winston Churchill. We’ll be doing Chartwell, Blenheim, Bletchley Park, […]

Map of London’s Churchill Locations

21/02/2022 donbrown 0

I’ve been adding a few more Churchill locations to my map (see below) as well as doing a bit of housekeeping and categorisation. You can […]

The House Where Churchill Died

01/11/2021 donbrown 0

Hyde Park Gate is a cul de sac off the Kensington Road, a stone’s throw from the Albert Hall and Albert Memorial. It’s a mix […]

Churchill in London

22/06/2020 donbrown 0

A project I’m working on to map locations in London associated with Winston Churchill – very much a work in progress! Please suggest others that […]

The Cabinet Room at the Churchill War Rooms

08/04/2020 donbrown 0

My Instagram Live talk from today about the Cabinet Room in the Central War Rooms and how it was used in WW2. “This is the […]

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Days Out: Chartwell – Churchill’s Country House

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The House Where Churchill Died

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Churchill in London

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