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Winston Churchill`s painting of the Chambers Garage Fire, 1928


 

 

Winston Churchill 1928
 

From the previous page, we know that Winston Churchill painted the Chambers Fire in 1928

Rumour has it, that on a visit to the local area, Winston made a detour to visit Bures.

Currently unsubstantiated.

 

 

 

<<Courtesy of National Trust
 

These are images of Churchills Studio at Chartwell,
all displaying the Bures Fire.

 

 

What is even more intreaguing, is the Press Cutting from the Suffolk Free Press dated 23rd July 2017

 

Quote:-

An 80-year-old vintage taxi with a unique place in the history of Sudbury will make its first public appearance in decades at Newton Green`s Historic Vehicle Day. The six-cylinder, 16-horsepower Austin taxi was once used by Elsie Elliston ( 1912-1992) in order to transport King George VI from Sudbury railway station to Acton airfield when he came to visit injured servicemen.
Elsie also transported Winston Churchill to a war time secret engagement in the Sudbury area.

The vehicle, which was first purchased in 1936 for £301 and has since travelled in excess of 500,000 miles,



alan beales
19/09/2017
Updated 15/04/2021