Chequers: The Prime Minister's Country House and Its History

by Mark Fiennes (Photographer), Norma Major (Author)

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.28

  Take a through-the-keyhole tour of the magnificent country estate of Chequers, where British prime ministers through the decades have spent time relaxing. Stroll through the rose gardens, enjoy the private art collection and admire the ornate rooms and magnificent interiors furnished with fine antiques and steeped in history. Featuring both period and modern photographs, specially commissioned and taken by leading architectural photographer Mark Fiennes, this is a full-colour book. In addition to the visual pleasures Chequers provides, Norma Major offers an expansive account of the house itself, which details numorous events and experiences and adds colour to the overall story of this beautiful house's occupation by renowned political figures.

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  Hardcover
  1996

  $4.23