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Prime Minister's Office: Official Residences, Chequers Estate Files

Catalogue reference: PREM 14

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PREM 14

This series comprises files dealing with a wide variety of subjects relating to the Prime Minister's official estate at Chequers, including the day to day administration of the estate, appointments and meetings of trustees, legal and financial...

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PREM 14

Title
Prime Minister's Office: Official Residences, Chequers Estate Files
Date

1921-1968

Description

This series comprises files dealing with a wide variety of subjects relating to the Prime Minister's official estate at Chequers, including the day to day administration of the estate, appointments and meetings of trustees, legal and financial provision for upkeep of house and estate, and domestic and security arrangements for the house and grounds.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Loose subject and chronological order

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

42 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1996 Prime Minister's Office

Accruals

No further accruals expected

Administrative / biographical background

Chequers is a Tudor mansion in the Chilterns, about three miles from Princes Risborough, Bucks.

In 1909 the property was taken over and restored by Lord Lee of Fareham (the Right Honourable Sir Arthur Hamilton Lee) (1868-1947) and Lady Lee (Dame Ruth Moore Lee), and in 1917 they presented Chequers, together with a maintenance endowment, to serve from 1 January 1921, as a country residence for the Prime Minister of the day. The gift was approved by Parliament in the Chequers Estate Act 1917 (7 & 8 Geo V, c 55), passed on 20 December 1917. In 1921, the Chequers estate of about 1500 acres (600 ha) was added to the gift by Lord Lee.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11907/

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Prime Minister's Office: Official Residences, Chequers Estate Files