Tag: Sir Martin Gilbert

  • Burning Moments that Can Change History

    Burning Moments that Can Change History

    East Bergholt, Suffolk

    The country house ‘Stour’ was purchased in 1957 by Randolph Churchill, son of the Prime Minister, upon deciding to move from London. It’s still in private hands, and we were quite fortunate to be able to visit due to the generosity of its current owners, Mr & Mrs Kelly. The organisers of the tour, Richard and Barbara Langworth, had written the Kelly’s a letter regarding our trip and had persuaded them to host us with a lunch of sandwiches and sausage rolls.

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