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Chequers (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ k ər z / CHEK-ərz) is the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A 16th-century manor house in origin, it is near the village of Ellesborough , halfway between Princes Risborough and Wendover in Buckinghamshire , at the foot of the Chiltern Hills , 40 miles (64 km ) north-west of central London .
- Arthur Lee
Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham, GCB, GCSI,...
- Chevening
Chevening House (/ ˈ tʃ iː v n ɪ ŋ /) is a large country...
- Ellesborough
Ellesborough is a village and civil parish in...
- Official Residence
Chequers (Country residence of the Prime Minister) Carlton...
- Arthur Lee
Chequers, Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, Eng. Chequers, country house, administrative and historic county of Buckinghamshire, England, situated 30 miles (50 km) northwest of London, the official country residence of the prime ministers of Great Britain. The estate is about 1,500 acres (600 hectares) in extent.
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Jul 5, 2018 · Chequers was given to the nation by Sir Arthur Lee, an MP and minister during and after World War I. The Chequers Estate Act 1917 created a trust allowing prime ministers use of the mansion on the ...
- Martin Farr
The Leith-based blender was best known for his Abbot’s Choice brand, while Chequers evolved into a deluxe 12-year-old whisky that described itself as ‘an especially harmonious blend of 100% choice Scotch whiskies’. Before then, Chequers was launched as a standard blend in the US with a series of lavish adverts in Life magazine in the late ...
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What was Chequers? This refers to the outline of the UK’s future relationship with the EU that was agreed under the government of Theresa May during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s residence, Chequers, in Buckinghamshire, in July 2018. The Chequers agreement was outlined formally in a government white paper on the future relationship ...
May 12, 2020 · Chequers is the subject of a two-part piece by John Goodall in the May 6 and 13 editions of Country Life magazine. In October of 1917, it had similar treatment — albeit over three parts — by Avray Tipping, who told the tale of the house following the news that it was to be donated to the nation by Sir Arthur Lee and his wife, Ruth.
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