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Catalogue description Prime Minister's Office: Official Residences, Chequers Estate Files
| Reference: | PREM 14 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Prime Minister's Office: Official Residences, Chequers Estate Files |
| 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. |
| Date: | 1921-1968 |
| 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. |
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