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MODERN LITERATURE, ART AND HISTORY
Lot 153

CHURCHILL (WINSTON)
Typed letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill"), intended to be printed as a preface to the Woodford Town Football Club fundraising brochure, Chartwell, October 1960; with associated material

1 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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CHURCHILL (WINSTON)

Typed letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill"), intended to be printed as a preface to the Woodford Town Football Club fundraising brochure, ("As Patron of the Woodford Town Football Club, I commend this appeal to the generosity of football supporters"), one page, very slight dust-staining at edges, not folded, 8vo (202 x 126mm.), Chartwell, October 1960; with an accompanying typed letter from Churchill's Private Secretary to F. R. Gulden of Woodford Town Football Club ("...Sir Winston sends you the enclosed short message, which you may like to publish in the booklet in conjunction with his photograph. He hopes that this venture will have every success..."), one page, 4to (240 x 190mm.), 28 Hyde Park Gate, 4 September 1960 (3)

Footnotes

'I COMMEND THIS APPEAL TO THE GENEROSITY OF FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS': Churchill supports the fundraising efforts of his constituency football club.

Churchill served as MP for Woodford for forty years from 1924 (then Epping) until his retirement in 1964, and was an enthusiastic supporter of local causes, here lending his support to a fundraising concert in aid of the local football club. Woodford Town Football Club was established in 1937 and notable players for the team include Fulham and England legend Johnny Haynes, who played for the team as a boy in the 1940's, and Jimmy Greaves, who ended his illustrious career there.

A printed copy of the souvenir brochure for the Woodford Town F.C. Grand Variety Concert held at Sir James Hawkey Hall, printed by the aptly-named Winston Press of Hatton Garden, is included in the lot. The letters came into the possession of the printer and have been retained in the family until now.

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