Leather Armchairs: The Chivas Regal Book of London ClubsCassell, 1963 - 194 pages |
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Page 31
... pictures are on the grand balcony . They show the battles of Waterloo and Trafalgar respectively . Both are nearly six yards long . The picture of Trafalgar is particularly interesting because it was painted by a man who had been press ...
... pictures are on the grand balcony . They show the battles of Waterloo and Trafalgar respectively . Both are nearly six yards long . The picture of Trafalgar is particularly interesting because it was painted by a man who had been press ...
Page 89
... picture given by Queen Mary showing the study of the Duke of Cambridge . The walls of the club are almost refreshingly bare of overwhelming pictures like those in the Senior . There are some attractive pale - blue Wedgwood plaques in ...
... picture given by Queen Mary showing the study of the Duke of Cambridge . The walls of the club are almost refreshingly bare of overwhelming pictures like those in the Senior . There are some attractive pale - blue Wedgwood plaques in ...
Page 153
... picture of a small boy wearing wings and a service cap . Its history goes back to 1917 when the Fifth Brigade of the R.F.C. was billeted in a small château on the Somme . The picture looked so like one of the very youthful staff ...
... picture of a small boy wearing wings and a service cap . Its history goes back to 1917 when the Fifth Brigade of the R.F.C. was billeted in a small château on the Somme . The picture looked so like one of the very youthful staff ...
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