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Career. Personal life. References. Penelope Chetwode. Penelope Valentine Hester Chetwode, Lady Betjeman (14 February 1910 – 11 April 1986) was an English travel writer. [1] [2] She was the only daughter of Field Marshal Lord Chetwode, and the wife of poet laureate Sir John Betjeman.
25 de ago. de 2022 · About this blog. Sharing stories from the past, worldwide. Main. Previous post Next post. 25 August 2022. Papers of Penelope Chetwode. A recently catalogued collection of India Office Private Papers is now available to researchers in the British Library’s Asian & African Studies reading room.
15 de abr. de 2020 · In 1963, Penelope Chetwode was the last English woman to travel from Shimla to Kullu on a mule. An English woman, in those days on a mule trek with no companion, was a surprise for the locals. A local helper Bhagat Ram from Sanjauli, a suburb of Shimla, was there with her.
28 de mai. de 2020 · Penelope Chetwode and ‘the perfect ADC’ (personal assistant) Posted on May 28, 2020 by Fay Curtis. by Pat Ellingham, Archives volunteer. Our volunteer, Pat Ellingham, found this story of the young Penelope Chetwode (later Lady Betjeman) in the photograph albums of Geoffrey Kellie, part of the British Empire & Commonwealth Collection.
Search the Collection. Sitters A-Z. Artists A-Z. Advanced search. Explore further. Help. Penelope (née Chetwode), Lady Betjeman. (1910-1986), Author as 'Penelope Chetwode'; wife of Sir John Betjeman; daughter of 1st Baron Chetwode and 7th Baronet of Oakley. Sitter in 14 portraits. Penelope Chetwode grew up in northern India.
The courtship was conducted in Queen Anne's Gate, with Miss Chetwode in the street and Betjeman at an upper window. Naturally Penelope's father deep- ly disapproved of her even considering a penniless poet, but Penelope must have been determined. They married in 1933. It is no longer a secret that later they separated, although remaining friends.
Things were more serious with Penelope Chetwode, the daughter of Field Marshal Lord Chetwode. They were married in 1933, moved to a farmhouse in Uffington on the Berkshire downs, ...
