Cherkley Court - home of Lord Beaverbrook, the Entertainer

Cherkley Court and its gardens near Leatherhead in Surrey were restored from 1999-2006 - with the help of a "blank cheque". It was the Grade 2 listed family home of multi-millionaire Sir Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook the newspaper magnate and Cabinet Minister. In its heyday of the mid 20th century, he used to entertain on a grand scale with such notable guests and friends as Sir Winston Churchill and Sir Rudyard Kipling. The building has its own purpose-built cinema, library and collection of newspaper cartoons. This video shows the springtime views over the Mole gap towards Ranmore Common, the formal gardens and fountains, the new folly - a shell grotto, the kitchen garden and beehives, alongside the splendid architectural details of the restored mansion and a flag (with a red chicken?) flying above it. It is located just by the Beaverbrook roundabout, named after him. featuring The Entertainer by Scott Joplin Artist: Derek Paravicini Echoes of the Sounds to Be (SETHCD092), copyright 2006, SONUSTeCH.com E. Himonides "In the Key of Genius: The Extraordinary Life of Derek Paravicini" by Adam Ockelford is available in paperback and hardback. "Music for Children and Young People with Complex Needs" by Adam Ockelford is also available here: http://www.relax-well.co.uk/shop.html Grace Filby BA(Hons) Cert Ed FRSA Churchill Fellow Science & Engineering Ambassador 01737 217013 http://www.relax-well.co.uk