00:00it's as if he's actually in the room with you for Winston Churchill much of his power came from his
00:07image and he's certainly dressed to impress his former residence Chartwell house is opening its
00:13doors to display iconic outfits from his time some have not been seen publicly since he last
00:19wore them like this army officer's great coat what I really hope is that visitors come to
00:25Chartwell and see these incredible items of clothing not just as things that Winston Churchill
00:30wore but as witnesses to history these items saw some of their most iconic moments in our national
00:36story of the 20th century so to have them here on these beautiful new mounts reflecting Churchill
00:41himself is really special after Churchill's death this part of his home was converted into a museum
00:48looking a little bit like this adjacent room with 1960s displays but now the National Trust has spent
00:54more than a year restoring the space and this is what it looks like now reminiscent of exactly how
01:01Churchill would have known it in fact this would have been the guest quarters people like Charlie
01:07Chaplin and Lawrence of Arabia sleeping in this very room for restoration also uncovered original 17th
01:15century beams and fireplaces it's also the first time any outfits have been displayed on custom made
01:20mannequins designed to match Churchill's measurements posture and gait reflecting how he actually stood
01:27walked and addressed a crowd around half a million people visit the house every year and the National
01:32Trust says without them any restoration wouldn't have been possible I mean people do have a fascination
01:38with Churchill but actually when they get here they see a family home and they see gardens as well
01:42and we love it when people get out and explore the gardens and wider estate too it's the National Trust is
01:46Europe's largest conservation charity we look after this place forever but you're right it doesn't
01:52come cheap so we rely on support from our members from supporters from donors and we've been incredibly
01:57lucky that that we've been able to generate the income in order to redo the uniform room and as I say
02:02we're delighted with the result his silhouette was iconic a bowler hat a bow tie and you couldn't forget
02:10the cigar I have to ask obviously he was a quite a big cigar smoker up close and personal with somebody's
02:18garments could you smell any of that at all given that it's 60 years since Winston Churchill wore these
02:23garments uh it's tricky just to say the extent to which scent remains but cigars were definitely
02:29featured alongside him wearing them and the siren suits in fact the upper pockets tended to be
02:34where his next cigar would be kept Gabriel Morris for Kane TV at Chartwell House
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