Unseen Photographs of Winston Churchill as a Teenager Revealed

Posted by admin on Nov 15, 2011

The firm jaw, the determined look, the hint of a confident smile – features that would later inspire the millions he led to victory over Nazi Germany. Taken when he was 18, these previously unseen images of Winston Churchill have emerged through the sale of an album belonging to a titled family which has chosen to remain anonymous.

The pictures, taken in 1892 when William Gladstone was prime minister and photography was still the preserve of the wealthy, show Churchill alongside his brother Jack. The brothers take it in turns to pose with a terrier outside their Aunt Cornelia’s home in Canford Magna near Bournemouth.

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