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Penelope Valentine Hester Chetwode, Lady Betjeman (14 February 1910 – 11 April 1986) was an English travel writer. She was the only daughter of Field Marshal Lord Chetwode, and the wife of poet laureate Sir John Betjeman. She was born at Aldershot and grew up in northern India, returning to the region in later life. Career
Aug 25, 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. This is the papers of Penelope Valentine Hester Chetwode, travel writer, tour guide, and historian of Indian temple architecture.
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.
May 28, 2020 · She was the only daughter of Sir Philip Chetwode, Commander in Chief of the Imperial Army in India. He held this post from 1930 to 1934 and Geoffrey Kellie was his personal assistant (ADC or Aide-de-Campe). This was a pivotal time both for India and for Penelope.
Apr 15, 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.
Things were more serious with Penelope Chetwode, the daughter of Field Marshal Lord Chetwode.
Penelope Chetwode: (AKA Lady B or Penelope Betjeman) Born: 1910 in Aldershot, England. Died: 1986 in Mutisher, India. Known as: Travel writer and wife of John Betjeman. Special Skills: Riding horses, trekking in India, writing about her travels
