A cigar butt discarded by Sir Winston Churchill and picked up by a policeman who was guarding him is expected to fetch up to £1,200 at auction.
The item cast aside by the wartime leader in the 1940s will go on sale along with a pair of satin slippers that once belonged to Queen Victoria.
Made in the mid-19th century, the royal shoes are detailed with gold thread bands and will go under the hammer almost 202 years to the day after she was born.
The slippers are expected to fetch up to £3,000 later this month when members of the public will be able to bid.
Sir Winston Churchill s cigar butt expected to sell for £1,200. (PA) A cigar butt cast aside by famous wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill is set to sell for £1,200 at auction. The ‘used’ item picked up by a policeman in the 1940s will go on sale along with a pair of satin slippers that belonged to Queen Victoria. Made in the mid-19th century, the shoes have gold thread bands and will go under the hammer almost 202 years to the day after she was born. The slippers are expected to fetch up to £3,000 later this month when members of the public will be able to bid.
Little Ponton Hall near Grantham listed in Historic England report on buildings linked to slave trade
| Updated: 11:13, 09 February 2021
An 18th Century country house near Grantham is included in a list of properties which have links to the slave trade.
Historic England has published an audit of buildings with historic connections to the transatlantic trade between the 15th and 19th centuries.
Included is Little Ponton Hall, the Grade II-listed home of George McCorquodale, whose aunt was Princess Diana and as such is cousin to Duke of Cambridge Prince William and Duke of Sussex Prince Harry.
Little Ponton Hall hosted a fund-raising Rock in the Garden event in 2019. (11669366)