Title: Visitors Autograph Book Description: Lot  Visitors Book 12 Downing Street 1973-1991 Superb fullbound maroon leather folder by Leathersmith of London made in England with 160gsm paper gold gilt edged pages 222mm x 285mm This was the office of the Chief Whip from 1879-2001, a grade II listing building which was previously used as the Colonial Office from 1827-1879.  Today 12 Downing Street houses the office of the Prime Minister while the Chief Whip has moved to 9 Downing Street. Among the signatures are Page 1 H.M. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother Sir John Cohen founder of Tesco’s Chief Judge Harold Gyles Winnipeg, Manitoba Alan Cook, Rural Dean of the City Sir Davis Hughes Agent General NSW 1973-78 Martin Gilliat, Private Secretary and Equerry to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 1956-1993 Sir Robert Mark Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis 1972-77 Lord Greenway Sir Bernard Waley-Cohen, Lord Mayor 1960-61 High Court Judges (20+) Lord Elwyn Jones, Attorney General 1964-70 and British Counsel at the Nuremberg Trials 1946 and led the  prosecution of the Moors Murderers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley Archbishop Bruno Heim, Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain 1983-2005 Lord Wakefield of Kendal, eminent rugby player for Harlequins and England Dr Carel de Wet South African Ambassador to London 1964-67 and 1972-77 Sir Nicholas Shehadie Lord Mayor of Sydney 1973-75 and National Representative Rugby Captain (30 test appearances for Australia between 1947 and 1958 Lord Harding of Petherton leading the North African Desert Rats 1942/3, Governor of Cyprus 1950s First man in history of the British Army to go from the Territorials to Chief of the Imperial General Staff Arthur Wicks, Chairman of the Greater London Council 1973/4; previously Chairman of the London County Council 1963/65 overseeing the transition to the GLC in 1964 Was a Councillor for Shoreditch and Finsbury from 1952-1981 Sir David Woodbine Parish Pulborough Sussex, eminent businessman and descendant of Sir Woodbine Parish, Knight Commander of the Order of Hanover – a diplomat who claimed Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands for Britain as British Charge d’Affaires in Buenos Aires between 1823-1833 Michael Swann (later Lord Swann) Director General of the BBC Lord Denning, Master of the Rolls 1962 to 1982 and described by Margaret Thatcher as “probably the greatest English Judge of modern times” In 1963 Lord Denning compiled the report on the Profumo affair which was a bestseller with sales of over 100,000 Est £600 - £750   Condition: Used Delivery option: Collection & Delivery Location: W1D Category: Collectables