Chapslee Hotel

These Gobelin tapestries from the CHAPSLEE collection, are fine specimens of woven fabrics made at the Gobelins Manufactory in Paris, known for its high quality tapestries and intricate designs. Established in the 17th century, it became the official supplier of tapestries to the French royal court, particularly under King Louis XIV.The term "Gobelin" is derived from the Gobelin family, who were originally dyers and established a dyeing business in the mid-15th century.

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Live life to the fullest and make each day count. There couldn't be a better embodiment of this this than  Mr. Carlos Martinez De Campos Carulla, Chairman of Barclays Bank Spain who at the age of 81, continues  to explore the world on motorbike, this time around  the  heights  of Kinnaur and Spiti. It has been a privilege to have you stay with us at Chapslee.. truly inspiring!

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Chapslee' and what was later named ‘Auckland House' were built sometime between the late 1820s and the early 1835s by Dr. Blake, a surgeon in the service of the East India Company. The smaller house was taken by The Governor-General, Lord Auckland's Military Secretary and nephew, Captain William Osborne. This was then purchased by Auckland in 1836 to house his aides and given the name 'Secretary's Lodge. On 1st October 1838 the fateful 'Simlah Manifesto' that launched the disastrous First Afghan War was issued from its rooms. In 1848, the house was purchased by General Peter Innes of the Bengal Army who gave it its present name, 'Chapslee'.
After 1870, Chapslee repeatedly changed hands and one resident was Sir Courtney Ilbert, after whom the famous Ilbert Bill that proposed to allow Indian judges to try Europeans was named. In 1896, Chapslee became the property of Sir Arthur Milford Ker of the Alliance Bank of Simla who practically rebuilt this to create one of the finest residences in town. Exactly a century after the fateful ‘Manifesto’ was issued, in 1938, this was then purchased by Raja Charanjit Singh of Kapurthala (d.1970) as a summer residence. Chapslee is still with his decendants and is a privately-owned property.

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