However, Princess Diana did not live here, it was the home of her great-uncle, the eccentric Charles Spencer.
The historic mansion, once owned by Princess Diana’s family and home to wounded soldiers during WWII, is on sale for £995,000. The Daily Mail writes about it.
The charming three-storey Dallington Hall with five bedrooms is located in Northamptonshire. And it was once the home of Diana’s great-uncle Charles Spencer.
He was a well-known politician at the time and hosted Conservative Party members in the wine cellar of this house.
After becoming 6th Earl Spencer when his older brother died in 1910, he moved into the family seat of Althorp House and gave Dallington Hall to council for military use. During the Second World War, a sanatorium for wounded soldiers was located here. The Spencer family got out of the house in 1980. Spacious cottage sold and converted into separate apartments.
The Spencer family home was built in 1720 for Sir Joseph Jekyll, a prominent lawyer and judge.
The interior of the house is decorated with a stylish Georgian staircase, and outside there is a sunny south terrace, barn and lawn garden, ornamental pond and hundred-year-old trees.
“Dallington Hall is extraordinarily beautiful,” said real estate broker Nick Pattison of Jackson-Stops.
True, it will not work to entertain guests as Princess Diana’s grandfather did. A games room was set up in the wine cellar.
But on the other hand, the Althorp House family estate where Diana’s brother now lives is very close, literally 16 kilometers away. And the Spencer family themselves have been pillars of the local community for centuries.
Recall, recently Princess Diana’s brother Charles, 9th Earl Spencer, posted a photo of the island in the middle of the lake at the family estate where he was buried. Only family members have access to the island.
Fans can leave bouquets at the decorative temple Spencer planted on the shore in honor of Admiral Nelson’s victory. After Diana’s death, this building became a kind of monument to her.
Source: Focus
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