The House and Gardens of Mount Stewart, County Down, Northern Ireland.

When Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry, came to the Neoclassical mansion of Mount Stewart on the shores of Strangford Lough in 1921 as chatelaine, her husband’s family had owned the property since 1744.  Unfortunately, the rambling home and extensive gardens had been long neglected and were dark and damp with only one bath! Edith completely fell […]

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