Inside home once owned by Princess Dianas family as it goes on sale for nearly £1m
A Grade II listed mansion once owned by Princess Diana’s family in Northamptonshire is back on the the market.
Darlington Hall, which has a staggering asking price of £995,000, used to belong to the late Princess’ great Uncle Charles Spencer.
Charles was a Conservative MP for the local constituency, Northamptonshire North and Northamptonshire mid, between 1885 to 1895, and again from 1900 to 1905.
As the younger brother, Charles did not become Earl Spencer until his childless elder brother’s death in 1910 – which is also when he inherited Darlington Hall.
Charles had six children and his eldest son Albert inherited his Earl-hood on his death in 1922.
Albert had two children, including Diana’s father John.
However, the family sold the property for good when Diana was 19 in 1980 and it was converted into several different homes and apartments.
The £995,000 property is the largest home on the site.
It includes five bedrooms, three bathrooms, an impressive hall on the ground floor, a wine cellar and even a sauna for the owners to enjoy.
One of the property’s key features is a gorgeous oak staircase that dates from the Georgian period and is appropriately decorated with royal blue carpet.
The gardens are equally impressive and have a south facing terrace, an ornamental pond, a large lawn and plenty of beautiful trees.
The house was first built in 1720 for Sir Joseph Jekyll, a barrister, judge and the Master of the Rolls.
After his death in 1738, the house passed into the ownership of the Raynsford family and then ended up in the hands of the Spencers.
The aristocratic Spencers made the home their ancestral seat until 1910, when Charles Spencer gave the property to the local council to be used to house injured soldiers during World War I.
It was again used to help injured soldiers during World War II.
The family moved to nearby Althorp Estate, a massive stately home set in 13,000 acres, which is where Diana, Princess of Wales grew up.
It’s also where the late royal, whose iconic cross necklace was just sold to Kim Kardashian, is buried.
Royal watchers and Diana fans are able to visit the property in the months of July and August, when the Grade I listed estate is open to the public.
The home usually closes for the season a few days before the end of August to allow the family to mark the anniversary of Diana’s death, 31 August, in private.
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