He filled the house with beautiful furniture, paintings, clocks and books, in order to create a cosy home.

The grounds, which are covering 40 ha (98 acres), got an impressive overhaul with several gardens, walks, classical statuary, an arboretum, a watermill, flowerbeds and topiary, in the 18th century style.

As Lord Fairhaven had no direct heirs, he left Anglesey Abbey to the National Trust, at his death in 1966. However part of the house remains private home of the Fairhaven family.

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