During the Second World War, the reduced staff slept in the crypt to shelter from air-raids, and a German pilot was held there for a single night after parachuting onto the estate from his stricken plane.
The reduced staff slept in the crypt to shelter from air-raids. This was during the Second World War. A German pilot was held there for a single night after parachuting onto the estate from his stricken plane. This was during the Second World War.