Editing Barnwell Manor (section)

==History==
The estate was granted to the [[House of Montagu|Montagu family]] in 1540 by King [[Henry VIII]], and they kept it until 1913, when it was sold by [[William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch|the 6th Duke of Buccleuch]]. In the interim period (1913–1938), [[Prince Philip]]'s future Private Secretary [[Brian McGrath|Sir Brian McGrath]] (1925–2016) grew up at the manor until his parents bought their own house.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Brian McGrath GCVO |url=http://guardsmagazine.com/obits/obits_16Autumn_05McGrath.html |publisher=The Guards Magazine}}</ref> The house may have been rented to a series of tenants.

In 1938 [[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester]], the third son of King [[George V]], bought the house and estate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/The%20House%20of%20Windsor%20from%201952/HRHPrincessAlice/Marriageandfamily.aspx|title=Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester – Marriage and family|work=The British Monarchy|access-date=18 May 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216150216/http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/The%20House%20of%20Windsor%20from%201952/HRHPrincessAlice/Marriageandfamily.aspx|archive-date=16 February 2009}}</ref> with the bulk of his legacy from the late king.  The Duke's wife [[Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester|Alice]] was the daughter of [[John Montagu Douglas Scott, 7th Duke of Buccleuch|the 7th Duke of Buccleuch]], and had a fondness for the house which her grandfather had sold.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/why-alice-had-to-leave-wonderland-1614055.html|title=Aristocrats are having to pack up and wave goodbye to their country seats. Vicky Ward on the decline of a landed class|newspaper=[[The Independent]]| date=3 April 1995 |access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Weir, Alison|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DiiacacjnsC&dq=Alice+daughter+of+John+Montagu+Douglas+Scott,+7th+Duke+of+Buccleuch,&pg=PA322|title=Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy|year = 2008|publisher=Random House|isbn = 9780099539735|page=322}}</ref>

It was announced in January 1995 that the Gloucesters would vacate the house for financial reasons, and so that Princess Alice could move to [[Kensington Palace]] to be with her son, [[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1475420/A-Royal-servant-and-adventurer.html|title=A Royal servant and adventurer|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=30 October 2004|access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref> As of 2017, Windsor House Antiques occupies the estate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2017/windsor-house-antiques-targets-first-time-collectors/|title=Windsor House Antiques targets first-time collectors|publisher=Antique Trades Gazette|access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref>

In 2013 the High Court disallowed an application by West Coast Energy to build a [[wind farm]] close to the manor's lodge.  An appeal was subsequently dismissed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-26243470 |title=Barnwell Manor wind farm Court of Appeal case quashed |work=[[BBC News]] |date=18 February 2014 |access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> The appeal gained increased media attention because [[Justine Thornton]], wife of the Labour leader [[Ed Miliband]], was representing the appellant.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband/10645720/Ed-Milibands-barrister-wife-fails-to-overturn-court-ruling-banning-wind-turbines-in-Duke-of-Gloucesters-garden.html |first=Edward |last=Malnick |title=Ed Miliband's barrister wife fails to overturn court ruling banning wind turbines in Duke of Gloucester's garden |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=18 February 2014 }}</ref> The Duke of Gloucester had supported the proposal.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Duke of Gloucester criticised over wind farm plan |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/windpower/8946617/Duke-of-Gloucester-criticised-over-wind-farm-plan.html |access-date=2022-10-02 |work=The Telegraph |date=10 December 2011 }}</ref>