time the staff quarters were struck and destroyed by a bomb. By the 1980s, the Guinness family were living elsewhere on the estate, and the Hall occupied by caretakers. Its entire contents, including elaborate items owned by the Maharajah, were auctioned at Christie's in May 1984. The Elveden Estate continues to be one of the country's largest farms. In 2000, in possibly the biggest case of fly-tipping in British history, over one million tyres and a thousand tonnes of shredded rubber were dumped on its land, the removal of which cost several hundred thousand pounds. Owners of Elveden Hall and its estate since 1894 have been: Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh (1894–1927) Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh (1927–1967) Arthur Francis Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh (1967–1992) Arthur Edward Rory Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh (since 1992) The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Arthur Benjamin Geoffrey Guinness, Viscount Elveden (b. 2003) Filming location Elveden Hall's unique and impressive architecture and surrounding landscapes have been used for filming on a number of occasions. These films include: The Living Daylights (1987) Gulliver's Travels (1996) TV / DVD The Moonstone (1997) Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) Stardust (2007) Dean Spanley (2008) Agatha Christie's Poirot: Cat Among the Pigeons (2008) All the Money in the World (2017) See also Guinness Baronets, of Ashford Baron Moyne Guinness family Princess Bamba Sutherland References Sources Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. Bance, Peter. The Duleep Singhs: The Photographic Album of Queen Victoria's Maharajah: Photo Album of Queen Victoria's Maharajah (2004) Sutton Publishing, 2004. Edward Cecil Guinness External links Elveden Estate and Farms A Year in the Life of a Country Estate - A series of 12 articles about Elveden from the BBC, dating from 2003. Elveden Hall entry from The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses Grade II* listed buildings in Suffolk Elveden