and shrubs; it hosts the largest winter garden in Britain. The Winter Garden has many snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells. The oldest surviving building on the Dunham Estate is the watermill, first used as a corn mill, then a saw mill. During the Second World War the eastern part of the estate was requisitioned for use first as a US Army camp and later repurposed as Dunham Massey POW Camp. Listing and ownership The stately home was designated a Grade I listed building on 5 March 1959. It has been owned by the National Trust since the death of the 10th and last Earl of Stamford in 1976. Over 439,000 people visited the site in 2020/21, making it one of the National Trust's top ten most popular sites; it was also the only site whose visitor figures increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. See also Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Dunham Massey Notes References Jenkins, Simon, England's Thousand Best Houses, 2003, Allen Lane, (gives 3 stars) External links List of paintings on view Cracroft's Peerage: Earls of Stamford and Warrington Burial sites of the Grey family Country houses in Greater Manchester Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester Grade I listed houses Grade II* listed parks and gardens Historic house museums in Greater Manchester Houses completed in the 17th century Medical museums in England National Trust properties in Cheshire World War I museums in the United Kingdom