▁Bol ton ▁succeeded ▁as ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁Nelson ▁and ▁changed ▁his ▁surname ▁to ▁Nelson ▁and ▁inherited ▁the ▁property . ▁When ▁he ▁died ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁his ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁son ▁Hor atio ▁inherited ▁the ▁estate ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁Nelson ▁went ▁to ▁great ▁lengths ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁well ▁maintained ; ▁he ▁commission ed ▁a ▁new ▁garden ▁and ▁renov ation ▁of ▁Stand lyn ch ▁Church . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁Earl ▁Nelson ▁purchased ▁the ▁pan elling ▁of ▁the ▁Captain ’ s ▁Cab in ▁of ▁HMS ▁G anges , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 , ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁broken ▁up , ▁installing ▁the ▁pan elling ▁in ▁the ▁principal ▁top ▁floor ▁room ▁at ▁T raf al gar ▁Park . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁W ings ▁were ▁occupied ▁by ▁ten ants ▁with ▁Lord ▁Nelson ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁Edward ▁Ag ar ▁Nelson ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁house . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁The ▁ 5 th ▁Earl ▁Nelson ▁sold ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁John ▁Os bor ne , ▁ 1 1 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁Le eds , ▁whose ▁brother - law ▁Oliver ▁Ly tt el ton , ▁ 1 st ▁Vis count ▁Ch and os , ▁lived ▁there ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁MP . ▁Event ually ▁Ly tt leton ▁bought ▁the ▁estate