9 6 6 ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁expensive ▁house ▁in ▁Britain ". ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁burg l ary ▁by ▁the ▁Johnson ▁Gang . ▁The ▁gang ▁were ▁caught ▁and ▁conv icted ; ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁Paul ▁Re id ▁said : ▁" This ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁valuable ▁domestic ▁burg l ary ▁ever ▁committed ▁in ▁this ▁country . ▁The ▁collection ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁pr ic eless . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁difficulty ▁in ▁putting ▁a ▁value ▁on ▁anti ques ▁and ▁anti qu ities ▁– ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁very ▁pre cious ▁and ▁very ▁rare ▁– ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁tens ▁of ▁millions ▁of ▁pounds ." ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁gang ▁received ▁long ▁prison ▁sentences . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁will , ▁Hy ams ▁gave ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁his ▁collections ▁of ▁fine ▁art ▁and ▁cars ▁to ▁the ▁nation ▁via ▁his ▁Cap ric orn ▁Foundation , ▁in ▁a ▁be quest ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁worth ▁£ 4 5 0 m . ▁ ▁List ed ▁buildings ▁and ▁gard ens ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed , ▁and ▁the ▁east ▁gate ▁and ▁lod ges ▁as ▁Gra de ▁II *. ▁The ▁gates ▁are ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁panel led ▁as hl ar ▁columns ▁cr ested ▁by ▁l ions ▁supporting ▁shield s , ▁and ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁is ▁a ▁square ▁l odge , ▁also ▁in ▁as hl ar . ▁At ▁the ▁same