▁Gr im ' s ▁Dy ke ▁( s ometimes ▁called ▁Gra eme ' s ▁Dy ke ▁until ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 1 ) ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁house ▁and ▁estate ▁in ▁H arrow ▁We ald , ▁in ▁north west ▁London , ▁England . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁by ▁Richard ▁Norman ▁Shaw ▁for ▁painter ▁Frederick ▁Good all ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁nearby ▁pre histor ic ▁earth work ▁known ▁as ▁Gr im ' s ▁D itch . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁dram at ist ▁W . ▁S . ▁Gilbert , ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁partners hip ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁S ull ivan , ▁who ▁lived ▁and ▁far med ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁dec ades ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁save ▁a ▁girl ▁from ▁d row ning ▁in ▁his ▁lake . ▁Lady ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁the ▁Gil berts ' ▁w ard , ▁Nancy ▁Mc Int osh , ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁statue ▁of ▁Charles ▁II ▁now ▁found ▁in ▁So ho ▁Square ▁stood ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁then ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁re h abil itation ▁centre ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁used ▁mainly ▁as ▁a ▁location ▁for ▁films ▁and ▁television , ▁including ▁F utto cks