, ▁orch ards ▁and ▁a ▁farm , ▁with ▁Jersey ▁cattle , ▁horses , ▁p igs ▁and ▁f ow l . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁kept ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁ex otic ▁animals ▁including ▁mon keys , ▁lem urs , ▁a ▁l yn x ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁Lady ▁Gilbert ▁designed ▁the ▁ 3 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁orn amental ▁gard ens ▁at ▁the ▁house , ▁which ▁remain ▁as ▁the ▁hotel ▁grounds . ▁ ▁After ▁Gilbert ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Lady ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁the ▁Gil berts ' ▁companion , ▁Nancy ▁Mc Int osh , ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁there ▁until ▁Lady ▁Gilbert ' s ▁own ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁Lady ▁Gilbert ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁contents ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁apart ▁from ▁a ▁few ▁items ▁kept ▁by ▁Nancy ▁Mc Int osh , ▁were ▁sold ▁at ▁public ▁au ction ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁real ising ▁£ 4 , 6 0 0 . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁acquired ▁joint ly ▁by ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁County ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁County ▁Council , ▁who ▁le ased ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Regional ▁Hospital ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁at ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁re h abil itation ▁centre ▁for ▁women ▁suffering ▁from ▁t uber cul osis ▁( the ▁house ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁services ▁during ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II ). ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁war , ▁both ▁sex