hˈɪlɚsdən hˈaʊs wʌz bˈɪlt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt baɪ wˈɪljəm tʃˈɑːɹlz ɡɹˈænt, ɐ luːtˈɛnənt ʌvðə fˈɜːst kˈɪŋz dɹæɡˈuːn ɡˈɑːɹdz ænd ɐ nˈɛfjuː ʌv sˌɜː wˈɪljəm ɡɹˈænt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt, səlˈɪsɪɾɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ænd mˈæstɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈoʊlz.
Hillersdon House was built in 1848 by William Charles Grant, a Lieutenant of the First (Kings) Dragoon Guards and a nephew of Sir William Grant (1752-1832), Member of Parliament, Solicitor General and Master of the Rolls.