ðɪ ˈɜːli sˈɛvəntˌiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi lˈɑːdʒ wʌz wˈʌns pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə bˈɜːɡli hˈaʊs ᵻstˈeɪt, bˈɪlt baɪ tˈɑːməs sˈɛsəl, fˈɜːst ˈɜːl ʌv ˈɛksɪɾɚ, ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn ʌv wˈɪljəm sˈɛsəl, fˈɜːst
The early-17th-century lodge was once part of the Burghley House estate, built by Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, eldest son of William Cecil, 1st