ˈæftɚ vˈaɪkaʊnt sˈɪdməθ dˈaɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, kwˈiːn vɪktˈoːɹiə ɡˈeɪv ðə hˈaʊs tə hɜːɹ ˈænt ðə lˈæst sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː pɹˈɪnsɛs mˈɛɹi, dˈʌtʃɛs ʌv ɡlˈɑːstɚ ænd ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə.
After Viscount Sidmouth died in 1844, Queen Victoria gave the house to her aunt – the last surviving daughter of George III – Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh.