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.
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.