| 1925 |
In 1925, Maud's daughter Anne Messel married
Ronald Armstrong-Jones. They were divorced in 1935 and Anne later married
Michael, the sixth Earl of Rosse. (see History of the House) |
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| 1946 |
Roy died in 1946 and his elder sister Maud
inherited the house. Maud did not need 18 Stafford Terrace but she persuaded her daughter
Anne, Countess of Rosse to use it as a pied-à-terre on her visits to London.
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| 1957 |
In 1957, Anne and her friends proposed founding a
Victorian Society to promote the preservation and appreciation of Victorian architecture and the arts.
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| 1980 |
Anne sold 18 Stafford Terrace and its contents to
the Greater London Council and the house opened as a museum. Following the abolition of
the Greater London Council, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea took over the
ownership of the house.
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| 2000 |
In October the house closed for refurbishment. |
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| 2003 |
On 19 April 2003 Linley Sambourne House re-opened with new
and improved facilities for visitors (See Visiting the House)
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