After his death in 1957, Waddesdon Manor was bequeathed to the National Trust, but the surrounding estate and small mansion at Eythrope in Buckinghamshire were retained by Mrs. de Rothschild and bequeathed to her husband's great nephew Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild.
In 1922 following the death of Alice de Rothschild, The Pavilion was enlarged by her heirs, Dorothy and James A. de Rothschild (they added a large wing with bedrooms and bathrooms) and then let it to Syrie Maugham, an interior decorator who was the former wife of the novelist Somerset Maugham.
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In 1875 the manor at Eythrope was bought by Alice de Rothschild for £180,000.
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Following the transfer of Waddesdon, his widow Dorothy moved to Eythrope — taking with her some of the more comfortable furniture and a few favourite things from Waddesdon.
Eythrope |