They resided at Gunnersbury Park, an estate that at one time had been the residence of Princess Amelia, daughter of George II.
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An avid sportsman, he established Southcourt Stud in Southcote, Bedfordshire.
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In 1873 a farm house in the parish known as Ascott Hall was bought by Baron Mayer de Rothschild he gave it to his nephew Leopold de Rothschild who employed the architect George Devey to enlarge the property into a substantial country house.
Designed by George Audsley of Scotland in collaboration with Nathan S. Joseph, its foundation stone was laid on June 7, 1877 by Leopold de Rothschild in the presence of the Chief Rabbi, Dr. Nathan Marcus Adler, and the building was formally opened on March 30, 1879.
Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (1882–1942), the eldest son of Leopold de Rothschild