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Riddifords hosted many high society and charity events and garden parties in the 1920s and 1930s. At one point the house had a staff of thirteen, including a nanny, butler, four gardeners, a governess, and maids. The house went into a decline after World War II, and the staff
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Longwood burnt down in 1905, but some of the outbuildings still survive. They include some of New
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Marguerite Tait-Jamieson, purchased Longwood from Lamb in 1992 and run the property as a country lodge, maintaining and restoring the garden and outbuildings. On 11 May 2007 Longwood was gazetted as an Historic Place Category I on the list maintained by
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