The House from a circa 1915 postcard
Built / Designed For: Walker Gray
House & Family History: Grovelands House today is part of The Priory Clinic. In 1998 Chilean General Augusto Pinochet was held under house arrest in Grovelands while he was a patient at The Priory Clinic.
Garden & Outbuildings: Part of the Estate was purchased by the Municipal Borough of Southgate in 1913 for use as a public park.
John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. I, p. 73, 1854.
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: Walker Gray, 18th century. John Donnithorne Taylor, 19th century; Taylor family here until 1914.
Current Ownership Type: Medical Organization
Primary Current Ownership Use: Hospital / Care Home / Recovery Center
Ownership Details: Today part of The Priory Hospital, Roehampton.
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No