In 1968 I was fortunate to inherit a very fine collection of art (which had never been at Stonor) created by cousin Francis Stonor, largely between the end of the war in 1945 and his death. Therefore, visitors may see old Master Drawings and Pictures, a pair of Venetian globes, the French wallpaper of Paris, bronze and wooden sculptures, the extraordinary shell bed and the rugs that were collected by him.

At my parents' 1976 house sale I was able to purchase a few important pieces of furniture, for example, the William and Mary bed, the Gillow desk in the same room, the desk in the library, the 18th century pair of cabinets in the drawing room and the hat stand.

With these, and the portraits and archives in our son's possession, we decided to take the considerable financial risk of returning to Stonor.