Onslow Family History - Philanthropy 1622-2022

The Onslow family took great pride in the decision to gift Clandon House and its 7 acre garden to the Nation. Already open to the public, the promise of its long term care and preservation, so that visitors could enjoy its beauty for ever, was their paramount aim when the gift was made from the Onslow Family Trust. Lady Gwendolyn Iveagh, the 7th Earl of Onslow's aunt was the Trustee of the Onslow Trust and she authorised the gift because the 7th Earl (the sole beneficiary of the Onslow Trust) was a minor at the time. She also arranged a handsome endowment for the property. The National Trust required this financial endowment for the restoration and upkeep of the property. 

There are no words that could start to describe the heartbreak that the Onslow family felt when their much treasured historic family home was destroyed.