1279-1441 Long De Berners possession
The De Berners family own West Horsley Place and estate for a very long period but make little mark in the world

1425 Northwest wing
The earliest surviving part of West Horsley Place has been dated by dendrochronology to 1425

circa 1425 West Horsley Place
West Horsley Place is a Tudor house with a brick facade of the 17th century, in a version of contemporary Dutch design in a style known as Artisan Mannerism

1425 De Berners WHP
The earliest part of West Horsley Place is built by the De Berners family

1441 Bourchier family
The Bourchier family inherit West Horsley Place, again through the female line

1441-1532 Bouchier family
The Bouchier family, having close connection with royalty, bring new prominence to West Horsley Place

circa 1500 Hidden Tudor mansion
The main fabric of West Horsley Place is a superbly strong early Tudor mansion, not visible now because of the later brick facade

1532 Bourchier debts
John Bouchier dies owing Henry VIII a lot of money, so the king seizes West Horsley Place and estate.

1533 Courtenay new owner
Henry VIII gives West Horsley Place to his cousin and favourite Henry Courtenay

1533 Henry VIII dines in the house
Henry VIII dines in the Great Hall of West Horsley Place as the guest of Henry Courtenay. Stewed sparrow, stork and heron feature on the lengthy menu

1547-1643 Royal links continue
Sir Anthony Browne and the Montagues all have strong royal connections

1547-1643 Anthony Browne and the Montagues
Henry VIII gives WHP to Sir Anthony Browne, who is followed by his relations, the Lords Montague

1547 New owner West Horsley Place
Nine years after the execution of Henry Courtenay, Henry VIII gives the estate to a rich and aged courtier, Sir Anthony Browne

17-23 August 1559 Royal week in West Horsley Place
Elizabeth I spends a week at West Horsley Place, as guest of honour in festivities given to celebrate her recent accession to the throne

1620 Evelyn in Wotton
The diarist John Evelyn is born in Wotton and spends much of his life there

1625-1645 Carew Raleigh
A member of the Raleigh family buys West Horsley Place and leaves it to Sir Walter's youngest son, Carew Raleigh

circa 1645 Brick facade
The beautiful brick facade is a sham, built a few inches away from the timber-framed early Tudor house behind it

circa 1645 Matching dog kennels
Either side of the front door at WHP are matching dog kennels, both Grade II IIsted

circa 1646 Dersy and Dermid
A girl living in WHP in the 1640s records that the first occupants of the kennels are 'two noble deer hounds named Dersy and Dermid'

1665-1704 Nicholas family and royalty
Sir Nicholas and his son sir John continue the royal connection with WHP - both accompany Charles II in his exile

1665 Nicholas purchase
Sir Edward Nicholas buys the house from Carew Raleigh

1749-1923 West ownership
Through a very long period of ownership the Westons decline from considerable wealth to relative poverty and in 1923 they sell the estate to Lady Cooper.

1749 Descent to Westons
Through the female line West Horsley Place is inherited by the family of Sir Henry Weston of Ockham

1892 ViceRoy of Ireland
Lord Crewe is appointed ViceRoy of Ireland at the very early age of thirty-four

1931 New family
The house and estate is bought by the duchess's father, the Marquess of Crewe, who was said to be looking for a small place in the country

1931 New family owns West Horsley Place
The duchess of Roxburghe's father, Lord Crewe, buys the West Horsley Place estate, when looking it is said, for a small place inn the country

2014 July 9 Bamber gets a surprise
Bamber Gascoigne receives the totally unexpected news that he has been left the entire West Horsley Place estate by his aunt, Mary Roxburghe

2016 Plan for opera house
Wasfi Kani, the founder and director of Grange Park Opera, plans to build an opera house in the woods just beyond the orchard of WHP

2016 West Horsley Place Trust
Bamber and Christina form a charity, the West Horsley Place Trust, to which they give the West Horsley Place house and estate