William Gronow-Davis

Gronow-Davis was the partner of Michael Pitt-Rivers, conservationist and owner of the Rushmore Estate, and moved to King John’s House, near the estate at Tollard Royal, Wiltshire in 1961.^[3] Their relationship began after Pitt-Rivers' marriage ended in 1965.^[4] When Pitt-Rivers died in 1999, the Trust which runs the estate was inherited by Gronow-Davis.^[5]

The Rushmore Estate had been in the Pitt-Rivers family for generations and includes the Larmer Tree Gardens pleasure grounds.

In 2009 Gronow-Davis built a 65ft folly, the tallest folly to be built in England in more than 100 years.^[1]

At his death, on 20 September 2015, the Larmer Tree Gardens estate was valued at £50 million.^{[citation needed]}