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There has been a house of some sort on this site since the 13th century, originally little more than a hunting-lodge, but the house in its present form dates from 1593. After four generations of Gorings, Danny was sold to Peter Courthope in 1650. In 1702, Barbara Courthope married Henry Campion, and in 1725 they made Danny their home, and soon undertook extensive alterations, as is confirmed by the date 1728 and their initials on the leaden water-pipes. Several generations of Campions followed. |
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The house has many historical links, the main one being in 1918, when it was rented for six months to Prime Minister Lloyd George. He lived here with his dog, his wife Margaret and his secretary/mistress Frances Stevenson. He held regular meetings of the Imperial War Cabinet in the Great Hall, where on 13 October they agreed the terms of the Armistice to be offered to Germany at the end of the Great War. There were some letters, written from Danny, from Lloyd George to Frances Stevenson, one of which read: My darling Pussy. You might phone from the Treasury on Friday if you can come. Don't let Hankey see you. If Saturday impossible, what about Monday? Fondest love to my own. D. (Hankey was then Cabinet Secretary). The house was taken over by Mutual Households Association (later Country Houses Assocation) in the 1950s. It was bought by Richard and Rachael Burrows in 2004, to maintain it as serviced apartments for retired people and as a family business. In 2007, Danny House will be celebrating 50 years as a retirement home. |
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