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The Queen, spies and…a toilet seat!

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Through a series of special guest posts focusing on the history of Home House, we will be featuring a number of factual posts by the one and only Robin Dutt. For those of us who know Robin know his wonderful style and appreciation for all things Home House. Robin will be sharing his in-depth knowledge of the three houses that make up Home House throughout their history. It is this rich history that truly makes us a wonderfully unique London Private Members’ Club.

Over to Robin…

On the 9th September 2015 the Queen became the UK’s longest-reigning monarch overtaking Queen Victoria.  An exhibition of stunning photos will be displayed at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle charting the Queen’s 63 years on the throne.  But did you know that our very own Anthony Blunt (1907 – 1983) was Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures for many years? He was perhaps the most controversial resident of Home House and post-war society in general.  Blunt was a leading British art historian and indeed Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures. Bursting with intrigue, he along with Philby, Burgess and Maclean, known as the Cambridge Apostles, were apparently spies for the Soviets, a fact not at the time proved but revealed by PM Margaret Thatcher in 1979 when he was immediately stripped of his title. Home House reinstated it for the naming of one of its suites.  No point in bearing a grudge, one supposes? A secret listening device was concealed by M15 in the wall between Home House and House 21 because indeed there were rumours.  And, of all the souvenirs that we might have been handed down by the past pertaining to Blunt, we have and display his personal loo seat in the unisex loos in the basement. Do take a look at this little gem of history…if only it could speak.  But then again…

Robin Dutt – My Lord, my Lady, a pleasure as always.

Robin occasionally offers guided tours of the House. These tours are not only delightfully informative and entertaining but also a lovely way to remind us of our splendid surroundings and the grand history they retain, a place we can call our home from home. Would you like to hear more stories about our Home House history? Let us know in the comments section below.