| 1686/00/00 |
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Ashcombe is built as a large house for the Barber family in the late C17. |
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| 1750/00/00 |
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Anne Wyndham inherits Ashcombe. |
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| 1751/00/00 |
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Anne Wyndham weds the Hon James Everard Arundell, third son of the 6th Baron Arundell of Wardour. |
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| 1754/00/00 |
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Francis Cartwright remodels the interior of the Arundell residence. |
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| 1815/00/00 |
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Thomas Grove the younger of Ferne House buys the Ashcombe Estate from Lady Arundell by for 8,700 pounds. |
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| 1870/00/00 |
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Thomas Grove's grandson Sir Walter demolishes most of Ashcombe House. Sir Walter will later sell the estate to the 13th Duke of Hamilton. The present house is a survival of the eastern wing. |
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| 1935/00/00 |
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Society photographer, Cecil Beaton, leases Ashcombe House for 50 Pounds a year. The low rent is offered on the condition that Beaton will renovate to the residence, which is in a sorry state indeed. Beaton makes improvements to the mansion. |
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| 1947/00/00 |
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Cecil Beaton quits Ashcombe House. |
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| 2001/00/00 |
Guy Ritchie |
Owner |
Madonna and Guy Ritchie buy Ashcombe House. "We just fell in love with it. In the summertime it's the most beautiful place in the world." Madonna |
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| 2001/00/00 |
Madonna |
Owner |
Madonna and Guy Ritchie buy Ashcombe House. "We just fell in love with it. In the summertime it's the most beautiful place in the world." Madonna |
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