The then Secretary of State for War rented Park Gate, near Elham in Kent, in 1940 to give him a front seat view of the English Channel and the frontline airfields during the Second World War.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, known for his musical "The Phantom of the Opera," has opened up about his encounter with a “mischievous spirit” at his Eaton Square residence in London and how he sought a priest's help to remove the entity.
The oil on canvas painting, by wartime artist Ernest Townsend, was restored by conservators at the National Trust over the course of 100 hours. It is seen above after the restoration.