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Described by connoisseurs as an unforgettable experience,Southside House provides an enchantingly eccentric backdrop to the lives and loves of generations of the Pennington Mellor Munthe families. Maintained in traditional style without intrusive refurbishment and crowded with family possessions of centuries, Southside offers a wealth of fascinating family stories.
Southside has associations with Queen Natalie of Serbia and her son Alexander, and the family also have mementos from the Duke of Wharton, Lady Hamilton and others.
Southside was re-built in the William and Mary style, and behind the long façade are the old rooms, still with much of the furniture which the Penningtons brought here, and a superb collection of art and historical objects reflecting centuries of ownership.
John Pennington’s great granddaughter Hilda, married Axel Munthe, the charismatic Swedish Doctor whose most famous book,The Story of St Michele, briefly outsold the bible and remains amongst the ten best sellers of the 20th century.
The preservation of the house was left to Hilda and her youngest son, Malcom, who led a life of extraordinary adventure during the Second World War. A member of the S.O.E, Major Munthe worked behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied Scandinavia, and took part in th
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