Hughenden was the home of Benjamin Disraeli and his wife Mary Anne. It is an 18th Century building that the Disraelis had extensively remodelled. Now it is a monument to the two of them. Whilst most rooms are representative of how it was when the Disraelis lived there, several are a museum to Benjamin, later Earl of Beaconsfield, who was a witty and sometimes scathing politician who as Prime Minister had an extremely cordial relationship with Queen Victoria.
During the Second World War, Hughenden was used for the secret work of Operation Hillside, which was an operation to use all material available to create accurate maps of Axis territories. Before the effort was made to improve the maps, the accuracy of Allied bombing was woeful. The maps was made from tourist literature, first hand accounts and photography, aerial reconaissance (photographing in 3d) and any other means available. These maps were then used to improve the efficacy of the bombing raids and they made a huge impact (both literally and figuratively).
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