Overview

• Fire crews arrived at 1:30 a.m. on May 28 to find the two-storey Dallington Grange farmhouse fully alight and remained on site into the afternoon to dampen down hotspots.
• The 18th-century building had been vacant for several years and was earmarked for redevelopment, and no injuries were reported.
• Estate conservation manager Adey Greeno said the farmhouse was levelled for safety after being targeted by vandals.
• Althorp Estate covers 13,000 acres, has belonged to the Spencer family for over 500 years and contains the island where Princess Diana is buried.
• Northamptonshire Police are treating the blaze as a deliberate act of vandalism and have launched an ongoing investigation into its exact cause.