William Gronow-Davis (1941 â 20 September 2015) was an Indian-born British artist. He was the last partner of Michael Pitt-Rivers and inherited from him the Rushmore Estate in Wiltshire.
Gronow-Davis was an established artist and held bi-annual exhibitions. He and his partner Pitt-Rivers were both collectors of art, especially Asian works of art. After his death in 2016, Gronow-Davis's art collection was auctioned by Duke's of Dorchester.
Gronow-Davis was the partner of Michael Pitt-Rivers, conservationist and owner of the Rushmore Estate, and moved to King JohnâÂÂs House, near the estate at Tollard Royal, Wiltshire in 1961. Their relationship began after Pitt-Rivers' marriage ended in 1965. When Pitt-Rivers died in 1999, the Trust which runs the estate was inherited by Gronow-Davis.
The Rushmore Estate had been in the Pitt-Rivers family for generations and includes the Larmer Tree Gardens pleasure grounds.
In 2009 Gronow-Davis built a 65ft folly, the tallest folly to be built in England in more than 100 years.
At his death, on 20 September 2015, the Larmer Tree Gardens estate was valued at ã50 million.