The house was in fact previously owned by a Florence Balcombe who was a much-loved Irish socialite at the turn of the 20th century.Though she came from meagre means, she dated Oscar Wilde for two years at the age of 17, then married Bram Stoker and after his death, managed to successfully sue the makers of iconic black and white film, Nosferatu.Following that she was able to sue the Hollywood company who bought the rights to that movie too as this was an unauthorised film adaptation of her