 Delamere House survived until just before the Second World War when the last George Wilbraham built Delamere Manor nearby.During the late 1990s to mid-2000s Delamere Manor was occupied by the British pop musician Gary Barlow.During World War II, Delamere Park became an army transit camp providing accommodation not only for British soldiers but also for thousands of Americans who had arrived in preparation for the forthcoming D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.