Dickson lived there until his death in 1959 and Dame Violet until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 , when she was evacuated to Britain .
The Dicksons moved into the house in 1929 , and the building served as the British political agency until 1935 .
Dickson lived there until his death in 1959 and Dame Violet until the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 , when she was evacuated to British .
The Dicksons moved into the house in 1929 , and the building served as the British political agency until 1935 .