agreed between the two men and an agreement was signed with Flowers legal representative by the name of William Repton who resided in Aylsham. William Repton was the son of Humphrey Repton the landscape designer and architect. Upcher attended dinner with William Repton at the time of the purchase of the hall and estate and it was at this dinner where Upcher was introduced to William Repton's father Humphry Repton, the Landscape architect. It was during this dinner where it was discussed and agreed that Repton's father should oversee the design and construction of the house and the estate. Humphry Repton concentrated on the Landscaping whilst his other son, John Adey Repton was placed in charge of the design and construction of the new hall. At this time Britain was at War with its North American colonies and its American Indian allies. This along with the continuing war with France, had put the country in to deep recession. Repton was pleased to get the work, as in recent times his business had dried up and was putting him into increasing difficulties. He had also been badly injured in a carriage accident which had left him disabled and confined to a bath chair. The Upcher contract came as welcome relief. For the same reasons, Upcher had toned down his plans for his home and estate. Construction Two years after Upcher had purchased the property work finally began on the new hall on the 2 July 1812. By this time Humphry Repton had begun to recover from the accident but he increasingly relied on his son for the day-to-day running of the contract. One of the first scheduled job was to construct a new track (Now known as the Back Drive) down to the coast road which would be necessary to transport all the building materials to the estate. The Gault bricks for the face brickwork of the hall where from Lincolnshire and were brought to Norfolk by sea. Other materials arrived by train to nearby Weybourne and Sheringham stations and hauled to site along the new road. Other building materials used on the new hall were reclamations from local sources. These included Oak retrieved from a wrecked ship at Blakeney and other timber from a local demolished granary. The Repton's employed a clerk of works to oversee the job on the recommendation of Abbot Upcher. He had been the master of