 The trustees of Charles Churchill bought the estate from Lister Seman in 1755 for his son Charles Churchill for £7600.The stable yard gateway was designed by Richard Bentley and constructed in 1755, and the house was rebuilt in Strawberry Hill Gothic in 1760 to designs by John Chute.Lancelot Brown was commissioned for a visit and a survey of the estate in 1763 for £35, which was possibly carried out by Nathaniel Richmond.