 By 1595, the building was rented out to various tenants as a residence separate from the Great House.Robert Young eventually sold the Great House to Sir Hugh Smyth of Ashton Court.In the 1730s, John and Mary Henley bought the Red Lodge and started major extension work on the north side, doubling the footprint of the building, fitting large Georgian windows, and rebuilding with hipped roofs and eaves, and cornices replacing gables, giving a full-height second floor.