The buildings suffered considerable damage from the Great English earthquake of 1884 , and a subsequent report in '' The Builder '' magazine described the state of the house as such that ‘ the outlay needed to restore the towers to anything like a sound and habitable condition would be so large that the chance of the work ever being done appears remote indeed ’ . The repairs were begun by brother and sister Alfred and Kezia Peache , who re-floored and re-roofed the gatehouse , as well as creating the garden to the south of the Tower
Great English earthquake
1884 Colchester earthquake
Layer Marney Tower