In 1850 he commissioned the architect Sir Charles Barry to remodel the house in his trademark Italianate architecture style, build a new stable courtyard adjoining the hall to the north, and create formal terraced gardens to the south and west, overlooking Brown's park.
In 1850 he commissioned the architect Sir Charles Barry to remodel the house in his trademark Italianate architecture style. Barry rebuilt the house so completely that no external trace of the original building is visible, build a new stable courtyard adjoining the hall to the north, and create formal terraced gardens to the south and west, overlooking Brown's park.