▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁by ▁Sir ▁Regin ald ▁B ray ▁( d . ▁ 1 5 0 3 ), ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁distinguish ▁it ▁from ▁numerous ▁other ▁settlement s ▁of ▁that ▁name , ▁as ▁was ▁common . ▁The ▁B ray ▁family ▁re built ▁a ▁man or ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁T ud or ▁style . ▁The ▁next ▁owner ▁was ▁the ▁H ux ley ▁family . ▁On ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁H ux ley ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 5 , ▁the ▁man or ▁house ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" empty ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁considerable ▁state ▁of ▁dis rep air ". ▁A ▁de ed ▁dated ▁about ▁ 1 6 9 2 ▁mentions ▁" a ▁man or , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁' E aton ▁Park ▁House ', ▁surrounded ▁by ▁bar ns , ▁st ables ▁and ▁other ▁out build ings ▁including ▁a ▁' stone ▁dove house ' ▁and ▁a ▁m alth ouse ". ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁dep icted ▁within ▁the ▁mo at ▁on ▁Jeff rey ' s ▁ 1 7 6 5 ▁map ▁of ▁Bed ford shire , ▁but ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁The ▁tit he ▁map ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁shows ▁ ▁the ▁mo ated ▁en closure ▁as ▁past ure ▁called ▁" P ark ▁Gard ens ", ▁and ▁all ▁standing ▁remains ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁had ▁been ▁raz ed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Arthur ▁Mac nam ara ▁( 1 8 3 1 - 1 9 0 6 )