▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Old ▁Court " ▁is ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁cour ty ard . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁North ▁range ▁and ▁gate house ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁arranged ▁around ▁a ▁central ▁cour ty ard . ▁The ▁chap el ▁is ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁River ▁Ex e . ▁Mo at ▁C ott age ▁is ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁buildings . ▁ ▁Gate house ▁The ▁gate house ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 2 th ▁century ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁building . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁three - store y ▁single - depth ▁plan ▁stone ▁structure ▁with ▁an ▁as best os ▁sl ate ▁roof ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁tur rets . ▁A ▁central ▁carriage ▁arch way ▁leads ▁into ▁a ▁cour ty ard . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁substantial ly ▁alter ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁by ▁the ▁Cour ten ay ▁family , ▁and ▁restored ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁during ▁the ▁own ers hips ▁of ▁Mr ▁Francis ▁Har per ▁and ▁L t ▁Col ▁Jas per ▁H enson . ▁ ▁The ▁San ctu ary ▁of ▁the ▁chap el ▁pre - dates ▁the ▁Norman ▁add itions ▁and ▁alter ations . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁document ary ▁evidence ▁of ▁this ▁building ▁is ▁circa ▁AD 6 0 0 ▁probably ▁before ▁the ▁Sax ons ▁arrived ▁circa ▁AD ▁ 6 6 0 , ▁with ▁further ▁document ary ▁reference ▁to ▁it ▁being ▁a ▁chap el ▁circa ▁AD 8 0 0