▁to ▁Roger ▁de ▁Mont gom ery . ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁all ▁that ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁de er ▁park ▁and ▁forest . ▁Origin ally ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁de ▁West ons ▁of ▁West on , ▁it ▁passed ▁by ▁inheritance ▁to ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁My tt on ▁family ▁when ▁their ▁he ir ess , ▁Elizabeth ▁My tt on ▁married ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Wil bra ham . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁land ▁passed ▁to ▁Ear ls ▁of ▁Brad ford ▁when ▁their ▁younger ▁daughter , ▁Mary ▁Wil bra ham , ▁married ▁Richard ▁New port , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Brad ford ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁creation . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁for ▁Lady ▁Elizabeth ▁Wil bra ham . ▁Although ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁claimed ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁her ▁own ▁architect , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁conclus ive ▁document ary ▁evidence ▁for ▁this ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁most ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁execut ant ▁architect ▁was ▁William ▁Taylor , ▁who ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁West on ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 4 . ▁Lady ▁Wil bra ham ▁was ▁evidently ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁patron , ▁however , ▁and ▁her ▁heavily - annot ated ▁copy ▁of ▁P all ad io ’ s ▁book ▁( I ▁Qu attro ▁Lib ri ▁dell ' Arch it ett ura ) ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁at ▁West on ▁Park . ▁The ▁three - store y , ▁twelve - bay ed ▁south ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁entrance ▁front ▁but ▁alter ations ▁and ▁improvements ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁the