▁T aw stock ▁Court ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁when ▁it ▁closed ▁due ▁to ▁ins ol ven cy . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁property ▁with ▁ 3 2 ▁acres ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁administrator ▁by ▁a ▁property ▁invest or ▁and ▁developer , ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁residence . ▁As ▁a ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁sale , ▁the ▁nur ser y ▁school ▁division ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ' s ▁School ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁( in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁in ▁the ▁stable ▁blocks ▁to ▁the ▁immediate ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁A ▁building ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁fol ly , ▁built ▁in ▁form ▁of ▁look - out ▁tower " ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁Man or ▁was ▁dub bed ▁" The ▁Tower " ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Gra de ▁II ▁listing ▁report ▁( Entry ▁# 1 2 5 3 6 5 1 ). ▁The ▁structure ▁was ▁restored ▁and ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁home ▁that ▁was ▁listed ▁for ▁sale ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 2 0 ▁as ▁" T aw stock ▁Castle ". ▁Some ▁reports ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁tower ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁by ▁Sir ▁Bour ch ier ▁W rey ▁and ▁subsequently ▁expanded . ▁The ▁Historic ▁England ▁summary ▁simply ▁indicates ▁that ▁it ▁probably ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁Country ▁Life ▁( mag azine ) ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁structure ▁as ▁a ▁" b aby ▁W inds or ▁Castle ". ▁ ▁Church ▁of ▁St