▁gateway ▁of ▁ant ient ▁date ▁by ▁the ▁st ables ▁I ▁arrived ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁T aw stock ▁House ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Sir ▁Bour ch ier ▁W rey ▁which ▁when ▁completed ▁( for ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁but ▁a ▁shell ) ▁will ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁county ". ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁Elizabeth an ▁house ▁surv ives ▁today ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁front . ▁The ▁north ▁front ▁was ▁re - model led ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁principal ▁east ▁front , ▁with ▁c ren ell ated ▁par ap et ▁and ▁two ▁end ▁tur rets , ▁faces ▁towards ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁extensive ▁view ▁across ▁the ▁River ▁T aw ▁to ▁B ish ops ▁T aw ton ▁village ▁and ▁C od den ▁Hill . ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Bour ch ier ▁Sher ard ▁W rey , ▁ 1 1 th ▁Baron et ▁( 1 8 5 5 – 1 9 1 7 ) ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁to ▁live ▁at ▁T aw stock ▁Court ▁and ▁" to ▁keep ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁manner ". ▁In ▁about ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁it ▁dam aged ▁by ▁fire ▁and ▁was ▁restored ▁and ▁let ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Baron et ▁to ▁St ▁Michael ' s ▁Pre par atory ▁School . ▁His ▁nep hew ▁and ▁he ir , ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Baron et ▁sold ▁T aw stock ▁Court ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁▁ ▁The ▁school ▁continued ▁to ▁occup y