▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁iron work ▁special ists ▁George ▁L ister ▁& ▁S ons ▁Ltd . ▁Os man ▁research ed ▁B ake well ' s ▁plans , ▁removing ▁a ▁ton ▁of ▁paint ▁and ▁inserting ▁a ▁thousand ▁new ▁pieces ▁of ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁to ▁replace ▁cru de ▁rep airs , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁rest oring ▁the ▁original ▁colours . ▁ ▁Though ▁he ▁drew ▁up ▁a ▁plan ▁for ▁rem od elling ▁the ▁six teenth ▁and ▁sevent e enth - century ▁house ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁west ▁wing ▁re built ▁by ▁Francis ▁Smith ▁of ▁War wick ▁it ▁remained ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁G . ▁L . ▁Co ke ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁east ▁front , ▁facing ▁the ▁garden , ▁and ▁adjust ▁the ▁south ▁front , ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 3 – 4 4 , ▁to ▁a ▁design ▁by ▁William ▁Smith , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Francis ▁Smith . ▁His ▁design ▁for ▁a ▁gate house , ▁built ▁" acc ording ▁to ▁his ▁Hon our ' s ▁Dra ug ht " ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Smith ▁of ▁War wick ▁but ▁dis m ant led ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁century . ▁Un ident ified ▁alter ations ▁undert aken ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 0 – 2 1 ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁builder ▁William ▁Gil ks ▁of ▁Bur ton - on - Tr ent . ▁The ▁figure ▁of ▁George ▁Lewis ▁Co ke ▁remains ▁an ▁ambigu ous ▁one . ▁Some ▁believe ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁at ▁Melbourne ▁after ▁he ▁left ▁for