0 2 . ▁The ▁new ▁owner ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁man or ▁as ▁a ▁farm , ▁and ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 – 0 5 ▁the ▁farm house ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁man or ▁house ▁constructed . ▁The ▁def ensive ▁d itch ▁that ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁had ▁constructed ▁was ▁filled ▁in . ▁The ▁North am ▁Bridge ▁was ▁also ▁built ▁around ▁this ▁time , ▁opening ▁initially ▁as ▁a ▁to ll ▁bridge . ▁This ▁allowed ▁the ▁growing ▁South am pton ▁to ▁expand , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁urban isation ▁of ▁the ▁B itter ne ▁Man or ▁area . ▁ ▁James ▁Stuart ▁Hall ▁purchased ▁B itter ne ▁Man or ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁On ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁the ▁Man or ▁was ▁w illed ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁J esse ▁( H unter ) ▁Stuart ▁Hall ▁and , ▁on ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁to ▁her ▁sister ▁Jane ▁( H unter ) ▁East mont . ▁It ▁later ▁passed ▁to ▁her ▁daughter ▁Ag nes ▁East mont , ▁who ▁married ▁Sir ▁Ste u ert ▁Mac N ag ht en ; ▁thus , ▁the ▁property ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁Mac N ag ht en ▁Family . ▁ ▁The ▁man or , ▁including ▁approximately ▁ ▁of ▁surrounding ▁property , ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Sir ▁Ste u ert ▁Mac N ag ht en ▁around ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁private ▁residence ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1