▁The ▁main ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 3 , ▁but ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁interior ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 6 8 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁an ▁excellent ▁example ▁of ▁H oo ke ' s ▁country ▁house ▁style ▁of ▁architecture , ▁dign ified ▁and ▁built ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁standards ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁It ▁has ▁two ▁store ys ▁and ▁an ▁att ic , ▁with ▁nine ▁b ays ▁at ▁the ▁front ; ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁is ▁a ▁cour ty ard ▁of ▁servants ' ▁c ott ages . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁G WR ▁Man or ▁Class ▁steam ▁locomot ives ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁was ▁named ▁R ams bury ▁Man or . ▁ ▁Later ▁own ers ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁continued ▁in ▁Jones ▁family ▁ownership ▁until ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁Jones ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁Her ▁husband ▁Sir ▁William ▁Lang ham ▁Jones , ▁owner ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁made ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁park ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁five - arch ▁orn amental ▁bridge ▁over ▁a ▁we ir ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁Ken net ▁into ▁a ▁lake , ▁the ▁east ▁lod ges , ▁and ▁the ▁or ang ery ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁daughter ▁Ele an or ▁had ▁married ▁Francis ▁Bur d ett ▁( 1 7 4 3 – 1 7 9 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁Bur d ett