▁Henry ▁VIII ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 6 . ▁ ▁Henry ▁sold ▁the ▁ab bey ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Mann ers , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁R ut land , ▁for ▁£ 2 , 3 5 6 ▁ 5 s ▁ 1 0 d . ▁The ▁ear l ▁then ▁constructed ▁a ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁site , ▁known ▁as ▁Gar end on ▁House . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Ear ls ▁of ▁R ut land ▁until ▁ 1 6 3 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁dow ry ▁for ▁the ▁marriage ▁of ▁Lady ▁K atherine ▁Mann ers ▁( d augh ter ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁R ut land ) ▁and ▁George ▁Vill iers , ▁ 1 st ▁Duke ▁of ▁Buck ingham . ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 0 , ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁val ued ▁at ▁£ 5 , 6 4 8 ▁and ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁contain ▁ 1 3 , 3 5 0 ▁trees . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 4 ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Duke ▁of ▁Buck ingham ▁sold ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁Sir ▁Am bro se ▁Phill ipp s ▁( a ▁successful ▁lawyer ) ▁for ▁£ 2 8 , 0 0 0 . ▁Sir ▁Am bro se ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁William ▁did ▁little ▁to ▁the ▁house ; ▁his ▁grand son , ▁another ▁Am bro se ▁Phill ipp s , ▁an ▁accomplished ▁gentleman ▁architect ▁inspired ▁by ▁his ▁Grand ▁Tour ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁Italy , ▁started ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁ab bey