▁house ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁Good all ' s ▁ground - floor ▁studio ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁north - s outh ▁axis ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁catch ▁the ▁light . ▁Good all ▁sold ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁to ▁Robert ▁Her ri ot ▁of ▁Hamb ros ▁Bank , ▁who ▁added ▁a ▁bill i ard ▁room ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁W inds or ▁Castle ▁is ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁W . ▁S . ▁Gilbert ▁purchased ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁for ▁£ 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁various ▁add itions ▁and ▁alter ations ▁to ▁the ▁property , ▁including ▁an ▁elaborate ▁fire place ▁of ▁Corn ish ▁al ab aster ▁in ▁Good all ' s ▁studio , ▁which ▁became ▁Gilbert ' s ▁drawing / music ▁room . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁house , ▁Gilbert ▁wrote ▁his ▁last ▁ten ▁works ▁from ▁an ▁arm ch air ▁in ▁his ▁library ▁over looking ▁the ▁cro quet ▁la wn . ▁ ▁Gilbert ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁observ atory ▁for ▁st arg az ing . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁S ull ivan ▁visited ▁Gr im ' s ▁Dy ke ▁with ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁Herbert , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁They ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁while ▁S ull ivan ▁worked ▁with ▁Gilbert ▁to ▁final ise ▁U top ia , ▁Limited . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁house , ▁Gilbert ▁had ▁a ▁vin ery , ▁api ary