ˈoʊld lˈɑːdʒ ɪtsˈɛlf hɐdbɪn bˈɪlt baɪ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː fɔːɹ bɹˈɪtənz fˈɜːst pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ, sˌɜː ɹˈɑːbɚt wˈɔlpoʊl, hˌuː fɹˈiːkwəntᵻd ɪt, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli tə hˈʌnt æt ðɪ ᵻstˈeɪt.
Old Lodge itself had been built by George II for Britain's first prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, who frequented it, particularly to hunt at the estate.