ðə ɡˈeɪthaʊs sˈɜːvd æz ɐ kˈoːɹthaʊs ʌntˈɪl ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z, bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ jˈuːzd æz ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚz mˈɛs ænd ɐ bˈɪldɪŋ fɚðə hˈoʊm ɡˈɑːɹd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
The gatehouse served as a courthouse until the 1930s, before being used as an officers' mess and a building for the Home Guard during World War II.