Dorothy Stroud suggests that recent work carried out for John Sowerby by another architect had proved unsatisfactory and Soane was asked to make amendments. Later rebuilding was undertaken in 1910.

Literature:
D.Stroud, Sir John Soane Architect, 1984, p.274; P.Dean, Sir John Soane and the country estate, 1999, p.194.

Jill Lever, July 2017