[3][4] In 1899 he had a subway constructed under the main road so that honored visitors could move directly between Ascot Heath House and the Royal Enclosure at the racecourse.

For example, a paved footpath was created across the gardens of the house, which happened to be located directly between the Ascot railway station and the racecourse.

[2] In 1905 the trustees of the racecourse and the London and South Western Railway built a roof over the entire footpath from the station to the subway.

The architect, Robert Kerr, had recently completed the designs for nearby Bearwood House, a much larger and more ambitious project in the same style.

"[7] The most notable aspects of the interior design were the location of the stairway, separate and to the side of the entrance hall, and the position of the house's public rooms (Morning, Drawing, Library, and Dining) at the ends of the 40' by 16 1/2' gallery, allowing all this space to be used simultaneously for the rather extensive entertaining that was done at the house during the Royal Ascot meeting and other racecourse events.