He lived at his manor of Pooley hall for most of the English Interregnum, joining Charles II in exile for a short time.

The hall was modified when additional land was included for Brooke Boothby[3] which was the same year as the Scots arrived.

[4] He began the restoration of Ashbourne Hall using his wife's dowry to renovate the structure, remodel the parkland, purchase rare plants and obtain works of art.

It was long after the 6th baronet Sir Brooke Boothby lost his young daughter and died broken hearted, that the road was returned to public use (in 1922).

Death date is May 1, 1883. The House was bought by a solicitor from Ashbourne, John Fox, who within two months had sold the estate off in 46 separate lots.

[6] After being briefly owned by a Roman Catholic priest from Ashbourne, the Hall itself was bought by Captain Holland who sold it in 1858.

The parkland opposite Ashbourne Hall was created for the Cockayne Family in the early Tudor period, for hunting.