[1] In 1583 it passed to Sir Thomas Ramsey who gave the estate and priory to the mayor of London and governors of several hospitals.

[2] The house is very similar to Toseland Hall in Huntingdonshire, built about 20 years later, with an identical outline, but different details.

[2][3] Further additions were made in the 17th century when it was owned by the Meade family,[4] and the rainwater heads bear the date 1655.

[8] Clive Aslet of The Daily Telegraph describes the "thick lime mortar joints that give a sparkle to Berden Hall’s facades", and the red bricks used on the house which are longer and thinner than those later used during the Georgian period.

[9] There is a triple arch at the central doorway to the house, and inside is a winding 6 feet (1.8 m) wide Tudor staircase.