In the late 19th century the court was owned by his son Sir Ernest Wills, 3rd Baronet, who was a director of the Imperial Tobacco Company , ( formally W.D.& H.O.

It was then bought by Lady Smyth of Ashton Court and subsequently by Con Stevens.

[7] In 2009 planning permission was gained to demolish some of the farm buildings and convert others into holiday homes and offices.

[8] The house has red sandstone walls, which are supported by buttresses in the northeast corner.

[9] The oldest part of the building is the 15th-century three-storey porch tower at the north front of the house.