[3] Crakemarsh Hall was constructed around a staircase of a late 17th century manor house, thought to be the work of Grinling Gibbons,[4] for Sir Thomas Cotton-Sheppard.

Tyrell Cavendish died when the ship sank and his body was later recovered by the Mackay-Bennett.

Julia and Barber survived and returned to live at Crakemarsh Hall.

[4] Around 1948, Joseph Bamford rented premises at the hall before moving operations to Rocester.

[4] The Gibbons staircase had previously been removed and transferred to Wootton Lodge, also owned by the Bamford family.