At the end of which are wrought-iron gates with stone piers surmounted by collared eagles' heads with wings displayed, the crest of the Orlebar family by whom the house was built.

[3][4] Standing to the north of the hamlet of Hinwick, Bedfordshire, England, the property and a manor, known as Brayes Farm, was owned by William Payne since 1617.

By 1709, his great-grandson, Richard Orlebar, was the owner and he decided to erect a massive new home for himself and his wife, the culinary writer Diana Astry.

[14][15][16] It is Mr. Singh's understanding that the estate had been owned previous to their purchase by a family from Malaysia and then by a local businessman.

[17][18] A report in late 2019 stated that the three-story home has 20 bedrooms and a dozen bathrooms, a Great Hall and a formal dining room, and separate apartments for staff.

[20] Historic England provides this summary of the principal building:[21] It is a small country house of three storeys with a U-shaped ground plan, built of limestone rubble with ashlar dressings, with a two-storey stone service wing in Georgian style to the north added by C F Penrose c 1860.

A small stone extension in Romanesque style (with ruinous interior, 1997) lies at the south-east corner of the building, projecting into the service court; this contains ornamentally painted wooden panelling, possibly a four-seater lavatory (G Peck pers comm., 1997) or a small gazebo.The principal building is Grade I listed while the park and gardens are Grade II listed.