In 1860, new buildings, including the large India House, were built for a contract for the supply of paper for the Indian Rupee.

In a report of 1920, Sir William Portal commented 'economy is a difficult word to introduce into Laverstoke Mills'.

From the 1930s, Laverstoke increasingly specialised in research and development in the fields of engineering, manufacture and security.

The new owners refurbished the site, reusing existing buildings for distilling and a visitor centre, café, bar and shop.

New glasshouses, designed by the Heatherwick Studio, were constructed to display examples of the plants used for the gin botanicals.