Although in the hands of the Despensers, Leckhampton court would remain the property of Fécamp until 1414, when, as a part of the Hundred Years' War, Henry V seized the land of foreign abbeys.

In the parish church of St. Peter, there are two stone effigies that are believed to belong to Sir John Giffard II, and his wife, who are the people credited with having built the hall at Leckhampton.

Their son William modernised the central hall, adding new windows and chimneys; he was an active player in borough administration, and for a time held Cheltenham Manor.

[7] Henry died childless, and the manor returned to the hands of his cousin's children, one of whom was to rebuild the northern wing of the court after a fire in 1732, adding a three-storey Georgian mansion to the building.

[8] Charles' son took an active part in local politics, but went bankrupt in 1841 after speculating heavily in the development of the Bays Hill Estate in Cheltenham.

[8] Gradually the estate started struggling financially, with the quarries on Leckhampton Hill running at a loss, and despite heavy investment in them by Canon Trye's son Henry, output declined and he was forced to put Leckhampton Court Estate up for sale in 1894, finally leaving the hands of the descendants of Sir John Giffard II, builder of the original court, for the first time in over 560 years.

They appear to have extensively renovated the interior, adding the ornate mantlepiece in the newly rebuilt North Wing, built to replace the crumbling Georgian Mansion.

The camp originally started its life as a stopping place for Allied troops and a training ground, with American actor, Mickey Rooney stayed there for a time.

When it was first purchased by Lady Ryder in 1977, she had been looking for a suitable home to provide continued care for patients of the Radiotherapy Centre at Cheltenham General Hospital.