Renovations and expansions were undertaken by the architect Walter Cave and were funded by a number of Margot Asquith's friends and admirers.

His daughter Violet recorded his last weeks: "To watch Father's glorious mind breaking up and sinking - like a great ship - is a pain beyond all my imagining.

[8] In 2006, Mill House was bought by Asquith's great-granddaughter, the actress Helena Bonham Carter and her then partner, the director Tim Burton.

[12] The Mill House is also in brick and dates from the 18th century with earlier elements, and later additions undertaken by Cave.

[13] Walton House, again in red brick, although this time in Flemish bond, is early 19th century, again with Cave-designed embellishments.

[14] The barn in the grounds of the Wharf, overlooking the River Thames, was converted by Cave into a retreat for Margot Asquith in 1913.