[1] The mansion was extensively altered and enhanced in the 1870s; at the time, it still contained much of its original furniture and an eclectic library of many thousands of volumes.

There were also 17th-century tapestries, portraying scenes of "Elijah Rising into Heaven and the Melting of the Golden Calf" in sculpted gold frames, and collections of antique pewter and pistols and swords.

The house comprises two storeys and an attic, and is constructed of Ham stone with ashlar dressings under principally pitched slate roofs, and is lit by mullion and transom windows.

The entrance façade (north) has a symmetrical composition with three full-height gables and a pair of two-storey square bays surmounted by balustrades and obelisk finials.

The other facades are less regular in style, but have similar gables with tall stone chimney stacks and obelisk finials.

[9] Over the subsequent years, it was extensively renovated and updated; a new heating system was installed and the black walls were painted in colourful tones.