[5] Robert Peel, former Prime Minister and founder of the British Police Force, bought the land at Hampton from Isaac William Lillingston.

This celebration of industry is juxtaposed with the later Arts and Crafts additions that Frederick Peel made to the land, re-commissioning Nesfield to build a clocktower in 1872, and Thomas Hayton Mawson to design a walled garden with a Jacobean gateway in around 1900.

[2] When Fjona re-designed the interiors of the Manor she took inspiration from its Arts and Crafts past; decorating the bedrooms with William Morris wallpapers and working with local craftspeople to create bespoke, handmade furnishings.

[19] Richard McComb of the Birmingham Post published news of Hampton Manor's refurbishment in September 2010, but from the beginning it was the food in Peel's Restaurant that received acclaim.

[20] In August 2015 Hampton Manor and Peel's Restaurant received national coverage when Fiona Duncan visited on behalf of The Sunday Telegraph.

[21] Fiona awarded the Manor 10/10 for food and drink and included in her roundup of the 'top ten hotels to visit and stay at in 2016' as her 'best surprise'.

[22] Following Peel's' acquisition of a Michelin-star, she revisited her review in December 2017 for Country and Town House Magazine, stating it as a favourite hotel restaurant with a star [print].

In December 2015 Hampton Manor received more national press coverage as The Times included it in The Cool Hotel Guide: giving it a review of 8.5/10 and stating that 'food is an event'.