During the Second World War the house was requisitioned and used by General George Patton and his staff.

The 1760s wing was in poor condition and was demolished in 1964, taking the house from 21 to 11 bedrooms, other modifications were made too, including a new entrance.

[3] The house is built in red brick with stone dressings and a tiled roof.

At the centre of the ground floor is the dining room which includes wooden pilasters which were formerly in Horsley Hall, Clwyd, and paintings and furniture from the 18th century.

Also on the ground floor is the morning room in which is a set of bookcases from Oteley, a seat of the Mainwaring family in Shropshire.

The drawing room is in the centre of the building and contains early 18th-century panelling, 17th and 18th-century furniture, and another set of bookcases from Oteley.

[6] Also listed at Grade II are ashlar gatepiers and wrought iron gates which came from Alderley Park,[7] and a mounting block dating from the mid 18th century.