[2] Internal features included the surviving 'great staircase' and a two-storey 'painted salon' on the first floor above the entrance hall, decorated with paintings on the walls and ceiling by Sir James Thornhill.
In 1771 it was bought by one John Wilkinson, a ship-owner; then his widow sold it in 1791 to William Drake M.P..[3] The house continued to change hands, and was also rented out to a number of different people, during the first part of the nineteenth century.
[5] At this time the soldiers were accommodated in the main house and the limb manufacturers in the basement; however, with access to the upper floors being difficult for patients, the hospital soon began to expand into single-storey huts that were built on the estate.
[6] In February 1944 a high-explosive bomb hit Roehampton House, destroying much of the original interior including the painted salon and dining room.
[8] Queen Mary's Hospital moved to new premises in 2006 and in 2010[9] Berkeley Group Holdings began work to convert the property into 24 apartments and houses.