Somerford Hall

The central seven-bayed three-storey block is flanked by single-storey pavilions with pedimented gables and ball finials.

However, his successors seem to have got into financial difficulties and several times came close to losing the hall to creditors before finally deciding to sell it.

Monckton carried out alterations to the house including the provision of an entrance porch and application of stucco, making the frontage a startling white.

Meanwhile, a still younger brother, General Henry Monckton (1780–1854) purchased Stretton Hall, a substantial house a short distance north, and its estate in about 1845.

During the late 1980s the owners of the clinic relocated to smaller premises and the house was converted to a conference and wedding venue.