The current house dates to c. 1570, with earlier remains that include part of a medieval king post roof.

The new landscaping remade some of the series of early seventeenth-century fishponds as ornamental water features, which gradually, are being restored today.

[1] The eighteenth-century dovecote and nineteenth-century coach house and stables were converted in 2005 into an Essex venue for weddings, conferences, and other events.

Conversion of Spains Hall followed and in 2010 it was opened to civil ceremonies, wedding receptions, parties, and corporate events.

It has also been seen on television in The Only Way Is Essex, and an episode of the BBC's Antiques Road Trip from March 2014 in which the owner, Sir Timothy Ruggles-Brise, recounts a tale of murder, mystery, and sunken treasure.