Lady Vachell carried on living at Coley Park, whilst Tanfield rented the Reading home of her grandfather at Abbey House.
[2] Vachell was more concerned with arts than politics and built a collection of rare pictures, books and curios.
[1] Vachell left his "several paintings and books of print, [his] collection of medals in gold, silver and brass; all [his] ware, turnings of ivory and guyacombe with [his] presse of bookes and [his] chest of drawers with the perspective in it, to his wife for life, and failing issue to the son of his kinsman, Thomas."
A codicil executed in his last illness, resulted in about fifteen years' litigation between his widow and his heir.
[1] The suburb of Coley Park was built largely on the lands of the estate.