[1] The building is an early 19th-century mansion which was owned by the Lea family in the first half of that century.

[4] It was converted around the end of the century for use as the headquarters of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment.

[6] The battalion was mobilised at the mansion in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front.

[10] The Ministry of Defence decided to move the unit to a more modern adjacent building in October 1994.

[11] The mansion was subsequently decommissioned and, in February 1998, it was converted into a nursing home.