The original structure was demolished in 1765 after the estate had been purchased from the Duke of Kingston by George Durant[3] who built the house illustrated.

[citation needed] Mrs Fitzherbert eventually married George IV (when he was the Prince of Wales) after being twice widowed.

The Earl had no wish to live at Tong but expanded his estate in the area and let the house,[12] chiefly to the Hartley family of Wolverhampton who leased it between 1856 and 1909.

[13] In 1911 the house was damaged by fire and remained unrestored and increasingly structurally unstable until demolished in 1954,[12][14] and the site is currently part of the route of the M54 motorway.

[15] Features of Capability Brown's work can still be seen at Tong, including foundations of the castle, Church Pool and clumps of oak and beech trees.