Historic England have described West House as "one of the earliest examples of the Queen Anne Revival style".
[4] Guthrie, one of the Glasgow Boys, who were influenced by Impressionism and who used more realistic and contemporary themes than was usual in Victorian painting, both in his portraiture and landscapes, had his studios there.
[3] Nevill taught at Saint Martin's School of Art, and was Design Director for Liberty of London in the 1960s and 1970s.
His paintings, furniture and furnishings, which appeared in the 1987 film Withnail and I were auctioned by Christie's in 2011, and were anticipated to total about £200,000.
[3] In a subsequent planning application, Pinault proposed the "reinstatement of original features such as the main staircase", with the large studio to have new windows added.