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In the 19th century, the Russells ( by now the Greenhill-Russell family ) employed William Atkinson to make modern alterations to the house in the Gothic style.

The Tudor panelling and windows were ripped out and battlements with pinnacles installed.

Towards the end of the 19th century, the house passed through marriage to the Astley family.

Instead of taking up residence, they let the house to the Clutterbuck family, who loved the house so much that when they left in 1909 they had a near replica built in Bedfordshire at Putteridge Bury.