sentences:  Brewer says that the old house "was taken down about 1776... and the present building was shortly after erected on the same site".The new house was designed by William Donn, a minor London architect, who was paid £40 for the plans but who apparently did not supervise the work.As Donn claimed to have worked under Capability Brown, he may also have been responsible for the landscaping, but there is no direct evidence for this.