In 1894, Claud Biddulph, youngest son of the politician Sir Michael Biddulph, was given 500 acres of land by his father and in 1906, he committed £5000 (worth approximately £2 million in 2015) Comparing average earnings between 1894 and 2015, £5000 is valued at approximately £2,076,000.00 by MeasuringWorth.com per year to building a house.