after passing through several hands, including the families of biddulph and bevan, the property was used by dr john howard norton from 1851 to 1856 as a private lunatic asylum. it was in the hands of the fussell family in 1861 and later owned and occupied by owen colby philipps, the shipping magnate who bought the white star line and was created baron kylsant of carmarthen and amroth in 1923. he lived there from 1904 to 1923. the property passed to his daughter nesta, who had married george coventry, grandson of the 9th earl of coventry. they moved out in 1930 when george inherited the coventry title and estates and the building became a farmhouse.