langham christie's son, william langham christie, made substantial alterations to the house in the 1870s. first, a brick extension hid its seventeenth-century facade, while ornate stonework and balustrading was added. then, in 1876, the architect ewan christian was engaged to install bay windows and add decorative brickwork to give the house the jacobethan appearance which can still be seen from the gardens today. some of the exterior of the older parts of the house can be seen from the driveway next to the theatre.