During the course of the last twenty years or so various alterations and extensions have been designed for this large house.  The original house (designed by others) had the character of a rather ordinary suburban home, albeit set in a magnificent landscaped garden.  The alterations have attempted to impart the style of an established county house – concrete tiles on the roof have been replaced in natural slate, stone dressings and balustrades have been added and so on.  Most recently a large extension was added beyond and above the existing single-storey swimming pool to add two new bedrooms and a home cinema.