Handcock had originally been an opponent of the Act, but was promised a peerage should he vote in favour of it. He duly succumbed and finally, in 1812, Handcock was created 1st Baron Castlemaine. The Baron decided to create an appropriate stately home on his lands at Moydrum, and therefore asked architect Richard Morrison to remodel and enlarge an existing house belonging to the family there, built 1750.
Handcock had initially opposed the Act, but was promised a peerage if he voted in favor of it. He ultimately complied and, in 1812, Handcock was created 1st Baron Castlemaine. The Baron decided to construct a grand residence on his property at Moydrum, prompting him to commission architect Richard Morrison to renovate and expand an existing house belonging to the family there, built in 1750.