In 1785 the house was purchased by Thomas Bates Rous formerly of the East India Company and MP for Worcester. After excessive election expenses he was in need of cash and demolished part of the building for its valuable stone.
The residence was purchased by Thomas Bates Rous in 1785, a former East India Company representative and Worcester parliamentarian. He later demolished sections of the house to sell valuable stone, driven by financial hardship resulting from lavish election expenditures.