The house was built in the early part of the 19th century at the time when the importation of medieval French woodwork was just beginning. The new owners followed the fashion and bought a collection of 16th and 17th century Breton chest fronts. The collection will now be seen as quite important as to the variety of designs and carvings throughout the entire room are very considerable. The chest fronts were cut to accommodate doorways and corners but carpenters had been very careful to keep divided pieces positioned continuously. Following sale in 2015, the property underwent considerable renovation, which included conservation of the chest fronts, which had decayed due to being fixed to damp walls. The heavy darkened varnishes were removed and decayed areas consolidated with reversible consolidant and lost areas reinstated with new carving. On completion, the conserved work was fixed on new grounds.
