The present mansion was built in 1341 for Sir John de Pulteney at the time when such properties ceased to be castles: they were more dwellings that could be defended in an emergency.
The present mansion was built in 1341 for Sir John de Pulteney, a London merchant and four-times Mayor of London. This was at the time when such properties ceased to be castles: they were more dwellings that could be defended in an emergency.