The south wing of the building is believed to originate from the 13th century, with a 15th-century extension to the east and a north wing dating to about 1670. This creates a U-shaped plan around a courtyard which faces onto a garden leading to the
River Thames. The main east wing has five
gables and a
cruck truss frame. Inside there is a 16th-century arched stone fireplace in the dining room. A late-17th-century dog leg staircase connects the ground floor to the attic. The south wing has a barrel-vaulted cellar beneath it and a hall and gallery including 15th-century woodwork. The building was known as
Brunces Court (or Brunts Court) from an early period, having been in the ownership of John Brouns and family since at least the mid 14th century. His great-grandson Richard Brunse passed possessions to his daughter Agnes, wife of William Hulse. Their grandson Thomas Hulse died in 1613 "seised of a mansion or capital messuage and lands". by James Lloyd-Lindsay, 1st
Baron Wantage who gave the property to the grandson of the 25th
Earl of Crawford, Colonel Harry Lindsay, and his wife in 1895. Lindsay and his wife
Norah became known as hosts of young intellectuals in their riverside garden. who lived there until his death in 2001. == References ==