The house and stables were built for B. J. Sanby , who bought the land from Douglas .
The house was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas and built in about 1906 -- 07 on land he owned himself in Sandiway , the village of his birth .
The house and stables were built for B. J. Sanby , who bought the land from John Douglas .
The house was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas and built in about 1906 -- 07 on land he owned himself in Sandiway , the village of his birth .