This article provides a little context. As designed Leyton Grange was impressive but provided limited accommodation for a rich family : 5 rooms and an entrance hall on the ground floor, and 8 rooms on the upper floor.
The next occupant, lawyer Sir John Strange, extended the house with 2 wings at the rear 3 as can be seen on this map of 1741-45 by John Roque :
3 David Ian Chapman ‘The Grange, with emphasis on the Lane Family and the Slave Trade’
The elegant house of Leyton Grange
