 Leaving the family's old house at Birling, Kent, he moved to Kidbrooke Park at Forest Row, where he built a mansion in 1733-4, purchasing surrounding farmland to lay out new grounds and a park.Altered since then, house and gardens in 2015 were the site of Michael Hall School).In 1739 he obtained the position of Master of the Jewel Office, a post he held up to his death.