 In 1885 the property was sub-let to Thomas Hussey Kelly (1830-1901) a wool-broker and businessman.Kelly bought the leasehold of Gladswood House in 1887 for A£12,000 and went on to buy the freehold in May 1901, three months before he died.The extent and form of the property at the time of Kelly's occupation may be obtained from a Water Board Plan of 1895.