 After a pointed lawsuit with Henry Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham, over who should direct the restoration, Grimthorpe had the vault remade and reproportioned in stone, made the floor in black and white marble (1893), and had new Victorian arcading and sculpture put below the canopy work.Externally the buttresses were expanded to support the new roof, and the walls were refaced.As early as 1897, Grimthorpe was having to return to previously renovated sections to make repairs.