[WillowTheWhisp]

I don't understand the falconry connection - I mean why it prevented him from being in the group (unless it meant he didn't have enough time)

It doesn't seem very long for the house to have stood does it? Especially considering nothing was ever built in its place. Did it stand empty and derelict before it was demolished? I'm thinking of Cliffe House now because if something isn't done with that soon demolition will be all it's fit for.