The house was rebuilt twice in the nineteenth century and became known as Hodsock Priory Two women were responsible for the rebuilding. The first was Anne Chambers who inherited Hodsock after her brother Henry Francis Mellish lost his money. In 1829 Mrs Chambers appointed the architect Ambrose Poynter to design and oversee building a south wing in the fashionable Gothic Revival style. Mrs Chambers took a keen interest in all aspects of the work and expected Poynter to keep her up to date with progress when she was away from home. Through their letters we know, for example, that the bricklayers were working so quickly in June 1829 that the brick makers had difficulty keeping up the supply of bricks.