Around 1850 the farm at the entrance to Sheen Common was divided into twenty lots, of mainly between 1 or 2 acres, on which substantial villas were built.
The farmhouse itself was purchased by Edward Penrhyn of The Cedars and continued in his family's ownership for many years. It was named The Gables and was let to Sir Charles Bagot, First Commissioner in Lunacy, who lived there for half a century.