He was a Tory politician and held minor office in the first two governments of the Earl of Derby.
It remains the home of the Earl of Verulam.
There are a few remains of the Roman city visible, such as parts of the city walls, a hypocaust still in situ under a mosaic floor and a theatre, which is on land belonging to the Earl of Verulam – as well as items in the Museum (below).
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In 1812 his son and heir, about to be created Earl of Verulam, sold it to a wealthy Scottish individual, Robert Barclay and it descended to his Barclay heir in the Edwardian period when The Nower was "a neighbouring favourite hill walk for Dorking people" and he was the ancestor of comedy executive/producer Humphrey Barclay.