Much effort is put into maintenance, and gives the building a contented air.
In 1797 Sir Benjamin Waddington, from Lincolnshire, purchased Ty Uchaf. Benjamin Hall engaged in bitter controversy with the Bishops on the state of the Church in Wales, and championed the right of Welsh people to have religious services in their own tongue. He made attacks on the shameless exploitation of Church revenues, complaining of unbounded nepotism. In 1849 he and his wife demanded that, when the new Bishop was appointed he should be Welsh-speaking and resident in Wales. As First Commissioner of Works in 1855, he was the Minister responsible when a clock was placed in the tower of the Houses of Parliament.