Edited sentence: History - The house referred to may be a later property to one occupied by Sir Francis Walsingham known as "Elizabeth's Spymaster" from a recent book by Robert Hutchinson.In earlier times the property was in the ownership of the Archbishop of Canterbury and later the Bishop of London.More recently the site was the home of a famous polo club now played at Ham.Neville Otty (nevilleotty@hotmail.Sir Lancelot Shadwell Knt.The Queen used to visit Barn Elms to see her Spymaster as did many others at different times including Samuel Pepys, in those days most people travelled on the river which is close by.The house was also the home of The Right Hon.Vice Chancellor of England in the 19th century.com) This has been checked but may need more