but it is unclear whether or not its discovery is a serendipitous consequence of the school moving into the property. The school remained for the duration of the war and when Thomas Sherwood-Hale died in 1945, his son Robert Goodenough Sherwood-Hale inherited the house. Alderley House was subsequently made the permanent home for Rose Hill School, Alderley, with the school trustees purchasing the property freehold in 1950. In 2009, Rose Hill School, Alderley merged with Querns Westonbirt School to form Rose Hill Westonbirt School. The new school co-located with Westonbirt School in the grounds of Westonbirt House in nearby Tetbury, rendering the property at Alderley surplus to requirements. A change of use for the property was approved by Stroud District Council and it was subsequently marketed as a private residence for c.£3m at the end of 2009. After purchasing the house, the new owners restored the house back to its original state in 1860. On 25 October 2010, the Alderley House Bottling Company LLP was established following the discovery of a natural spring beneath one of the former classrooms; bottled at source, this water is the only Cotswold-drawn bottled natural mineral water on the market and is sold under the name Alderley Cotswold Natural Spring Water. Historical timeline {| | || 1599 || || Land at Alderley acquired by Robert Hale by virtue of his marriage to Joan Poyntz. |- | || 1608 || || West End House (now known as The Grange, or Alderley Grange) built for Robert Hale. |- | || 1656 || || The manor of Alderley acquired by Sir Matthew Hale. |- | || 1662 || || Construction of The Lower House completed for Sir Matthew Hale. |- | || 1663 || || Right of way from The Lower House into the churchyard of St Kenelm's Church granted to Sir Matthew Hale. |- | || 1676 || || Death of Sir Matthew Hale. |- | || 1776 - 1780 || || The Upper House rebuilt on the lower slopes of nearby Winner Hill by another Matthew Hale, becoming the new family home; The Lower House may have been abandoned. |- | || 1805 || || Properties at Alderley inherited by Robert Hale Blagden Hale. |- | (circa)|| 1835 || || The Lower House chosen by Robert Blagden Hale (son of Robert Hale Blagden Hale) as his establishment. |- | || 1844 || || Service wing added