to west side of The Lower House. |- | || 1859 || || Demolition of both The Upper House and most of The Lower House (cellars and 1844 service wing retained), construction of current Alderley House on the site of The Lower House started. |- | || 1863 || || Construction of current Alderley House completed. |- | || 1883 || || Death of Robert Blagden Hale; ownership of Alderley House passed to his eldest son Major-General Robert Hale |- | || 1907 || || Death of Major-General Robert Hale; ownership of Alderley House passed to his younger brother Colonel Mathew Hale |- | || 1912 || || Death of Colonel Mathew Hale in January 1912 and his sister Anne Sherwood-Hale inherits Alderley House |- | || 1912 || || Death of Anne Sherwood-Hale in September 1912 and her son Thomas Edward Sherwood-Hale inherits Alderley House |- | (circa)|| 1925 || || Alderley House let to Major Lionel Wynne-Wilson for use as a crammer. |- | || 1939 || || Rose Hill School evacuated to the then empty Alderley House from Banstead, Surrey; the will of Æthelgifu discovered in one of the outbuildings. |- | || 1950 || || Freehold of Alderley House purchased by trustees of Rose Hill School. |- | || 2009 || || Rose Hill Westonbirt School formed by the merger of Rose Hill School, Alderley and Querns Westonbirt School and co-located with Westonbirt School in nearby Tetbury. Change of use for Alderley property approved by Stroud District Council and Alderley House sold for use as a private residence. Restoration of the house commissioned by the new owners. |} Miscellany Vulliamy's original plans for the redesign were the addition of a range of rooms on the north side of the house, but for some reason this scheme was abandoned and the more radical reconstruction plan adopted. The portrait of Sir Matthew Hale which hangs in Alderley House is a copy or replica: the original hangs in the Guildhall and was placed there by the thankful citizens of London after Hale offered his services in the aftermath of the Great Fire of London. In September 2009 the property was used as one of the filming locations for a Season 24 episode of BBC1's hospital drama Casualty that aired in early 2010. Sale In 2017, Alderley House sold for in excess of £7 million. Notes References Further reading External