Recorder of York. They had one daughter only, named Dorothea, who became heir representative of the estate and when she married Sir John Eden of West Auckland, the Hellaby Estate came into the Eden family, the most prominent member of the family being Lord Avon, Sir Anthony Eden, former Prime Minister. The Eden family had no need of Hellaby Hall as their interests were in York. Much of the original staircase and oak panelling were removed and it became a farmhouse for various tenant farmers. For a while it was let to Samuel Clarke who was an active Methodist and the main introducer of Methodism into Maltby. Morrell Circa 1870–1918 The Hellaby Hall estate was sold by Sir William Eden to the Morrell family in 1870. Sir Anthony Eden, on his retirement, built a house on the Island of Barbados, only a few miles from where Ralph Fretwell's fortune had been made. The hall was again sold in 1918 to Cliff Carnelly. Carnelly Circa 1918–1994 Carnelly was the last resident of Hellaby Hall when he moved out in 1976 and a fire in July 1980 destroyed much of the original inside of the building. For many years it lay in disrepair whilst the owners of the time and the council determined who should be responsible for the restoration of the hall. A local company finally purchased the estate and with the guidance of English Heritage went about restoring much of the original hall as well extending the facilities to become a hotel. It only opened for three months and stayed closed for nearly four years. On 14 August 1995 Tomorrows Leisure plc acquired Hellaby Hall. Hellaby Hall was expanded with modern buildings, and was reopened in 1995 as a hotel. On 23 December 2015 the hotel was acquired by AJL Hotel Holdings Ltd and is now a 4 star 89 bedroomed hotel with a pool spa and large gym. Community Parish council In 2011 Hellaby was split from Bramley to become a separate civil parish. A parish council was created with 5 councillors, and the first election was held on 5 May 2011. Religion Despite not having a parish church, Hellaby has the East Pennines Assembly hall, which serves the Jehovah's Witness community of the surrounding bay areas. Hellaby Community Hall There have been recent moves to sell the land where Hellaby local community hall (unused since 2007) is situated.