▁Earl ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁his ▁son - in - law ▁John ▁C otes . ▁ ▁Princess ▁Victoria ▁– ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁queen ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁– ▁visited ▁the ▁hall ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁five ▁years ▁before ▁asc ending ▁the ▁throne , ▁and ▁wrote ▁in ▁her ▁di ary ▁the ▁hall ▁was ▁" A ▁curious ▁looking ▁but ▁very ▁comfortable ▁house . ▁It ▁is ▁strip ed ▁black ▁and ▁white , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁a ▁c ott age ". ▁George ▁VI ▁( The ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁and ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁York ▁( The ▁Queen ▁Mother ▁post - 1 9 5 2 ) ▁also ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁hall ▁during ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁P itch ford ▁Hall ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁houses ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁King ▁and ▁Queen ▁as ▁a ▁safe ▁refuge . ▁ ▁The ▁hall , ▁unlike ▁some ▁similar ▁properties ▁in ▁Britain ▁has ▁remained ▁in ▁private ▁ownership ▁for ▁many ▁gener ations . ▁The ▁hall ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁however , ▁ending ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 - year ▁family ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁estate . ▁The ▁P itch ford ▁Hall ▁and ▁estate ▁are ▁now ▁separately ▁owned . ▁ ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁All ▁Ang els ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁All ▁Ang els ▁was ▁founded ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁Ralph ▁de ▁P itch ford ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 0 ▁AD . ▁The