▁Eth el , ▁were ▁killed ▁when ▁a ▁fire ▁broke ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁Hall . ▁Ed ith ▁Char l ton ▁escaped ▁by ▁clim bing ▁from ▁a ▁window , ▁down ▁the ▁iv y ▁that ▁covered ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁fire ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁west ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Hall . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁Hall ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁business man , ▁Jim ▁Rose ▁of ▁Tam worth ; ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁gradually ▁restored ▁what ▁remained ▁of ▁the ▁hall . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Arch itect ural ▁history ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁since ▁" very ▁early ▁times "; ▁at ▁least ▁since ▁the ▁Norman ▁Con quest . ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁the ▁pre - T ud or ▁man or ▁houses , ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁mo at . ▁The ▁present ▁brick - built ▁house ▁dates ▁from ▁Elizabeth an ▁times , ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁T ud or ▁E ▁shape . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Dor set ▁( S ack ville ) ▁Family ▁had ▁ceased ▁res iding ▁at ▁the ▁Hall ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁fall ▁into ▁dis rep air ; ▁it ▁was ▁subsequently ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Lev ett - Pr in sep ▁Family ▁but ▁decl ine ▁continued , ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁farm ▁house . ▁It ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁and ▁then ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁four ▁years ▁the ▁Hall ▁was ▁restored ▁and ▁extended