▁Charles ▁Old field ▁Bow les ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁William ▁F oster - M elli ar . ▁When ▁F oster - M elli ar ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁a ▁Captain ▁John ▁Taylor ▁of ▁South gate , ▁M idd les ex ▁bought ▁North ▁A ston , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁ ▁estate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Capt . ▁Taylor ▁moved ▁to ▁North ▁A ston ▁Man or ▁and ▁sold ▁North ▁A ston ▁Hall , ▁ ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁to ▁Thomas ▁P aken ham , ▁ 5 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Long ford . ▁W . L . ▁H ich ens , ▁then ▁chairman ▁of ▁C amm ell ▁La ird , ▁bought ▁North ▁A ston ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁still ▁owned ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Man or ▁House ▁The ▁present ▁North ▁A ston ▁Man or ▁House ▁is ▁an ▁H - sh aped ▁ ▁building ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁central ▁part ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁hall ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 5 th - century ▁house ▁or ▁earlier . ▁After ▁the ▁D iss ol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Mon aster ies ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 9 ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁and ▁ultimately ▁much ▁larger ▁North ▁A ston ▁Hall ▁became ▁the ▁primary ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁l ords ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁North ▁A ston , ▁while ▁the ▁man or ▁house ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁farm ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁estate . ▁Occ up ied ▁by ▁various ▁ten ants