0 0 5 ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 7 . ▁The ▁inheritance ▁consequ ently ▁transferred ▁to ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁Nicholas ▁Ash ley - Co oper , ▁ 1 2 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁living ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁estate . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁history ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁part ▁of ▁St ▁G iles ▁house ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁hospital , ▁and ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁it ▁was ▁requ is ition ed ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁school , ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Earl ▁and ▁family ▁moving ▁to ▁an ▁a partment ▁within ▁the ▁house . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁running ▁the ▁house ▁became ▁too ▁great ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁retre ated ▁to ▁the ▁d ower ▁house , ▁known ▁as ▁M ains ail ▁Ha ul . ▁This ▁man or ▁house ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁W im bor ne ▁St ▁G iles . ▁St ▁G iles ▁was ▁largely ▁un occup ied ▁apart ▁from ▁one ▁wing ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁estate ▁office . ▁With ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁returning ▁St ▁G iles ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁design , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Earl ▁demol ished ▁the ▁south west ▁wing ▁and ▁the ▁kitchen ▁wing , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁tower . ▁A ▁join ery ▁business ▁was ▁operated ▁from ▁the ▁bas ement ▁– ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Earl ' s ▁ten ure ,