During the Second World War, a boys' preparatory school called Moffatt's was evacuated to the house from Hertfordshire (actor Dudley Sutton was one of the pupils), and shortly after the war the house was severely damaged by fire.
In World War II, a boys' preparatory school called Moffatt's was moved to a house in Hertfordshire (Dudley Sutton attended as a student). Shortly afterward, the house was severely damaged by a fire.