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 evacuated to a house in Hertfordshire (Dudley Sutton was among the students). Soon after the war, this house suffered severe damage from a fire.