History and Sustainability

History

Shore Hall, originally known as Wood Hall or Woodhall, dates from the late 16th Century and like many buildings of this period, has been remodeled and extended over centuries to provide the exquisite family home it is today. 

The Manor of Wood Hall (as it was known up to the turn of the last century) can be traced back to the reign of Edward III when the estate passed from Alan Sergent to the Vere family. There is reference in 1410 to the “mansion and estate of Woodhall” passing to William Wynclow and by 1443 to the property extending to some 600 acres of arable land, 30 acres of meadow and 50 acres of woodland. 

When the 15th Century mansion was destroyed is unknown but as building techniques improved it was quite normal for even substantial houses to be demolished and the building materials reused in the construction of a much grander and more modern building, which seems likely to have been the case with Shore Hall. 

It was most likely during the ownership of the Mordaunt family that the present house was started and it is thought that during Lestrange Moprdaunt’s ownership that the garden front, dated 1619, was added as part of the three bay cross range which completely camouflaged the earlier hall. 

By the end of the 19th Century, further additions were to take place at about the time the property passed into the ownership of the previous family. 1965 saw the addition of a cross wing to link the main house to the barn. Further bedrooms and a beautiful dining room were the latest major additions, designed by renowned architect Alan Bloomfield.