Wall Hall is a magnificent gothic revival mansion with a castellated façade created in the early nineteenth century for George Woodford Thelluson, a prosperous City banker mentioned in Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. The landscaped grounds reached their prime under John Pierpont Morgan Jnr., an American banker who bought the hall in 1910, where he regularly entertained the Royal family, including the young Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

During World War 2, Wall Hall became the residence of the U.S. Ambassador, Joseph Kennedy and later on was used for educational purposes, eventually becoming the University of Hertfordshire.

Octagon, one of the country’s leading luxury housebuilders, acquired Wall Hall in 2004, where they transformed the former university campus into a virtual hamlet. Their elegant new houses and apartments, and centrepiece Gothic Revival Mansion, now fully renovated, are surrounded by beautifully restored private listed grounds. The completed development is now in the safe hands of the Wall Hall Management company which is controlled and operated by the residents.