It was built in 1821 in parkland near Lower Gornal village as the home of wealthy local ironmonger John Fereday and his family.
It remained in the ownership of the Fereday family until 1850, when it was sold to fellow industrialist William Baldwin until 1865, when it became the residence of Charles Cochrane, Mayor of Dudley.
The Nock family sold the house to Staffordshire Education Authority in 1963, and it was demolished in 1964 - the same year that a new secondary school with the same name was built within its grounds.
More than 40 years on, the "old coach road" which connected the hall with nearby Moden Hill is still in existence as a public footpath, but motor vehicles are no longer allowed to use it.
The surrounding woodland, which forms part of Cotwall End Valley, is still known locally as Ellowes Hall Wood.