[1] The Hall was built in 1881 as a hunting box by Walter Marshall who left it to his sister, Eva Astley Paston Cooper.

He took a particular interest in the parish church of St Andrew in Hambleton and is credited with making major improvements to the building and purchasing the stained glass windows.

[8] Later in his life, Walter became one of the directors of the Cannon Brewery Company[9] and owned a large number of shares in this firm.

In his will he left Hambleton Hall and a large number of his shares to his youngest sister Evangeline Astley Cooper.

[11] The couple lived at a large house called "The Lockers" in Hemel Hempstead which was close to Clement's ancestral home.

Eva Astley Cooper liked to entertain and she invited many young celebrities to the Hall including Noël Coward, Malcolm Sargent, Charles Scott Moncrieff and the painter Philip Streatfeild.

His feelings about the house are described as follows;[12] During the winter visits I used to go to meets in the dog cart driving myself and following the hunt for as long as the pony consented to gallop … In 1906, Mrs Astley Cooper's daughter Monica was married in a lavish wedding held at Hambleton Hall.

After the War, the Hall was inhabited in turn by Lord Trent, Dr Brockbank and Major and Mrs Hoare.