[1] By the late 19th century, Standish Hall stood in extensive parkland with forests, grasslands and large fishponds.

The hall and its Roman Catholic chapel were at the centre of the estate, which had a series of interconnecting paths and possibly a ha-ha to the south.

[2] The estate was then leased to several tenants by the Standish Family over the years, including Nathaniel Eckersley, who died there in 1892.

The last standing part of the hall, split up into two smaller houses during the 20th century, was demolished around 1982,[1] when the National Coal Board acquired the land.

The Jacobean drawing room and Elizabethan study (originally from Borwick Hall) were bought by William Randolph Hearst and shipped to New York in the 1930s.

Local tradition says the placement of black plaster cats in its windows indicated when there was a Catholic mass being held there or if there were government troops in the area.