In 1956, Egerton Hall was demolished. It was formerly home of the Deakin family of Egerton Dye Works, but was vacant from 1936 until 1940, when it was occupied by a section of the North London Homes for the Blind; they stayed until September, 1953, when the hall became empty again and was then bought by a contracting firm, for demolition purposes. The house had been built in about 1826 by Edmund Ashworth, JP, who had purchased the land from the Egerton Dye Works and who lived there until a year or so before his death in 1881. He was succeeded in the tenancy of the hall by his son, who died 20 years later. In 1892, the Egerton Dye Works changed hands and passed into the control of the Deakin family. For some time, Edward C. Deakin later occupied the hall, but later moved up the village to Dewhurst House. Some years after this, his third son, Edward, moved into the hall, and remained there until his death in 1935.