Ston Easton Park viewed from the North East. The Hippisley family owned the house
until the death of Bayntun Hippisley in 1956. Bayntun's son John Preston Hippisley was
forced to sell the house to pay death duties. The building was neglected and by 1958 it
was threatened with demolition, but was saved by a Preservation Order. In 1964 the
house was bought by William Rees-Mogg who repaired the roof and made it habitable.
In 1977 Rees-Mogg sold Ston Easton Park to Peter and Christine Smedley who restored
it to its former glory. In 1982 the Smedleys converted the house into a hotel.
In 2001 the house was purchased by Von Essen Hotels.