In the 1830s Vinehall was owned and remodelled by
Tilden Smith Esq, a partner of the Hastings Old Bank. Tilden Smith ended up bankrupt in 1857 and the estate was sold to Felix Champney for £20,170. In October 1857 Felix sold the Estate to William Rushton Adamson for £35,700, the house was renamed Rushton Park. In 1902 the estate was sold to
Thomas Gair Ashton, who later became the
Baron Ashton of Hyde. In recent years the school theatre has been refurbished and re-opened as the Chaplin Theatre in honour of David Chaplin, who became headmaster on Richard Taylor's retirement. ==Notable alumni==