The house stands on what was described in 1386 as an estate of 160 acres. This was included in
Mortlake Manor, which was owned by the
Archbishops of Canterbury. was probably built by the
lord of the manor, Thomas Juxon, who lived in
East Sheen, as a house to let. In 1813 the painter William Harriott is recorded as living at West Hall. He was the son of the
miniaturist Diana Hill, who also lived at the Hall.
Iolo Williams (1890–1962), writer, journalist at
The Times from 1936 and Liberal Party politician, died here in 1962. Although the house of West Hall remains, and the property includes gardens and cottages, The roof and upper floor of the house were damaged by fire in 2005. In 2007 the house was restored by the Bissell Thomas family. ==West Hall in popular culture==