William moved to The Hall in nearby Welwyn in 1920, so Foxholes became the home of Philip Henry Devitt, of the shipping company Devitt & Moore. Three years later, and Sir Philip bought the old orchard and garden to the east of Foxholes.
In 1930, Sir Philip bought William Kitchener s garden in a move some predict was a way to protect Foxholes rural surroundings from Hitchin Urban District Council s plans for new roads and housing in the nearby Crow furlong.
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Foxholes had a new owner in 1933, when it was sold to Hubert Moss, a provision merchant of Hitchin. But six years later, at the turn of the Second World War, the building was converted into a maternity ward where it stood until 1951.