The Dunstall estate was the property of the Earl of Derby from 1145. The first house on the site of the hall was a hunting lodge in the Royal Forest of Needwood.
In 1814 the estate was bought by Richard Arkwright junior, (son of Sir Richard Arkwright). The impressive Dunstall Hall was built for his son, Charles, who lived there and who was appointed the High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1849.
Charles died in 1850 childless and the estate was sold to John Hardy, later Sir John Hardy Bt. Hardy and later his son, Sir Reginald Hardy (High Sheriff 1893) carried out extensive alterations and improvements to the property. New building works included a new entrance front with a portico and new wings.
After the death of the 3rd Hardy Baronet in 1953 the estate was sold to wealthy Midlands civil engineer Sir Robert McCallum.
Douglas and on his death in 1997 it was sold to property developer and race course owner Sir Stanley Clarke.
