With the sale by the Allen family of the Woodhead estates Thornbury was also offered for sale with 7 acres of ground.  In the past 30 years the hall has had several owners, one sepearted the hall from the Coach House.  The then Archdeacon of Stoke-on-Trent was a resident at the hall from 1968 - 1975 and of recent times the hall was used as a residential home.

The 1990's sees another use for Thornbury Hall when in 1990 Mohammed and Parveen Siddique restored the Thornbury Hall house from near ruin, and converted it into what is now recognised as one of the finest restaurants specialising in Pakistani cuisine. The elegance of the house lends itself perfectly to the exotic eastern decor; historic artefacts, sparkling crystal chandeliers, and pictures of the ancient Mogul Empire.

The Thornbury Group was born.