In 1972, Charles Hayward, founder of the Firth Cleveland Group of Companies, purchased the Crown Tenancy of the island and lived there with his wife Elsie Darnell George until Sir Charles's death in 1983.
En 1972, Charles Hayward fundador do Grupo de Empresas Firth Cleveland, comprou a Coroa a illa e viviu alí coa súa esposa Elsie Darnell George ata a morte de Sir Charles en 1983.