Shawdon Hall

Shawdon Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house located between Bolton and Hedgeley, near Alnwick, Northumberland, in North East England. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

East Lodge to Shawdon Hall

History

The manor of Shawdon was owned by Thomas Lilburn, a member of the House of Lilburn, in the 15th century. A survey of 1541 disclosed a 'tower in measurable good reparation' in the ownership of Cuthbert Proctor.[2]

John Proctor sold the estate in 1705.[3]

The new owner William Hargrave (who was High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1783) demolished the old house and replaced it in 1779 with a new mansion, probably designed by architect William Newton. The house is of two stories with a seven-bay entrance front, the central three bays being pilastered and with a pediment bearing the 1817 arms of Pawson.[4]

Following the death of Hargrave in 1817 the 1,050-acre (4.2 km2) estate passed by the marriage of the Hargrave heiress to John Pawson.[5] Later Pawsons to serve as High Sheriff were William in 1826 and William John in 1861.

The hall and estate were most recently sold in September 2018 for £2,684,868[6] to Dulce Maria De Barros Marchi Packard.[7]

Important historical artifacts have been found on the Shawdon Hall estate. In 1761 two Roman urns containing human remains were unearthed and in 1828 gold coins including a rare rose noble from the time of Edward I were found.[8]

References
  1. Historic England. "Shawdon Hall (1038949)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. Gatehouse Gazetteer
  3. Journal of the House of Lords, Vol 17 1705 pp664-5 from British History Online
  4. Keys to the Past Archived 2007-06-20 at Archive.today
  5. A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848 William Whellan pp56-8 from British History Online
  6. "Shawdon Hall, Glanton, Alnwick NE66 4AA". Zoopla. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. "Shawdon Hall Estates Ltd". Companies House. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  8. A History Topography and Directory of Northumberland 1855 William Whellan p667 from Google Books

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