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Woolsington Hall
Woolsington Hall is a Listed building#Categories of listed building, Grade II* listed English country house, country house in a estate, in the village of Woolsington, in the city of Newcastle, England, north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne City Centre, Newcastle city centre, and immediately south of Newcastle International Airport, Newcastle Airport. In addition to the hall, the stables, coach house, orangery, walled garden and east wing are Grade II listed. The hall is not habitable and requires full restoration. It has been on English Heritage's Heritage at Risk Register since 2002. Design The hall is built of stone, with painted ashlar dressings and edged by Quoin (architecture), quoins. The roof is made of slate from the Lake district with stone gables. The house is 2 storeys high, divided into 3 bays and a single bay wing. History Woolsington Hall was the seat of the Bell family, landowners in Dinnington, Tyne and Wear, Dinnington. In 1828 Matthew Bell (MP), Matthew Bell, MP f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolsington
Woolsington is a village in, and civil parish of, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is located north-west of the city centre, covering a large geographical area. It was also formerly an electoral ward, although the ward was slightly larger than the civil parish, extending slightly further south. The parish also includes Newbiggin Hall, Woolsington village and Newcastle Airport. It had a population of 11,160 as of the 2011 Census. The place-name 'Woolsington' is first attested in Charter Rolls of 1204, where it appears as ''Wlsinton''. The name means 'the town or settlement of Wulfsige's people'. Eilert Ekwall, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p.533. The Grade II* listed Woolsington Hall and its 92-acre estate are located in the parish. The hall is on English Heritage's Heritage at Risk Register. In December 2015 the hall was severely damaged by fire. There are four primary schools as well as a nursery and creche. There is also a children's centre. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |