Biddlestone Hall was a large country house at

Biddlestone Biddlestone is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is about to the west of Alnwick. In the early 21st Century several of Northumberland's least populated parishes were merged to form slightly larger units. Biddlestone wa ...

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

History

The

Georgian style Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchs of the House of Hano ...

mansion was built for the

Selby family The Selby family is a prominent and prolific family in the English gentry that originated in Selby, Yorkshire, but largely settled in Northumberland and County Durham. At various points through history, the family owned Biddlestone Hall and Twizel ...

about 1796 on the site of an older house, and in about 1820 Walter Selby commissioned architect John Dobson to design various changes to the house including a private family chapel to be incorporated into the Hall.Robinson, p. 50 The Selbys left Biddlestone in about 1914 and the Hall deteriorated to such an extent that it was demolished in 1957 leaving only the chapel standing. Biddlestone Hall at Pastscape
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References

*Robinson, John, ''Felling the Ancient Oaks'', Aurum Press, 2011, {{coord, 55.3687, -2.0723, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Country houses in Northumberland British country houses destroyed in the 20th century Buildings and structures demolished in 1957 Demolished buildings and structures in England