Biddick Hall (house)
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Biddick Hall is a small privately owned 18th century country mansion at Bournmoor, near Chester le Street, County Durham. It is a Grade I listed building and the home of the Lambton family
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The Lambtons purchased the manor house and estate at South Biddick then comprising about 450 acres (1.8 km²) from the Bowes family in about 1594. In the early 18th century the old manor was replaced with the present red brick and stone, two storeyed, five bay mansion in a Queen Anne Baroque style.The central entrance bay has Ionic order
pilasters carrying entablature
and pediment
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In about 1820 John George Lambton built Lambton Castle
on the adjoining Harraton Hall estate. He was created Baron Lambton in 1828 and Earl of Durham
in 1833.
The Hall was extended by the creation of a fifth but blind bay in 1859 and the addition of a north wing in 1954.
Following the family's move to Lambton Castle, Biddick was occupied by junior members of the family or was let out. One of the tenants was Frank Stobart, Agent to the Earl, and Deputy Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Durham in 1906.
In 1932 the Castle being uninhabitable the family once more made Biddick their home.
Earl of Durham
Earl of Durham is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1833 for the prominent Whig politician and colonial official John Lambton, 1st Baron Durham. Known as "Radical Jack", he played a leading role in the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832...
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The Lambtons purchased the manor house and estate at South Biddick then comprising about 450 acres (1.8 km²) from the Bowes family in about 1594. In the early 18th century the old manor was replaced with the present red brick and stone, two storeyed, five bay mansion in a Queen Anne Baroque style.The central entrance bay has Ionic order
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
pilasters carrying entablature
Entablature
An entablature refers to the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and are commonly divided into the architrave , the frieze ,...
and pediment
Pediment
A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure , typically supported by columns. The gable end of the pediment is surrounded by the cornice moulding...
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In about 1820 John George Lambton built Lambton Castle
Lambton Castle
Lambton Castle, located in County Durham, England, between the towns of Washington and Chester-le-Street, is a stately home, the ancestral seat of the Lambton family, the Earls of Durham...
on the adjoining Harraton Hall estate. He was created Baron Lambton in 1828 and Earl of Durham
Earl of Durham
Earl of Durham is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1833 for the prominent Whig politician and colonial official John Lambton, 1st Baron Durham. Known as "Radical Jack", he played a leading role in the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832...
in 1833.
The Hall was extended by the creation of a fifth but blind bay in 1859 and the addition of a north wing in 1954.
Following the family's move to Lambton Castle, Biddick was occupied by junior members of the family or was let out. One of the tenants was Frank Stobart, Agent to the Earl, and Deputy Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Durham in 1906.
In 1932 the Castle being uninhabitable the family once more made Biddick their home.