Blackwell Grange
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Blackwell Grange is an early 18th century country house, much altered in the 19th century, now an hotel, at Blackwell
, near Darlington
, County Durham
, England
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The house was built about 1710 for George Allan, a wealthy industrialist who died in 1748. The three storey five bayed central block was extended in the mid 18th century by the addition of two substantial two storey five bay wings and a ten bay south garden front.
Allan left the estate to his granddaughter and in 1785 it passed to her cousin James Allan of Darlington. In 1828 it was bequeathed to George Allan and from him it later passed in about 1850 to a cousin Robert Henry Allan (High Sheriff of Durham 1851), whose mother was Hannah Havelock.
In 1880 another cousin Sir Henry Havelock Bt. came to the property on the condition that he changed his name to Havelock-Allan. The Havelock-Allan Baronets
held the estate until after the death of the second Baronet in 1953.
The Estate park is now a golf course, The Blackwell Grange Golf Club
, and the house is a Forestdale Hotel.
Blackwell, County Durham
Blackwell is a suburb in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated towards the edge of the West End of Darlington, beside the River Tees. Blackwell consists of large 1930s style semi-detached and detached houses, and private, newly-built homes...
, near Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The house was built about 1710 for George Allan, a wealthy industrialist who died in 1748. The three storey five bayed central block was extended in the mid 18th century by the addition of two substantial two storey five bay wings and a ten bay south garden front.
Allan left the estate to his granddaughter and in 1785 it passed to her cousin James Allan of Darlington. In 1828 it was bequeathed to George Allan and from him it later passed in about 1850 to a cousin Robert Henry Allan (High Sheriff of Durham 1851), whose mother was Hannah Havelock.
In 1880 another cousin Sir Henry Havelock Bt. came to the property on the condition that he changed his name to Havelock-Allan. The Havelock-Allan Baronets
Havelock-Allan Baronets
The Havelock-Allan Baronetcy, of Lucknow, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 January 1858. Originally intended for the celebrated soldier Sir Henry Havelock , it was granted after his death to his eldest son and namesake Lieutenant-General Henry Havelock, with...
held the estate until after the death of the second Baronet in 1953.
The Estate park is now a golf course, The Blackwell Grange Golf Club
The Blackwell Grange Golf Club
The Blackwell Grange Golf Club is a golf club situated in the Blackwell, County Durham area of Darlington, County Durham, in the North East of England. It shares its name with the nearby Blackwell Grange Hotel, since many of the course holes lie square to the hotel. The club also includes a large...
, and the house is a Forestdale Hotel.