Blagdon Hall
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Blagdon Hall is a privately owned country mansion near Seaton Burn
, Northumberland
which has Grade I listed building status.
The estate has been in the ownership of the White Ridley family
since 1698.
The hall was built in two phases between about 1720 and 1752 by Matthew White and his son Sir Matthew White, whose sister Elizabeth married Matthew Ridley (1719–1778), four times Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It was substantially enlarged in the nineteenth century to designs by architects John Dobson
and Ignatius Bonomi
. Some of these additions were removed following a fire in 1944.
The gardens were extensively remodelled the 1930s by Sir Edwin Lutyens, whose daughter Ursula was married to the third Viscount Ridley.
The stable block designed by James Wyatt
in Palladian style in 1791 is Grade II* listed and a 19th-century folly in the grounds is Grade II listed.
Seaton Burn
Seaton Burn may refer to:*The Seaton Burn, a stream that flows through South-Eastern Northumberland and reaches the North Sea at Seaton Sluice, after running through Holywell Dene;...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
which has Grade I listed building status.
The estate has been in the ownership of the White Ridley family
Viscount Ridley
Viscount Ridley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1900 for the Conservative politician Sir Matthew White Ridley, 5th Baronet, Home Secretary from 1895 to 1900. He was made Baron Wensleydale, of Blagdon and Blyth in the County of Northumberland, at the same time,...
since 1698.
The hall was built in two phases between about 1720 and 1752 by Matthew White and his son Sir Matthew White, whose sister Elizabeth married Matthew Ridley (1719–1778), four times Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It was substantially enlarged in the nineteenth century to designs by architects John Dobson
John Dobson (architect)
John Dobson was a 19th-century English architect in the neoclassical tradition. He became the most noted architect in the North of England. Churches and houses by him dot the North East - Nunnykirk Hall, Meldon Park, Mitford Hall, Lilburn Tower, St John the Baptist Church in Otterburn,...
and Ignatius Bonomi
Ignatius Bonomi
Ignatius Bonomi was an English architect and surveyor, with Italian origins by his father, strongly associated with Durham in north-east England....
. Some of these additions were removed following a fire in 1944.
The gardens were extensively remodelled the 1930s by Sir Edwin Lutyens, whose daughter Ursula was married to the third Viscount Ridley.
The stable block designed by James Wyatt
James Wyatt
James Wyatt RA , was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the neoclassical style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the neo-Gothic style.-Early classical career:...
in Palladian style in 1791 is Grade II* listed and a 19th-century folly in the grounds is Grade II listed.