Dinsdale Park
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Dinsdale Park is a 19th century mansion and former Spa hotel at Low Dinsdale
, near Darlington
, County Durham
, England
now converted into residential apartments. It is a Grade II listed building.
Low Dinsdale Manor
estate, anciently the seat of the Surtees family, was acquired by John Lambton of Lambton in 1770.
In 1789, during drilling for coal, a natural spring of sulphurated mineral water was discovered on the northern bank of the River Tees
at Dinsdale. The first Spa
was established there in 1797. In 1829 John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
built the Dinsdale Spa Hotel on his estate to a design by architect Ignatius Bonomi
. The three storey seven bayed mansion provided accommodation for seventy visitors. The business was not greatly successful and the property was sold for residential use, together with the manor, in 1844 to Henry George Surtees (High Sheriff of Durham) a descendant of the ancient family.
Following the sale of the property in 1914 by Aubone Surtees
, the building has had various uses, including a psychiatric hospital, a local authority residential school and a nursing home. The grounds were laid out as a golf course and more recently the building has been converted into residential apartments.
Low Dinsdale
Low Dinsdale is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county ofCounty Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south-east of Darlington.Historically the village was commonly known as Dinsdale...
, 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...
now converted into residential apartments. It is a Grade II listed building.
Low Dinsdale Manor
Low Dinsdale Manor
Low Dinsdale Manor is a privately owned, much altered, and extended medieval manor house situated on the north bank of the River Tees at Low Dinsdale, near Darlington, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building....
estate, anciently the seat of the Surtees family, was acquired by John Lambton of Lambton in 1770.
In 1789, during drilling for coal, a natural spring of sulphurated mineral water was discovered on the northern bank of the River Tees
River Tees
The River Tees is in Northern England. It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines, and flows eastwards for 85 miles to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar.-Geography:...
at Dinsdale. The first Spa
Spa
The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are...
was established there in 1797. In 1829 John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham GCB, PC , also known as "Radical Jack" and commonly referred to in history texts simply as Lord Durham, was a British Whig statesman, colonial administrator, Governor General and high commissioner of British North America...
built the Dinsdale Spa Hotel on his estate to a design by architect 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....
. The three storey seven bayed mansion provided accommodation for seventy visitors. The business was not greatly successful and the property was sold for residential use, together with the manor, in 1844 to Henry George Surtees (High Sheriff of Durham) a descendant of the ancient family.
Following the sale of the property in 1914 by Aubone Surtees
Aubone Surtees
Aubone Alfred Surtees was an English rugby union forward who played international rugby for the British Isles XV that toured South Africa in 1891.-Personal life:...
, the building has had various uses, including a psychiatric hospital, a local authority residential school and a nursing home. The grounds were laid out as a golf course and more recently the building has been converted into residential apartments.