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Hebburn Hall
Hebburn Hall also known as Ellison Hall is a 17th-century country mansion, which has been converted into residential apartments and houses, situated at Hebburn, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (). It is a Grade II listed building. Long before the Manor of Hebburn was subsumed by the conurbation of Newcastle upon Tyne, the estate was acquired by the Ellisons, a family of merchant adventurers of Newcastle. Robert Ellison, Sheriff and Member of Parliament for Newcastle, replaced the 14th-century Tower house with a new manor house in the mid 17th century. His descendant Henry Ellison ( who was High Sheriff of Northumberland This is a list of the high sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland. The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries ... in 1734) rebuilt the property in a somewhat grander style in 1790, creating, it is said with the assistance of arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebburn
Hebburn is a town in the South Tyneside borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It was formerly in County Durham until 1974 with its own urban district from 1894 until 1974. It is on the south bank of the River Tyne between Gateshead and Jarrow and opposite Wallsend and Walker. The population of Hebburn was 18,808 in 2001. History In Saxon times Hebburn was a small fishing hamlet upon the river Tyne. It is thought that the name Hebburn may be derived from the Old English terms, ''heah'' meaning "high", and ''byrgen'' meaning a "burial mound", though it could also mean ''the high place beside the water''. The first record of Hebburn mentions a settlement of fishermen's huts in the 8th century, which were burned by the Vikings. In the 14th century, the landscape was dominated by a peel tower. A wall, a portion of which still remains at St. John's Church, could also be seen. The Lordship of the Manor of Hebburn passed through the hands of a number of families during the Middle Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Tyneside
South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is bordered by all four other boroughs in Tyne and Wear: Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, North Tyneside to the north and Newcastle upon Tyne to the north-west. The border county of Northumberland lies further north. The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the County Borough of South Shields with the municipal borough of Jarrow and the urban districts of Boldon and Hebburn from County Durham. Part of the Tyneside conurbation, the sixth largest in the United Kingdom, South Tyneside has a geographical area of and an estimated population of 153,700 (mid-year 2010), measured at the 2011 Census as 148,127. It is bordered to the east by the North Sea and to the north by the River Tyne. A Green Belt of is at its southern boundary. The main administrative centre and largest town is South Shields. Other riverside towns are Jarrow and Hebburn, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyne And Wear
Tyne and Wear () is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England. It borders Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south, and the largest settlement is the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The county is largely urbanised, with a population of 1.14 million in 2021. After Newcastle, the largest settlements are the city of Sunderland, Gateshead, and South Shields. Nearly all of the county's settlements belong to the Tyneside or Wearside conurbations, the latter of which extends into County Durham. For local government purposes Tyne and Wear comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, City of Sunderland, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside. The borough councils collaborate through the North East Combined Authority, which also includes Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council. The county was created in 1974 from south-east Northumberland and north-east County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. The classification schemes differ between England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (see sections below). The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, although the statutory term in Ireland is " protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to be done on a listed building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle ( , Received Pronunciation, RP: ), is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located on the River Tyne's northern bank opposite Gateshead to the south. It is the most populous settlement in the Tyneside conurbation and North East England. Newcastle developed around a Roman Empire, Roman settlement called Pons Aelius. The settlement became known as ''Monkchester'' before taking on the name of The Castle, Newcastle, a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. It was one of the world's largest ship building and repair centres during the Industrial Revolution. Newcastle was historically part of the county of Northumberland, but governed as a county corporate after 1400. In 1974, Newcastle became part of the newly-created metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. The local authority is Newcastle Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ellison (politician)
Robert Ellison (2 February 1614 – 12 January 1678) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons at various times between 1647 and 1660. Ellison was the son of Cuthbert Ellison of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a merchant adventurer, and his wife Jane Isle, daughter of Charles Isle. He was Sheriff of Newcastle upon Tyne, Sheriff of Newcastle in 1646.Newcastle City Council Mayors and Sheriffs 1600-1699 In 1647, Ellison replaced as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK Parliament constituency), Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Long Parliament a member whose election had been declared void. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower House
A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access areas, to command and defend strategic points with reduced forces. At the same time, they were also used as an aristocrat's residence, around which a castle town was often constructed. Europe After their initial appearance in Ireland, Scotland, the Frisian lands, Northern Spain and England during the High Middle Ages, tower houses were also built in other parts of western Europe, especially in parts of France and Italy. In Italian medieval communes, urban ''palazzi'' with a very tall tower were increasingly built by the local highly competitive patrician families as power centres during times of internal strife. Most north Italian cities had a number of these by the end of the Middle Ages, but few now remain, notably two towers in Bologna, twenty towers in Pavia and fourtee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of Northumberland
This is a list of the high sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland. The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. The High Sheriff changes every March. 11th century * 1076–1080 Gilebert * 1085–1095 Arkell Morel, supposed slayer of Malcolm Canmore, King of Scots at the Battle of Alnwick. 12th century * 1107–1118 Joint Ligulf and Aluric * 1119–1132 Odard * 1133–1150 Adam son of Odard * 1154 Odard * 1155–1170 William de Vesci, Lord of Alnwick * 1171–1184 Roger de Stuteville * 1185–1188 Roger de Glanville * 1189 William de Stuteville * 1190 William de Stuteville and Reginald Basset * 1191–1193 William de Stuteville * 1194–1199 Hugh Bardulf 13th century 14th century 15th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Newton (architect, 1730–1798)
William Newton (1730–1798) was an English architect who worked mainly in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland. His work shows a conventional but elegant Classical architecture, classical style, influenced by Robert Adam, Adam and James Paine (architect), Paine, and with a strong Palladian architecture, Palladian feel typical of late 18th century architecture. Most of his buildings are stately homes in rural Northumberland, but he also created some interesting public works in Newcastle: The Assembly Rooms, St Anne's Church, the refaced Guildhall, and elegant private housing in Charlotte Square. He was the son of Robert Newton, a builder. He married Dorothy Bell and lived for 28 years at 1, Charlotte Square, Newcastle. His big break came when he was appointed architect for The Assembly Rooms in Newcastle in 1774; as a result he became favoured by the Northumbrian elite. He has been described as 'the first truly Nothumbrian architect'. List of notable works * The Infirmary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dobson (architect)
John Dobson (9 November 17878 January 1865) was a 19th-century English Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical architect. During his life, he was the most noted architect in Northern England. He designed more than 50 churches and 100 private houses, but he is best known for designing Newcastle railway station and his work with Richard Grainger developing the neoclassical centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle. Other notable structures include Nunnykirk Hall, Meldon Park, Mitford Hall, Lilburn Tower, St John the Baptist Church in Otterburn, Northumberland, and Beaufront Castle. Early life Dobson was born on 9 December 1787 in High Chirton, North Shields, in what is now the Pineapple Inn. He was the son of an affluent market gardener, John Dobson, and his wife Margaret. Educated in Newcastle, he had an exceptional gift for drawing as a young child. Aged 11, he took the role of Hournary Draftsman for a well-renowned local damask weaver producing designs and sketches. At 15, he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Carr (merchant)
Ralph Carr (1711–1806) was a British businessman and banker who occupied a leading position in Newcastle upon Tyne in the 18th century. He was one of the foremost merchants upon the Tyne; founder of a famous bank in Newcastle; a considerable landowner in Northumberland and Durham; and an earnest and liberal supporter of numerous schemes of progress and philanthropy. Biography Early life Ralph Carr was born on the 22 September 1711, the son of John Carr, a mining operator in Cumberland and Westmorland, agent to Lord Thanet, the Claverings of Axwell, and others, and the purchaser, in 1704, of the estate of Dunston Hill, in Whickham, Gateshead; and Sarah, daughter of William Wynne, of Gateshead, woolstapler. His grandfather was John Carr, merchant and boothman, apprenticed, in 1655, to Phineas Allen, and set over the following year to William Johnson (father of Sir Nathaniel Johnson, Mayor and M.P., governor of the Leeward Islands and of South Carolina), whose daughter Abigail, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedgeley Hall
Hedgeley Hall is a privately owned late 18th-century country house situated near Powburn, Northumberland, northwest of Alnwick. It is a Grade II listed building. Hedgeley Hall lies in the former parish of Hedgeley. In January 1463/4, during the War of the Roses, Sir Ralph Percy was slain there in a skirmish between the Lancastrians and Yorkists on Hedgeley Moor. The estate at Hedgeley was purchased by Ralph Carr in 1786 and he substantially rebuilt the earlier house which had stood on the site. Ralph's son, John Carr of Hedgeley and Dunston Hill, Gateshead, who was High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1813, married Hannah Ellison, sister of Cuthbert Ellison of Hebburn Hall Hebburn Hall also known as Ellison Hall is a 17th-century country mansion, which has been converted into residential apartments and houses, situated at Hebburn, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (). It is a Grade II listed building. Long before the Ma .... Their son Ralph Carr (High Sheriff in 1845) inherited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
